Building Critical Skills of Speed & Accuracy

by Jennifer Wiley Students are enjoying their OST 132 class (Keyboard Skill Building) with their instructor and Department Chair Benita Hayes. This course is a hybrid class which meets once per week throughout Spring semester for a face to face session and then the remaining class hours are met through the use of Moodle, our…

SCC’s ‘Promise’ Helps Students Get Ahead

Every parent’s dream is to see their child walk across the stage and receive their diploma. It’s probably considered one of the biggest milestones in anyone’s life. Another, is walking the stage to get a college degree. But what if you could do both at the same time? That’s where Sampson Community College comes in….

President’s List & Dean’s List | Fall 2017

Sampson Community College would like to recognize the following students for their OUTSTANDING academic achievement: President’s List | 4.0 GPA Alejo, Daisy Alonso-Valenzuela, Carlos Alvarez, Martha Antonio, Vinalyn Rose Avery, Jackson Baker, Duane Barefoot, Garrett Bautista, Gustavo Bezgela, Lauren Blount, Anna Brock, Noah Clark, Amber Cooksey, Robert Cowand, John Crocker, Shye Faircloth, Thomas Faison, Patricia…

SCC Class Takes Center Stage

Already known for its diverse educational opportunities such as curriculum courses in everything from welding to nursing, its continuing education classes in everything from floral design to firefighter training as well as catering to early college high school student looking to get a head start, Sampson Community College has added another feather to its cap…

Students Weld SCC and City Together in Project

Sampson Community College is known for its contribution to residents of Clinton in everything between early college to college transfer. From producing police officers and EMS workers to training employees of companies in the region. Now, SCC’s welding department wanted to do something nice for the city’s furry residents as well. The creation of the…

SCC Unveils 50th Collaborative Artwork

To celebrate Sampson Community College’s 50th anniversary, the SCC Foundation brought together local artists from right here in Sampson County to create a one-of-kind art piece that truly embodies the word “community”. The idea was the brainchild of SCC Foundation Executive Director, Lisa Turlington, who was inspired by a previous art project that currently hangs…

SCC Awarded $1.74 Million Grant

We’re excited to share a big win for the college! The US Department of Commerce has awarded Sampson Community College $1.74 million for our new Welding and Metal Fabrication Building!! Thank you to all who offered letters of support, beneficiary documents with numbers, or kinds words of encouragement. We would especially like to acknowledge Lisa Turlington,…

SCC Joins Fight Against Hackers

Sampson Community College is well known for its law enforcement programs which train future officers to fight crime. What you may not know is that SCC is preparing to take the fight to criminals in cyberspace as well. SCC Information Systems Department Chair, Nathan McKee, invited a guest speaker to his classes this week with…

Taste of NC at SCC

#SampsonCC nursing instructor Robin Bradshaw gave visitors to the college a North Carolina welcome this week. ACEN, or better known as the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, sent evaluators as part of the national accrediting body for nursing schools–for both 2 year and 4 year school–to SCC’s nursing department this week for review. Being that…

Military Vet Trains SCC Students

#SampsonCC‘s Criminal Justice Technology program offers Crisis Intervention as part of the criminal justice degree. This semester, Officer Stephen Gardner, is teaching both Crisis Intervention (CJC 225) and Ethics (CJC 212). Officer Gardner served in the United States military as an MP (military police officer), in Iraq and also along side of the Danish Army…

SCC Instructor Puts Dent into Number of Car Crashes

Sgt. Wayne Dienhart is best be known in the community through his work with the Sampson County Sheriff’s Department for more than two decades. What some may not realize is that he has taken his skills into the classroom as well. He has been teaching in Sampson Community College’s Basic Law Enforcement Training Academy for…

SCC, NC State Creating Pathways to Success

Many Sampson Community College students completing the Animal Science Program at SCC go straight into the workforce with strong local companies, while others may choose to further their education and transfer to 4 year institutions such as NCSU.   This week,  students from the SCC Applied Animal Science Program had an opportunity to visit NC State University…