Keysville in Charlotte County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Southside Virginia Community College
Keysville, Virginia
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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 27, 2021
1. Southside Virginia Community College Marker
Southside Virginia Community College has two main campuses: the Christanna Campus in Alberta, which opened in 1970, and the John H. Daniel Campus in Keysville, which opened in 1971. The college is part of the statewide system of community colleges created in 1966 by the Virginia General Assembly. This two-year institution of higher education provides Southside Virginia residents with transfer degrees and applied associate degrees, certificates, and career and job training skills. Satellite campuses are located in Emporia, Fort Pickett, Halifax, and other locations.
In the early-20th century, community colleges began to offer access to higher education for people of all economic and social conditions. They received a great boost when President Harry S. Truman's Commission on Higher Education recommended that higher education be available to everyone. In the 1950s and 1960s community colleges doubled in numbers and enrollment due to the widespread need for a highly trained workforce, as well as a more economical approach to the first two years of college. Today, community colleges across America allow people to attain
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Erected by Civil Rights in Education Heritage Trail. (Marker Number CR3.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Education. In addition, it is included in the Civil Rights in Education Heritage Trail, and the Former U.S. Presidents: #33 Harry S. Truman series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1970.
Location. 37° 2.038′ N, 78° 27.476′ W. Marker is in Keysville, Virginia, in Charlotte County. It is on Daniel Road just north of Lunenburg Highway (Virginia Route 40), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 Daniel Rd, Keysville VA 23947, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont, in Southside Virginia, and specifically in Central Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 27, 2021
2. Southside Virginia Community College Marker
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Campaign of 1781 (approx. 0.9 miles away); Keysville (approx. 1.4 miles away); Keysville Vietnam Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Keysville Korean Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Keysville World War II Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Early Exploration (approx. 2 miles away); Four Locust Farm (approx. 2.2 miles away); Charlotte County / Prince Edward County (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Keysville.
Other markers no longer nearby. Southside Virginia Community College (has been replaced with this marker); a different marker also named Early Exploration (was approx. 2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Old Marker At This Location also titled "Southside Virginia Community College".
Credits. This page was last revised on November 4, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 271 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 29, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
