*This report was replaced in its entirety by the Virginia Community College System and State Council of Higher Education for Virginia on September 3, 2025.

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 education program at an associate degree-granting public institution of higher education that leads to an occupation in a high-demand field. G3 can be used for designated programs in six of Virginia’s most in-demand industries: education, healthcare, information technology, public safety, manufacturing & skilled trades, and hospitality & culinary arts. Virginia’s Community Colleges received $34.5 million for the 2024-25 academic year to be awarded to qualified students who enrolled in approved degree/certificate and noncredit workforce training programs and who met the eligibility requirements.

Highlights of the 2024-25 Academic Year

• 20,512 VCCS (Virginia Community College System) students received approximately $32.3 million in G3 tuition assistance.

• 64% (13,171) of the G3 students enrolled in credit programs that lead to a postsecondary degree or certificate, while 35% (7,234) were enrolled in noncredit Workforce Credential Grant (WCG) programs that lead to a third-party licensure or certification. 107 students enrolled in both credit and WCG programs during the year.

• 1,257 associate degree and certificate programs and 1,164 noncredit WCG programs across all 23 community colleges were approved as G3 eligible.

• 37% of the enrollments were in manufacturing and skilled trades; 34% in healthcare programs; 22% in information technology; 4% in education, 3% public safety, and less than 1% in hospitality and culinary arts (which was a new G3 area this year).

• 58% of G3 students had family income levels below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). Students with family income levels up to 400% of the FPL ($120,000 for a family of four) may be eligible for the program.

• 86% of G3 students enrolled during Fall 2024 also enrolled in the spring semester or graduated during the year.

• 76% of G3 students enrolled during AY 2024-25 reenrolled the following year or graduated.

• 2,699 G3 credit students earned 3,648 associate degrees, certificates, and diplomas.

• 5,417 G3 WCG students completed 8,993 WCG programs, and 3,000 earned 4,801 credentials.

• More than three-quarters (78%) of G3 program completions were in either manufacturing & skilled trades or healthcare.

• The median wage of 2022-23 G3 credit program completers nearly doubled (99%) from pre-enrollment to post-completion -- more than $12,500 higher than that of students who left their program before completing.