[Clinton, N.C.] – On May 12, 2022, Sampson Community College (SCC) held its 2022 Spring Commencement Ceremony for its Associate of Applied Science Degree & Diploma programs, as well as its College Transfer programs. This year, Sampson CC had the privilege of graduating 47 high school seniors from the Career & College Promise (CCP) program…
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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…
Smithfield Foods, Inc. Presents SCC Foundation with Funds for Annual Scholarship
[Clinton, N.C.] – On May 4, 2022, Rhonda Campbell, Sustainability Manager at Smithfield Foods, Inc., visited Sampson Community College (SCC) to present the SCC Foundation with the annual monies needed to finance the 2022-2023 Smithfield Hog Production Scholarship Fund. Established in 2013, the purpose of the Smithfield Hog Production Scholarship Fund is to assist local…
Viking Spotlight: Selena Smith Discovers Her Passion Through Medical Assisting
[Clinton, N.C.] – Almost a year ago, Selena Smith, a freshman in the Medical Assisting (MA) program at Sampson Community College (SCC), proved to herself, and to others, that it’s never too late to switch your degree plan and pursue your true passion. Smith graduated from Lakewood High School (LHS) in 2020 and began taking…
Sampson Community College Partners with Lowe’s
[Clinton, N.C.] – Lowe’s Companies, Inc. has invested $500,000 in Sampson Community College (SCC) to improve student access to Construction and Home Improvement Programs. The College recently began construction on the new Sampson Trades Center that will house short-term training programs in electrical, heating and air conditioning, plumbing, and masonry, and this gift – directed…
SCC Board of Trustees Welcomes Chairs into Board Meeting
[Clinton, N.C.] – On April 12, 2022, Sampson Community College’s (SCC) Board of Trustees (BOT) welcomed SCC’s Division and Department Chairs for an informal time of fellowship prior to their monthly board meeting. The Board of Trustees wants to personally know SCC’s academic leaders and learn more about their experiences in the classroom, so they…
Sampson CC Employees Graduate From NCCCLP
[Clinton, N.C.] – On April 8, 2022, Sampson Community College (SCC) employees Lisa Turlington, Dean of Advancement and Executive Director of the Foundation, and Emily Brown, Director of Secondary Partnerships and Student Success, graduated from the North Carolina Community College Leadership Program (NCCCLP) as part of the NCCCLP cohort class of 2021-2022. The NCCCLP was…
NC Senator Brent Jackson Visits Sampson CC
[Clinton, N.C.] – On Friday, March 25, Senator Brent Jackson paid a visit to Sampson Community College (SCC) to tour the college’s new facilities and discuss SCC’s role in serving Sampson County. Senator Jackson began the morning by eating breakfast with SCC’s Board of Trustees and Senior Administrative Team before visiting the new Transportation training…
Viking Spotlight: Aaron Lewis Excels Inside and Outside of SCC’s IT Program
[Clinton, N.C.]– Aaron Lewis is a student in the Information Technology (IT) program at Sampson Community College (SCC) who continues to showcase his ability to excel inside and outside of his academic program. After graduating from Clinton High School in 2020, Lewis decided to enroll in SCC’s IT program in the Fall of that same…
SCC Foundation Receives Gift from The Robert P. Holding Foundation, Inc.
[Clinton, N.C.] – On December 2, 2021, the Sampson Community College (SCC) Foundation received a gift of $30,000 from The Robert P. Holding Foundation, Inc. of Smithfield, NC. The monetary donation was presented to the SCC Foundation by First Citizens Bank to establish a scholarship endowment in honor of Robert P. Holding, the founder of…
Viking Spotlight: Breanna White Puts Her Best Foot Forward in Early Childhood Program
[Clinton, N.C.] – Breanna White, an Early Childhood Education program student at Sampson Community College (SCC), is a perfect example of how hard work and dedication can pay off when it comes to education. White, who’s originally from Charlotte, NC, obtained her GED in 2009 with hopes of eventually working in childcare. In Fall 2020,…
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…
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