Community College of Vermont

For students like Gretchen Sausville, Katie Bailey, and Arlena Tyler, higher education is a selfless pursuit. Gretchen is a single mother and early childhood educator. Katie is a soon-to-be Montessori teacher. Arlena, who plans to become a therapist, is also the mom of a two-year-old; she says her primary motivation for persisting at CCV was to provide for her family.

Have you ever wondered what former students have been up to since leaving CCV? Look no further! We’re pleased to share the latest edition of updates submitted by CCV’s diverse group of alumni, which includes graduates as well as anyone who took classes and was significantly impacted by their experience at the College.

Alumni are encouraged to share their news by fi...

“I was so happy that whole day.”

When Brie Ferguson walked across the stage at CCV’s commencement ceremony in June, “there was a lot of crying. But so happy, just so so happy.”

Graduation is emotional for most students, but it was particularly so for Ferguson, who’d begun her CCV career in prison. Ferguson spent more than two years in a Vermont correctiona...

View the College’s recent press highlights.

CCV is proud to recognize students who earned places on the President’s, Dean’s, and Student Honors Lists during the summer 2026 semester. To be named to the President’s List, full-time students must complete the semester with a 4.0 grade point average. To be named to the Dean’s List, full-time students must complete the semester with a grade point average between 3.5 and 3.9...