Southside Virginia Community College

Keysville, Virginia

— Charlotte County —

Southside Virginia Community College CRIEHT Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 18, 2010

1. Southside Virginia Community College CRIEHT Marker

Inscription.
Southside Virginia Community College has two 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 University Parallel degrees, Associate degrees and career and job training skills. Satellite campuses are in Emporia, Fort Pickett, Halifax and other locations.

Community colleges began in the early part of the 20th century to offer access to higher education for people of all economic and social conditions. They received a great boost when President Truman’s Commission on Higher Education recommended that higher education be available to everyone. In the 1950s and 60s community colleges doubled in numbers and enrollment due to the widespread need for a more highly trained workforce, as well as a more economical approach to the first two years of college. Today, all across America community colleges provide a chance for people to attain goals that were previously beyond their reach. They also serve as a source of cultural enrichment for the community.

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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • 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.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 37° 2.037′ N, 78° 27.477′ W. Marker was in Keysville, Virginia, in Charlotte County. It was at the intersection of Tech Lane and Lunenburg Highway (Virginia Route 40) on Tech Lane. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 200 Daniel Road, Keysville VA 23947, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Virginia’s Piedmont,

in Southside Virginia,

and specifically in Central Virginia.

It was also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Southside Virginia Community College (here, next to this marker); 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). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Keysville.

Another marker is

2. SVCC photos

no longer nearby. Early Exploration (was approx. 2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

More about this marker. On the left panel are three photos with the captions:
"(Top Left) SVCC’s first student, Bill Steed (left) with the college’s first president Dr. Kenneth Dawson."
"(Center Left) A Biology class underway on the Christanna Campus during the mid-1970’s."
"(Bottom Left) Dr. John J. Cavan (left), SVCC president since 1983, congratulates a graduate during a college commencement ceremony."

On the bottom center is a map of the CRIEHT locations.

On the right is a photo with the caption, "(Above) Governor Linwood Holton (left) is greeted by SVCC math professor Johnnye Thompson during the Christanna Campus Dedication Ceremony held October 23, 1970."

All photos courtesy of SVCC archives.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. New Marker At This Location also titled "Southside Virginia Community College".

Also see . . .
1. Civil Rights in Education Heritage Trail. Virginia Crossroads PDF (Submitted on May 22, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

2. Southside Virginia Community College. College website homepage (Submitted on May 22, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

Governor Linwood Holton and Professor Johnnye Thompson image. Click for full size.

3. Governor Linwood Holton and Professor Johnnye Thompson

SVCC John H. Daniel Campus image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 18, 2010

4. SVCC John H. Daniel Campus

Civil Rights in Education Heritage Trail® Map image. Click for full size.

5. Civil Rights in Education Heritage Trail® Map

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11. Virginia State University

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13. McKenney Library
14. The Peabody-Williams School

Dinwiddie County
15. Southside Virginia Training Center
16. Rocky Branch School
17. Early Education in Dinwiddie County

Nottoway County
18. Blackstone Female Institute
19. Mt. Nebo Church
20. Ingleside Training Institute

Lunenburg County
21. The People's Community Center
22. St. Matthew's Lutheran Church Christian Day School

Prince Edward County
23. Prince Edward County Public Schools
24. R. R. Moton High School
25. Farmville Female Seminary Association
26. First Baptist Church
27. Beulah AME Church
28. Hampden-Sydney College

Charlotte County
29. Southside Virginia Community College - John H. Daniel Campus
30. Charlotte County Library
31. Salem School

Halifax County
32. Meadville Community Center
33. Mary M. Bethune High School
34. Washington-Coleman Elementary School
35. Mizpah Church

Mecklenburg County
36. Thyne Institute
37. Boydton Academic and Bible Institute

Brunswick County
38. Southside Virginia Community College - Christanna Campus
39. Saint Paul's College
40. Hospital and School of the Good Shepherd
41. Fort Christanna

Credits. This page was last revised on April 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 22, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,826 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 22, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.