Germanna Community College

Project Lead:
Martha O'Keefe
Dean of Workforce and Professional Development
Germanna Center for Workforce and Community Education
Phone: (540) 891-3094
Email: mokeefe@germanna.edu

Dean Martha O’Keefe oversees a range of professional development courses and programs, primarily in the ares of IT, business professional, construction and industry, and health care. She is involved in developing new courses in the ares of intelligence and homeland security, including cyber security, to meet the current demands of employers across Germanna’s service region.

Project Summary

Germanna Community College is awarded $35,950 to develop a new Dental Assistant II program to meet the growing demand for dental care, especially for Medicaid patients, in the service region—city of Fredericksburg and counties of Stafford, Spotsylvania, Culpeper, Orange, King George, Caroline and Madison. The Dental Assistant II curriculum will then be made available to other colleges in the Virginia Community College System.

Germanna Community College
10000 Germanna Point Drive
Fredericksburg, VA 22408
Phone: (540) 891-3000
Website: www.germanna.edu

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