[Clinton, N.C.] – Megan Callahan is the current Simulation Coordinator for Sampson Community College’s (SCC) Nursing department. A Sampson County native, she graduated from Union High School and pursued her initial Nursing & Emergency Medical Science (EMS) degrees/certifications at SCC before transferring. After serving within the healthcare field, Callahan returned to SCC in 2023, this…
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Viking Spotlight: Yaquelin Antunez Reflects on SECHS Experience, Attends Conference
[Clinton, N.C.] – Yaquelin Alvarado Antunez, known as Jackie, is a former graduate of Sampson Early College High School (SECHS) who recently transferred to Furman University in South Carolina upon earning her Associate of Arts & Associate of Science degrees. Recently, Antunez had the opportunity to reconnect with SCC members by attending the Hispanic Association…
Viking Spotlight: Maria Contreras Earns Student Ambassador Scholarship
[Clinton, N.C.] – Each year, the Sampson Community College (SCC) Foundation selects eligible students to participate in the College’s Ambassador Scholarship Program. For the 2024-2025 academic year, four students were chosen to serve as Student Ambassadors, one of them being Maria Contreras, an Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) student at SCC. Established in 2010 by the…
Viking Spotlight: Angela Corbett Thrives in WBL
[Clinton, N.C.]— Angela Corbett is an Associate in General Occupational Technology (GOT) student at Sampson Community College (SCC) who also participates in the College’s Work-Based Learning (WBL) program— returning to school while balancing full-time work, motherhood, and college courses. A 1985 graduate of Dunn High School, Corbett decided to pursue higher education at SCC in…
Fire Spotlight: Dyllan Edge Serves with Fayetteville FD
[Clinton, N.C.] – Sampson Community College (SCC) currently serves as the N.C. Department of Insurance Delivery Agency for Sampson County encompassing Firefighter, Driver Operator, Aerial, and Technical Rescue Specialties. One of the first cadets to graduate from SCC’s Fire Academy, Dyllan Edge now serves with the Fayetteville Fire Department (FFD) after obtaining his Fire I…
Fire Spotlight: Rebecca Lee Serves with Clinton FD
[Clinton, N.C.] – Sampson Community College (SCC) currently serves as the N.C. Department of Insurance Delivery Agency for Sampson County encompassing Firefighter, Driver Operator, Aerial, and Technical Rescue Specialties. A former Fire Academy cadet, Rebecca Lee now serves with the Clinton Fire Department (CFD) after graduating from SCC in 2024. Obtaining her high school diploma…
Viking Spotlight: ADN Student Ashley McKean Shares Surrogacy Journey
[Clinton, N.C.] – Ashley McKean is a student at Sampson Community College (SCC) currently enrolled in the Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program. As she’s worked towards completing her degree, McKean has balanced being a mother-of-three, working a full-time job with her father-in-law’s business, and also serving as a surrogate. A graduate of Penn Foster Online…
Viking Spotlight: Veronica Rivera Earns Promesa Scholarship
[Clinton, N.C.] – Veronica Rivera is a student at Sampson Community College (SCC) currently enrolled in the Associate of Arts (A.A.) program. During the 2023-2024 academic year, Rivera became one of the first students to receive the Dominion Energy Promesa Scholarship at SCC— an award first established in December 2022. Graduating from Union High School…
Viking Spotlight: Alana Arnold Balances Motherhood, Business, and SCC
[Clinton, N.C.] – Alana Arnold is an Associate of Arts (A.A.) student at Sampson Community College (SCC) who recently returned to school after six years. A resident of Duplin County, Arnold completes the online program while balancing motherhood and managing her small business, Moné Café. Graduating from high school in 2017, Arnold applied to SCC…
Viking Spotlight: Nikita Baggett Graduates from Human Services Technology
[Clinton, N.C.] – A Spring 2024 graduate of Sampson Community College’s (SCC) Human Services Technology program, Nikita Baggett returned to school at SCC in 2022 to obtain her Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree, upon recommendation from an SCC staff member who, “changed her life.” Graduating from Midway High School in 2005, Baggett enrolled at…
Graduating Scholars: Yenni Calderon-Olguin Receives Kiwanis Scholarship
[Clinton, N.C.] – Throughout the past two months, Sampson Community College (SCC) has worked to highlight graduating Foundation scholars– students who have received one or more scholarships from the SCC Foundation. The final story in the series for 2024, Yenni de Jesus Calderon-Olguin is a Medical Assisting (MA) student who recently received the Kiwanis Club…
Graduating Scholars: Kristina Parker Earns Royal Heritage Scholarship
[Clinton, N.C.] – In the wake of Sampson Community College’s (SCC) Spring 2024 commencement, the College looks to continue highlighting graduating Foundation scholars— students who have received one or more scholarships from the SCC Foundation. One of those individuals is Kristina Parker, an Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) graduate who recently received the Royal Heritage Nursing Scholarship…
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