Who better to kick off a project that will positively impact so many lives in Sampson County than the college with a track record of doing so. Students in Sampson Community College’s building and construction classes began preparing the campus for its Develop the East project this week. “We have integrated equipment operation classes into…
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SCC Welding Program Wins Main Street Award
Sampson Community College has won an award for service to the community. The Welding Technology Program at SCC won the Public Art Contribution Award at the Annual Clinton Main Street Program Appreciation and Awards Banquet last week. “The city contacted us about collaborating on a project to make artwork to help beautify the city,” says…
SCC Students Reaching New Heights
Hands-on instruction at Sampson Community College is going through the roof. This week, students are receiving more hands-on training as they build and install trusses on top of the campus’s newest structure. “This is what it’s all about when it comes to hands-on learning,” says Building Construction instructor, Dustin Hatcher. “Today, these students are setting…
Local Industry Leaders Connect at SCC
Business and industry is the heart of any community and so is the training that supplies the workforce for those companies. Business leaders from the area toured Sampson Community College today to offer feedback and advice on how to strengthen our workforce by continuing to offer the most effective training possible for students and future…
Locklear’s Influence Leads Students to SCC
Shaping and molding a college student is an invaluable opportunity that instructors at Sampson Community College are afforded each day. In some rare cases, an instructor is lucky enough to begin that process even before college. For Darren Branch and Justin Sessoms, it will be somewhat just like the old days when they enter SCC’s…
SCC Offers Nationally Recognized Certifications
Thanks to training received just before the holidays, Sampson Community College will now be able to offer students enrolled in construction-based disciplines nationally recognized certifications from the National Center for Construction Education and Research. NCCER is an education foundation created and developed with the support of more than 125 construction CEOs and various association and…
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…
Certification Gives SCC Instructors a Lift
Sampson Community College wastes no time offering the community more options to learn. Therefore, three of its instructors traveled to Raleigh to become nationally certified lift truck operator trainers. Certifications for the instructors, as well as students who will become certified at SCC, is through the National Safety Council Barney Grady, Coordinator of Building and Industrial…
Carpentry Class Hammers Away at SCC
Students at Sampson Community College waste no time getting right into their career of choice when working in its Building and Construction program. The carpentry class receives a good learning foundation—literally! “This hands-on training gives them the same kind of techniques and experiences they will one day use at their job,” says Dustin Hatcher, Building…
SCC’s Pig Sim Allows Students to Dive Right In
What if an animal science student could see inside an animal when studying how to keep them healthy. Sampson Community College’s latest learning tool will allow students to do just that. “Using the new pig model, students can literally take apart the pig from the inside out and see what’s inside,” says Chet Bass,…
Hands-On Training Valuable to SCC Students
[Clinton, N.C.] – Students in the Equine Industry class at Sampson Community College visited the home of one of the college’s instructors for a field trip. Dale Godbold, welding instructor and longtime horse farm owner in Roseboro, welcomed students to come in and learn about equine techniques at his personal farm. “This is yet another…
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