The Get Skilled, Get a Job, Give Back (G3) program offers tuition assistance to Virginia residents who qualify for in-state financial aid, have a family income below an identified threshold, and are enrolled in an associate degree-granting program at a public institution of higher education that leads to an occupation in a highdemand industry. G3 can be used for designated programs in five of Virginia’s most in-demand industries: Early Childhood Education, Healthcare, Information Technology, Public Safety, and Manufacturing and Skilled Trades. Virginia’s Community Colleges received $34.5 million for the 2021-22 academic year to be awarded to qualified students who enrolled in approved degree/certificate and non-credit workforce training programs and who met the eligibility requirements.

Highlights of the 2021-22 Academic Year

• 11,084 VCCS students received nearly $14.9 million in G3 tuition assistance in AY 2022.

• 75% (8,272) of the G3 students enrolled in credit programs that lead to a postsecondary degree or certificate, while the remaining quarter (2,867) were enrolled in noncredit Workforce Credential Grant (WCG) programs that lead to a third-party licensure or certification.

• Over 1,050 associate degree and certificate programs and over 650 noncredit WCG programs credentials across all 23 community colleges were approved as G3 eligible.

• 47% of the enrollments were in healthcare programs; 23% in manufacturing and skilled trades; and 22% in information technology.

• 55% of G3 students had family income levels below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL).

• 83% of G3 students enrolled during Fall 2021 also enrolled in the spring semester or graduated during the year.

• 1,719 G3 students earned a total of 2,320 associate degrees, certificates, and diplomas.

• 2,020 G3 WCG students completed a total of 2,592 WCG programs, and 1,160 earned 1,500 credentials.

• Nearly 70% of G3 program completions in 2021-22 were in healthcare and manufacturing and skilled trades.

• Given estimated annual job openings by broad area of study, healthcare completers are slightly overrepresented, while completers in the other areas of study - including public safety, early childhood education, and skilled trades - are slightly underrepresented.