[Clinton, N.C.] – On Monday, February 20, 2023, Sampson Community College (SCC) welcomed over 15 Clinton City Schools (CCS) middle and high school Career & Technical Education (CTE) educators on campus for the CCS Learning Summit. The goal of the day was for the CTE teachers to tour campus— learning about and witnessing firsthand what…
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Dominion Energy Funds New Scholarship at Sampson Community College
[Clinton, N.C.] – In December 2022, the Sampson Community College (SCC) Foundation received a 3-year grant of $150,000 from the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation’s PromesaSM program, which provides financial support for Hispanic students throughout their college enrollment to seven higher education institutions. With the $50,000 given for the 2023-2024 academic year, the SCC Foundation was…
Former Classmates Dedicate Bench to SCC Nursing Student
[Clinton, N.C.] – On Wednesday, January 18, Sampson Community College (SCC) held a dedication ceremony for a campus bench gifted by members of the Sampson Early College High School (SECHS) Class of 2017 in loving memory of their beloved classmate, Audrey D’Anna Butler who passed away in November of 2022. Born in 1998, Butler graduated…
Local Barber College Visits SCC Cosmetology Dept.
[Clinton, N.C.] – On Wednesday, January 18, members of Hair Masterz Barber College, led by Eric West, paid a visit to Sampson Community College (SCC) to demonstrate and share a variety of Barbering techniques with the College’s Cosmetology students. During their time at SCC, the barbers showcased various types of faded clipper cuts and cutting…
Sampson CC Becomes First Hispanic-Serving Institution in NC
[Clinton, N.C.] – Back in 2018, North Carolina joined the list of states offering various higher education Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) to students, with the U.S. Department of Education naming six state-wide campuses “Emerging HSIs.” Out of the six identified, during the 2019-2020 academic year, Sampson Community College (SCC) became the first higher education institution in…
Prestage Farms’ Impact on SCC Truck Driver Program
[Clinton, N.C.]– A little known fact about Sampson Community College (SCC) is that it currently operates one of the largest Truck Driver Training programs in the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS). Since 2007, 711 individuals have successfully completed the CDL course through SCC, and 573 students have gone on to pass the N.C. CDL…
SCC Rehosts 5K & Fun Run: ‘Sampson Shuffle’
[Clinton, N.C.] – In November of 2021, Sampson Community College (SCC) held its first ever 5K & Fun Run event, commemorating the dedication of the College’s Sampson East Park through ‘Celebrate Sampson.’ On Thursday, November 17, SCC had the pleasure of rehosting the Foundation event, titled this year as ‘The Sampson Shuffle,’ complete once again with…
SCC EMS Program Hosts Training Exercise for Graduates with Assistance from Regional Partners
[Clinton, N.C.]– On Saturday, October 29, 2022, the Sampson Community College (SCC) Emergency Medical Science (EMS) program hosted their first large-scale training exercise for their paramedic students this semester. This is the second exercise SCC has hosted for the EMS program, but the first time it was this large-scale. The event was conducted overnight, beginning…
20 Years of the Sampson Classic
[Clinton, N.C.] – Celebrating its 20th year, on Friday, November 4, the Sampson Community College (SCC) Foundation hosted its 2022 Sampson Classic Golf Tournament at Lakewood Country Club, bringing local golfers and businesses together to raise funds and pledge support for student scholarships, staff and faculty development, and other campus programs at SCC through friendly…
Foundation Closes Successful Year, Welcomes New Leaders
[Clinton, N.C.] – On Tuesday, August 23, the Sampson Community College (SCC) Foundation met for their final quarterly meeting of the 2021-2022 fiscal period. The meeting reflected on the growth of the Foundation during the past year and marked many positive changes coming in 2022-2023, including the welcoming of new leaders. During the 2021-2022 year,…
SCC Foundation Directors Finish Service Terms
[Clinton, N.C.] – During the month of August, at the turn of the new fiscal year, Sampson Community College (SCC) bid farewell to six longtime directors of the SCC Foundation: John Baxter, Roland Hall, Gary Mac Herring, Lethia Lee, Merrie McLamb, and Amelia Surratt. Their departure comes after the Foundation Board’s decision to adopt new…
Viking Spotlight: Genevieve Merlos-Pulley Serves Local Hispanic Youth Through Juntos
[Clinton, N.C.] – Genevieve Merlos-Pulley is a part-time faculty member for the Juntos program at Sampson Early College High School (SECHS) who also works as a parent facilitator/tutor at Midway High School (MHS). Throughout her life, Merlos-Pulley has truly accomplished so much: almost twenty years of military service, a husband and two children, two associate…
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