For the first time since its inception, students from the Career and College Promise Program (CCP) at Sampson Community College met the criteria to be selected as marshals for graduation. The students, Katie Bauman and Olivia Gillespie, both attend Clinton High School. There are three requirements for meeting the criteria of being selected as a…
SCC Students and Faculty Return to Class
On March 30, students and faculty at Sampson Community College returned to academics, though it was in a very different format. All classes returned in an online format, with a few exceptions, which was brand new territory for some students and faculty members at the College. Over the past few weeks of preparation, faculty and staff across…
Announcement in Response to Roy Cooper’s March 27 Executive Order
In response to North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper’s March 27 Executive Order, Sampson Community College will transition all student services and business operations to phone, email, web, and social media…
SCC Operating Under Alternate Hours
Sampson Community College remains open using an alternate operations model for instruction and services. The campus is open for business Monday through Thursday, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and closed on Friday. Staff are available on campus or from home by phone and email during these hours. Faculty are available by phone, email and…
Student Resources and Services
In anticipation of courses resuming next week, we encourage all Vikings to become familiar with the resources available. Course delivery may have changed, but faculty and staff commitment to learning has not. There are several services still available to students remotely. Check out a few of these key resources available to students during this time….
Online Learning Tips for Students
Like many schools and students, Sampson Community College is preparing to transition its courses online. For some Vikings, both instructors and students alike, this can feel like uncharted territory. Across campus, various people have stepped up in big ways to help prepare the faculty. Workshops and webinars have been held to ensure that all parties…
Food Pantry Provides ‘Fuel’ For Students, Despite Limited Access to Campus
With Sampson Community College restricting access for students, the staff knows there’s a likelihood that some students experience food insecurity without access to campus resources. Student Engagement Coordinator, Amanda Raynor, compiled bags from the Viking Fuel Food Pantry to give to these students, faculty, and staff. Raynor says that the unknown threat of the novel…
Carlos Wallace Proves It’s Never Too Late to ‘Begin Here, Go Anywhere’
For the past 22 years, Carlos Wallace has worked at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Plant in Fayetteville, North Carolina. It’s a career that has provided for him, his wife and four children, but it won’t be Wallace’s final career stop. Wallace always had a different plan in mind, and slowly, he has seen that…
Searching for Sampson County’s History
It all started when Brenda Smith found her mother’s old files, full of documents from her time as an educator at Sampson Technical Institute—now Sampson Community College. Included in the files was an application for admission, and financial aid, residency, and tuition forms. There was also a list of courses offered in the spring of…
CCP Gives High School Students a Jump-Start
When Sampson Community College graduates students this May, 33 of the graduates will be members of the Career and College Promise program at SCC. Students in this program graduate high school with an associate degree from SCC—for free. CCP is a dual enrollment program that allows high students to get ahead on their post-high school…
Distance Learning Grows at SCC
Since the first online class at SCC launched in 2001, the Distance Learning curriculum at Sampson Community College has grown rapidly. Before, there was just one class. Today, there are over 300 courses offered online each year. Marion Pope, Director of Distance Learning, says that looking back over the data shows how dramatic the growth…
SCC Set to Launch New Programs This Fall
This fall, Sampson Community College will launch four new programs. The four programs are Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Technology (HVAC), Construction Management, Electrical Systems Technology, and Public Safety Administration. Leaders and instructors at SCC have been coordinating for months to establish the programs. Graduates of each program will receive an Associates of Applied Science….
