The Sampson Community College Foundation ended 2020 on a high note when three donors established brand new scholarship funds, with awards available to students as soon as Fall 2021. One of the donor families, Paul and Lisa Recchuiti, made their way to Sampson County from Pennsylvania. The couple named their scholarship the “Go Anywhere Scholarship.”…
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Tanner-Fulton Fund Established
In December, devoted friends and colleagues of Sampson Community College, Bill and Melissa Fulton, established the Tanner-Fulton Fund. The Tanner-Fulton Fund has been established to help deserving Sampson Community College curriculum students in their educational pursuits. Mr. and Mrs. Fulton established the fund in memory of their parents RW and Dorothy Tanner and Hewitt and…
SCC Launches Career Services Portal
With the Spring semester officially underway, SCC launched a new Career Services portal this month through its partnership with College Central Network (CCN). The portal, housed on the CCN site, allows students and alumni to quickly apply to jobs and internships. College Central Network, Inc. has relationships with several other community colleges in the state….
Longtime SCC Employee Retires After Over 30 years of Service
Before she was Vice President of Academic Affairs at Sampson Community College, Wanda Capps was Division Chair of Health Programs, and Department Chair of Nursing, and an Instructor in the Associate Degree Nursing Program; the list goes on and on. Capps’ resume tells of her journey at Sampson Community College, but the stories and experiences…
SCC Celebrates Fall Graduates
As Sampson Community College prepares to close for the holiday season, it must first pause to honor its Fall Graduates. These students have completed their programs of study and earned their associate degrees. Now, several are preparing for next steps, which include continued education at four-year universities or neighboring community colleges, and employment in our…
Graduate Spotlight: Salvador Martinez
As a child, Salvador Martinez’ sister teased him. He was not the best reader, but he was great at math and a decent drawer. She encouraged him in another way, saying, “He’ll build houses one day.” She hit the nail right on the head. Nearly twenty years have passed, and Martinez is set to graduate…
Fall Graduate Spotlight: Sabrina Newkirk
When she graduated from Union High School in 2019, Sabrina Newkirk was not quite sure about her next steps. She had not committed to a nearby college or university and no decisions were made about her future career plans. However, she had success with Sampson Community College courses during high school, so she enrolled at…
Fall 2020 President’s List, Dean’s List, and Honors List
Sampson Community College enjoys celebrating the accomplishments of its students. We understand the academic and mental toughness that comes with being a student, so we acknowledge student accomplishments. As we do each semester, we want to celebrate the academic achievements of our students by awarding the following honors: President’s List, Dean’s List, and Honors List….
18th Annual Sampson Classic a Success
As a part of an annual tradition, the Sampson Community College Foundation hosted its Sampson Classic Golf Tournament on Friday, November 6. One of its largest donation events of the year, the golf tournament allows local golfers and businesses to raise funds for student scholarships and faculty outreach. This year, golfers teed off at Lakewood…
Sampson Partners, Inc. Increases Donation
In 2019, Sampson Partners, Inc., formerly Sampson Crisis Center, joined in a partnership with Sampson Community College. Included in this partnership were a scholarship and the use of the Sampson Partners’ downtown space for additional classes and events. Last week, Sampson Partners, Inc. donated an additional $2,000 to be used for its Sampson Partnership scholarship….
SCC Rolls Out ‘Viking Works’ GEER Funds
In August, North Carolina directed $95.6 million in funding to help support K-12 and postsecondary students impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic for the 2020-2021 school year. Included in that funding are scholarships for Workforce and Continuing Education students enrolled in the following ten programs of study: Automotive, Aircraft Maintenance, Construction, Criminal Justice, EMS, Healthcare, Industrial/Manufacturing,…
SCC Hosts Annual Campus Drive
Year after year, the Sampson Community College Foundation hosts its annual Campus Drive fundraiser – where the college’s faculty and staff come together to donate toward student scholarships. Sampson Community College boasts full employee participation in the campus drive fundraiser – the only community college in the state to say so. This level of involvement…
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