[Clinton, N.C.] – Students participating in Telamon’s Project IMPACT program at Sampson Community College this summer had a chance this week to see hydraulics in action. This week’s sessions took place in the college’s Industrial Maintenance area. “We are giving them a basic knowledge of hydraulics,” says David Locklear, Industrial Maintenance instructor at SCC. “How…
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SCC Students Learn from the Ground Up
[Clinton, N.C.] – With learning, it helps to have a good foundation and that is exactly what Sampson Community College provides for students in its Building and Construction courses, literally. A popular method of learning at SCC is based on hands-on experiences and even more than classroom learning, hands-on methods can immerse students into real-world…
SCC’s Welding Leader Returns Home
[Clinton, N.C.] – It is not every day that you can say the leader of a group has almost half a century in his field with no signs of stopping. For Sampson Community College, that is exactly what Dale Godbold brings to the table. Godbold is the new Lead Welding instructor at the college. “He…
Hands-on Training Not Just For Students
[Clinton, N.C.] – Chet Bass, Department Chair for Sampson Community College’s Applied Animal Science Technology program, believes in hands-on training for his students. Over the past few months alone, Animal Science students have made several field trips to local farms to participate in health and wellness checks for cattle. His hands-on training isn’t limited to…
Local Worksites Become SCC Classrooms
[Clinton, N.C.] – Sampson Community College (SCC) provides business and industry education, training, and support services under the auspice of the Customized Training Program Area. The program has been in existence for more than 50 years and it has created rewarding and positive experiences. SCC continues to adhere to its mission to provide workforce training…
Practice Makes Perfect for SCC Students
[Clinton, N.C.] – An important element in beef production is the attention to detail paid during the calving process. Calving, or assisting in the birth of a baby calf, is not as simple as merely helping the calf into the world. There are many difficulties which can occur during the process. Students in Sampson Community…
SCC Provides Great Foundation for Training
[Clinton, N.C.] – Sampson Community College’s Building Construction Technology department has received publicity for making real houses that are actually sold to real customers. From flooring, to windows and doors, to electrical wiring, SCC students get to do the work firsthand. Not to be overlooked, the groundwork on which homes are placed is perhaps the…
SCC Announces New Academic Partnerships
While there is already an agreement between North Carolina Community Colleges and The University of North Carolina System known as the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement to allow for transfer of community college students to public state universities, these new partnerships will broaden the transfer opportunities available to students here at SCC following graduation: Sampson Community College is excited…
Cross That Off The List
From building actual houses to producing top cops in the region, Sampson Community College seemingly does it all—and helping a church in need is no exception. The Journey of Dunn church contacted SCC welding instructor, Dale Godbold and needed some help. “We looked everywhere and we could not find a place that would or could…
Welcome to Machines
By Jennifer Wiley Have you ever had to make a service call for a motor, or other control device? Maybe even a breaker or a fuse? It sure can be expensive, can’t it? Not to these students in Sampson Community College’s Motors and Controls (ELC 117) class in the Industrial Systems Technology program of study!…
SCC Students Hogging Opportunities
Another major manufacturer has pledged a continuing partnership with Sampson Community College after hiring multiple students from the college’s Industrial Systems Technology program. Hog Slat, the largest contractor and manufacturer of hog equipment in the United States has hired three SCC students in a row to fill their local demands in Clinton due to…
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