If you ever wanted a criminal justice career but haven’t started your studies yet, you may be in luck. A program offered to Sampson Community College students through the North Carolina Department of Justice could make a significant impact against financial obstacles in pursuit of a solid career path. The N.C. Criminal Justice Fellows Program…
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For SCC Student, Hard Work Pays Off
Damarius Monroe thought he was just going to walk into college and walk out with a degree. It was only once he took a few classes and settled in that he realized college was not as easy as he thought. “I thought it was going to be a breeze,” he says. “I wasn’t sure what…
The Cannon Foundation invests in Truck Driving
The Cannon Foundation announced an investment of $100,000 in the Sampson Community College (SCC) Truck Driver Training Program. The program, started in 2006 with support from Golden LEAF and local businesses, trains class A and class B drivers that are critical to the regional economy. The grant will help fund the construction of a training…
Governor Meets with Grady, Habitat Supporters
When the Fayetteville Area Habitat for Humanity builds Oakridge Estates in Fayetteville next year, Sampson County connections will have a role in its development. Sampson County Habitat for Humanity has merged with the Fayetteville Area Habitat for Humanity and Gov. Roy Cooper has announced that in 2019, the group will receive state funding to create…
Scaffoldings Support Learning for SCC Students
Sometimes the building blocks to success look more like beams than blocks. Students at Sampson Community College’s Building and Construction program know this first hand as work continues on a facility the class is building on campus. “Every day that we can put equipment into the hands of these students and let them go out…
Students Develop Photo Skills at SCC
Recently, Sampson Community College has displayed works of art from various artists and photographers on its walls at the college. Could yours be next? Thanks to a popular longtime course offered at the college, you can improve your skills behind the camera in no time. Shutterbugs is a photography class held in the afternoon typically…
Surratt Latest Artist to Adorn SCC
Sampson Community College’s commitment to the arts continues as the college invites the works from a familiar face to grace the walls at SCC. Amelia Surratt is the latest artist to allow her works to be displayed in SCC’s North Building. Her three paintings depict street scenes of downtown Clinton. “I don’t necessarily have an…
Trash to Treasure is SCC Art Class Theme
Before you think about throwing those plastic bottles out, take another look. One person’s trash may be another person’s treasure just as students in Sampson Community College’s ART 111 class are finding out this week. The class is working on its final project which will culminate in a small art exhibit at the end of…
SCC Launches New Holiday Tradition
The holiday season is a time for giving back. Many a Christmas season memory has been made from voices singing Christmas carols in unison. Sampson Community College welcomed a large crowd to its Activity Center to create those same memories with a new tradition. This week, more than thirty voices from across the county joined…
Pirates ‘Promise’ to Help SCC Students Succeed
The Sampson Community College slogan says Begin Here, Go Anywhere and its latest initiative backs up this claim. Earlier this year, SCC signed a co-admission agreement with East Carolina University, which will improve transfer student access and success through a collaborative degree completion program. This week, SCC hosted the event Pirate Promise for students interested…
Class Gets Kick Out of Self-Defense
Don’t make the mistake of taking SCC instructor Ria Westphal lightly. Westphal is a college transfer instructor who teaches art at Sampson Community College but has other specific sets of skills that she teaches as well. Westphal is a second-degree black belt in Taekwondo and has practiced other martial art styles for the past 20…
Scary Sights at SCC
The Sampson Community College Student Government Association offered up a few scares at its annual Halloween Costume on campus. Students, faculty and staff were all invited to attend the event, held in the Warren Student Center at SCC. “This is always a fun event,” says Amanda Raynor, SGA Advisor at the college. “We always see…
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