“Virginia’s biggest competitive strength is its education system.”

This clear statement came from CNBC, which ranked our education system No. 1 in the country again this year. The opinion was echoed by business and higher education leaders who convened in Richmond last week for the annual Education and Workforce Conference sponsored by the Virginia Business Higher Education Council (VBHEC) and Virginia Chamber of Commerce.

Virginia’s high-performing public and private nonprofit higher education institutions provide businesses in the commonwealth with the best prepared employees in the country. The state’s colleges, universities and community colleges also equip managers and entrepreneurs to lead and grow enterprises, and they produce the innovations that enable hundreds of new businesses

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