Danville Community College hosts advanced fiber optic training

The college partnered with Amazon Web Services and Sumitomo Electric on the event.

Danville Community College hosted a fusion splicing training and networking event on Dec. 9 and Dec. 10 with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Sumitomo Electric Lightwave for approximately 30 people, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday. Fusion splicing is the joining of two optical fibers to create a continuous light path, carrying data to phones, internet…

Loan repayment program draws college graduates

Like a lot of recent college graduates, Danielle Hood entered the job market this spring with significant student debt. Even after landing a full-time job as a speech language pathologist at Dinwiddie County Public Schools, she worried that owing $70,000 in student loans would impact her plans to buy a house. “My debt-to-income ratio makes…

Loan repayment program draws college graduates

Like a lot of recent college graduates, Danielle Hood entered the job market this spring with significant student debt. Even after landing a full-time job as a speech language pathologist at Dinwiddie County Public Schools, she worried that owing $70,000 in student loans would impact her plans to buy a house. “My debt-to-income ratio makes…