[Clinton, N.C.]—Tyler Ward is a current senior at Sampson Early College High School (SECHS) who is also dual-enrolled at Sampson Community College (SCC) in pursuit of three degrees. Planning to graduate in May 2025, Ward was recently nominated as the College’s Academic Excellence Award winner for the 2024-2025 academic year— the highest academic honor the…
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AgCarolina Sponsors SCC Juntos Thanksgiving Project
[Clinton, N.C.] – Since 2022, each November, Sampson Community College (SCC) and Sampson Early College High School (SECHS) students have teamed up through the Juntos Club to provide meals to local student families in need. With the support of AgCarolina Farm Credit, they’ve been able to distribute items to numerous families throughout the past three…
Viking Spotlight: Rutben Cruz Selected as 2023 LatinxEd Fellow
[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…
Sampson CC Graduates 325 in Spring Commencement
[Clinton, N.C.]- Last Thursday, on May 11, 2023, Sampson Community College (SCC) held its Spring 2023 commencement ceremony for over 300 graduates enrolled in the Associate in Applied Science and College Transfer programs. The occasion marked the College’s fifty-sixth commencement, and its second in-person ceremony since COVID-19. This year, SCC saw 259 Associate in Applied…
SCC Psych Club Attends Carolinas Psychology Conference
[Clinton, N.C.] – On April 15, Sampson Community College’s (SCC) Psychology Club, led by Sarah Burgin, Psychology Instructor, attended the 2023 Carolinas Psychology Conference (CPC) at Campbell University. During the event, SCC students were able to learn from the psychological research findings of various professionals and peers, in addition to receiving second place in the…
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…
Viking Spotlight: Rutben Cruz Serves as SGA Vice President
[Clinton, N.C.] – Back in August, Rutben Cruz, a current junior at Sampson Early College High School (SECHS), was elected 2022-2023 Vice President of Sampson Community College’s (SCC) Student Government Association (SGA), serving beside Taylor Hill, SGA President. Through his new SGA role, Cruz plans to bring awareness to SCC’s dynamic Hispanic community, while simultaneously…
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…
Viking Spotlight: Taylor Hill Elected New SGA President
[Clinton, N.C.]– Taylor Hill, a rising sophomore at Sampson Early College High School (SECHS), was recently elected as the new Student Government Association (SGA) President for both Sampson Community College (SCC) and SECHS for the 2022-2023 academic year. On July 12, she was officially sworn-in to SCC’s Board of Trustees, where she will also serve…
Sampson CC Holds Spring 2022 Commencement
[Clinton, N.C.] – On May 12, 2022, Sampson Community College (SCC) held its 2022 Spring Commencement Ceremony for over 360 graduates in both the Associate in Applied Science Degree & Diploma programs and the College Transfer programs. The occasion marked the College’s fifty-fifth commencement ceremony, with the Applied Science programs beginning at 4 pm and…
Viking Spotlight: Yoselin Romero-Jorge Hopes to Provide People with Access to Justice
[Clinton, N.C.] – Yoselin Romero-Jorge, a senior at Sampson Early College High School (SECHS), plans to graduate a semester early in December 2021 with her Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degrees, as well as with her high school diploma. After graduation, she plans to provide people with access to justice by pursuing a…
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