A Growing Population

Blue Ridge Community College international and bilingual sophomore Najwan Shaheed (right), 23, from Iraq, gets help with her schoolwork from peer tutor Diane Miller of Stuarts Draft on Tuesday. In an effort to level the playing field for students who speak English as a second language, BRCC is offering two classes this spring to prepare ESL students for college-level work. (Photo by Nikki Fox / DN-R)