Career Commons
EO Career Commons
A year-round workforce exploration center provides K-12 students across Southwest Virginia with hands-on career simulation. Alongside educators in field trips and camps, an estimated 30,000 students will visit the center, annually. Activities and curriculum aligns with the Virginia Department of Education’s 17 career clusters and helps spur interest in our region's manufacturing and STEM jobs. This is the first facility in our region of its kind and is likely to become a hallmark of successful rural workforce development.
Thank you to EO's Career Commons Partners!
The following organizations are foundational to the EO Career Commons experience, and we are thankful for their continued community support!
Appalachian Power
Appalachian Highlands Community Dental Center
Ballad Health
Berry's Home Center
BurWil Construction
Blue Ridge Auto Group
CGI Federal
Paramont Manufacturing
VA Highlands Community College
Wytheville Community College
Southwest Virginia Community College
New River Community College
Mountain Empire Community College
Food City
Lakeshore
Friends of SWVA
Virginia Army National Guard
New Peoples Bank
First Bank and Trust
Virginia Department of Transportation
W-L Construction & Paving
Wize Solutions