SCC Scholarship Spotlight

The Ambassador Scholarship Program was established by the Foundation in 2010 and selects students each year to serve as official ambassadors for Sampson Community College and the Sampson Community College Foundation. SCC announced its ambassadors for the 2019-2020 academic year. These students include Student Government Association (SGA) President Erick Garcia, SGA Treasurer John Cruz as…

SCC’s Carter Making Sparks Fly

Brittany Carter is a Sampson Community College student that is the prime example that it is never too late to start school. Carter is a single parent and a welding student at the college. “I’m 31 years old and going back to school,” Carter laughs as she preps her equipment for a new weld. “I…

SCC Scholarship Spotlight

Nowhere is the mission of the Clinton Rotary Club more on display than its annual Clinton Rotary Club Scholarship to students at Sampson Community College. The Scholarship was established to recognize deserving students from Sampson County who desire to further their education. “Education is one of the areas of focus for Rotary International,” says Candace…

SCC Scholarship Spotlight

Star Communications is already well known in Sampson County for its contributions to the community and when it comes to helping young students in the area, it is no different. The Star Communications, Inc. Scholarship has been established to assist high school graduates in the Star service territories who have outstanding academic abilities and a…

SCC Scholarship Spotlight

The James E. And Mary Z. Bryan Memorial Scholarship is awarded annually in memory of James E. and Mary Z. Bryan. The Bryans provide scholarships to students with financial need and this fund was created more than two decades ago for SCC students. .The purpose of the fund is to provide one or more scholarships…

SCC Scholarship Spotlight

The Dr. Donnie Martin Royal and Dorothy Turlington Royal Heritage Nursing Scholarship Program has been established because of the sincere desire of the Royal Family to assist deserving students, enrolled in Sampson Community College’s Nursing Program, both Associate Degree Nursing and Licensed Practical Nursing. “The caring hearts of Mr. Donnie and Mrs. Dorothy Royal have…

SCC Scholarship Spotlights

Sampson Community College thanks donors to the SCC Foundation for making dreams come true. SCC congratulates the scholars who directly benefit from these gifts. For more information about donating scholarships to students, contact Lisa Turlington at lturlington@sampsoncc.edu or at 910.900.4072. Jerrica Tyndall, right, is presented with the Cyrus Faircloth Memorial Scholarship by SCC Board of…

SCC Scholarship Spotlights

Sampson Community College thanks donors to the SCC Foundation for making dreams come true. SCC congratulates the scholars who directly benefit from these gifts. For more information about donating scholarships to students, contact Lisa Turlington at lturlington@sampsoncc.edu or at 910.900.4072. Bryan Garcia, left, is presented with the Captain David Neil Faircloth Memorial Scholarship by SCC…

Ambassadors Are the Face of SCC

Sampson Community College has announced its ambassadors for the 2019-2020 academic year. These students include Student Government Association (SGA) President Erick Garcia, SGA Treasurer John Cruz as well as Chandler Ray and Jazmine Price. “I’m taking Information Technology here and hope to go to East Carolina for Health Information Systems,” says Garcia. “I like medical…

Begin Here, Go Anywhere—and Back!

Dr. Gib Palmer has taken the Sampson Community College’s popular slogan and added to it. The college’s slogan is Begin Here, Go Anywhere. In Palmer’s case, he began here, went several places and came back. Dr. Palmer’s journey began more than thirty years ago when he met his wife, Robin, in Colorado. “We were ski…

Dirty Jobs But Somebody Has To Do It

Alexander Peterson loves to work. The former Sampson Community College student loves to work so much, in fact, that his favorite television program was about working. The program, called Dirty Jobs and hosted by Mike Rowe, was a TV series on the Discovery Channel in which Rowe was shown performing difficult, strange, disgusting, or messy…

SCC Offers New Resource to Boost Students

Sampson Community College is always looking for ways to ensure success among its students. The most recent example of this is the newly created Arts and Sciences Assignment Assistance Lab which is now located in the library. Lew Gravis, Division Chair for the Arts and Sciences Division at SCC says the lab will be open…