Mount Rogers Connect uses industry tours to develop a skilled and qualified workforce by providing career exposure to high school students and expanding their understanding of employment opportunities available to them in the region along with the educational pathways needed for various occupations.

Check out our impact report below to see what was accomplished in the program's pilot year!

If you represent a manufacturing or healthcare company within the Mount Rogers Regional Partnership footprint (Bland, Carroll, Grayson, Smyth, and Wythe counties and the City of Galax) and your company is interested in hosting a Connect tour, contact Rebecca Fisher, Talent Solutions Manager, at rfisher@wcc.vccs.edu to learn more.