[Clinton, N.C.] – In Summer of 2023, Rutben Cruz, a senior at Sampson Early College High School (SECHS), was announced as a 2023 Fellow for LatinxEd, an educational initiative in NC that provides targeted, multi-year support to Latinx students and immigrant families striving for higher education and greater opportunity. The LatinxEd fellowship specifically is designed…
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SCC EMS-Paramedic Program Gains Accreditation
[Clinton, N.C.] – On September 15, 2023, Sampson Community College’s (SCC) Emergency Medical Services- Paramedic (EMS) program was awarded initial accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP). The CAAHEP is a programmatic…
New Employees Join SCC
[Clinton, N.C.] – On Tuesday afternoon, September 19, 2023, Sampson Community College (SCC) honored seventeen new full-time faculty and staff members through its annual New Employee Luncheon. The afternoon celebrated the hires who recently joined the College during November 2022 – September 2023. SCC proudly welcomes: Brittany Adams, Science InstructorEmily Avery, Medical Assisting InstructorArlene Barrow,…
Sampson CC Launches QEP: Viking CREW
[Clinton, N.C.] – On September 12, 2023, during their monthly board meeting, the Sampson Community College (SCC) Board of Trustees was formally presented with the official Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) of the College: Viking CREW: Connected and Ready for Education on the Web. Last year, SCC constituents voted to implement a multi-year QEP, in accordance…
SCC Board of Trustees Pass New Policies, Welcome New Face
[CLINTON, N.C.] – On Tuesday, September 12, 2023, the Sampson Community College (SCC) Board of Trustees met for their regularly scheduled session. The meeting marked the beginning of the 2023-2024 year with positive change for both the trustees and SCC employees, including the swearing-in of a new member. Taking the Oath of Office to serve…
Foundation Begins New Year, Appoints Four Directors
[Clinton, N.C.] – On Tuesday, August 22, the Sampson Community College (SCC) Foundation met for their annual meeting to usher in the 2023-24 fundraising season. The meeting reflected on the growth of the Foundation over the past year and marked many positive changes coming, including the welcoming of four new leaders. The primary purpose of…
Three SCC Foundation Directors Complete Terms
[Clinton, N.C.] – Back in 2020, the Sampson Community College (SCC) Foundation adopted new policies for their Board of Directors, limiting service terms to three years and the opportunity for re-election to two additional terms. In August 2023, at the turn of the new fiscal year, SCC bid farewell to three beloved directors of the…
SCC Partners to ‘Train the East,’ Receives Funds from Anonymous Trust
[Clinton, N.C.] – Through a partnership between Lenoir, James Sprunt, Wayne, and Sampson Community Colleges, the local institutions were recently awarded $1 million from the Anonymous Trust in support of a new, two-year Latino Initiative entitled ‘Train the East.’ Each community college will receive $250,000 to be used over the two years. The ‘Train the…
SCC ADN Program Earns 100% NCLEX Pass Rate
[Clinton, N.C.] – Sampson Community College (SCC) is proud to announce that its Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program received a 100% pass rate on the National Council Licensure Examinations (NCLEX-RN) for 2023. With each of the thirty-five Spring graduates earning a passing score, they are now able to begin practice as an entry-level nurses. The…
Viking Spotlight: Alisha Carwise Graduates from NCCCLP
[Clinton, N.C.] – Back in April of 2023, Alisha Carwise, Nursing Instructor at Sampson Community College (SCC), graduated from the North Carolina Community College Leadership Program (NCCCLP) as part of the NCCCLP cohort class of 2022-2023. The NCCCLP was founded in 1989 as a six-month leadership program tailored specifically to NC Community College workers. Its…
SCC Non-Discrimination Policy Notice
The Board of Trustees, the administration, faculty, and staff of Sampson Community College (SCC) are fully committed to the principles and practice of equal employment and educational opportunities. Accordingly, the College does not practice or condone discrimination, in any form, against students, employees, or applicants on the grounds of race, color, national origin, religion, sex,…
SCC Foundation Announces Student Ambassadors for 23-24
[Clinton, N.C.] – Each year, Sampson Community College (SCC) nominates and selects students to serve as official ambassadors to the College and the SCC Foundation through the Foundation’s Ambassador Scholarship Program. This year, six student leaders were chosen to serve as ambassadors for the 2023-2024 academic year. Established in 2010 by the SCC Foundation, the…
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