[Clinton, N.C.] – In Spring 2023, Sampson Community College (SCC) proudly graduated its first class of esthetician students, totaling fifteen in all. Part of the Workforce Development & Continuing Education department (WD&CE), the students successfully completed both Esthetician I and II, which began enrolling in Fall 2022 and Spring 2023, respectively. Back in September 2022,…
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Viking Spotlight: Torwanna Coe Retires from SCC After 20 Years
[Clinton, N.C.] – Since 2003, Torwanna Coe has served the students of Sampson Community College (SCC) as a full-time Early Childhood Education instructor in the Education, Business, and Human Services Technology department. After twenty years of service at SCC, and countless more working within Early Childhood Education, Coe proudly plans to retire on August 1,…
SCC Recognizes 28 CCP Graduates
[Clinton, N.C.] – Each semester, between 400-500 students participate in Sampson Community College’s (SCC) Career & College Promise program (CCP)—a tuition-free program that provides seamless dual-enrollment opportunities to eligible North Carolina high school students. On May 11, 2023, SCC had the privilege of graduating 28 high school seniors from CCP, along with the rest of…
SCC Foundation Directors Tour Trade Facilities
[Clinton, N.C.] – Last week, the Sampson Community College (SCC) Foundation Board of Directors had the opportunity to tour the College’s trade facilities during their quarterly board meeting. The tour allowed the community advocates to learn more about the available programs at SCC and see how the College is currently making an impact in Sampson…
Graduating Scholars: Jayla Whitted Receives Royal Heritage Nursing Scholarship
[Clinton, N.C.] – As Sampson Community College’s (SCC) Spring 2023 commencement ceremony quickly approaches, the College looks to highlight graduating Foundation scholars—students who have received one or more scholarships from the SCC Foundation. One of those students is Jayla Whitted, an Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) student who received the Royal Heritage Nursing Scholarship at SCC…
SCC’s Small Business Center Partners with Main Street Program for Small Business Month
[Clinton, N.C.] – During the month of May, Sampson Community College’s (SCC) Small Business Center (SBC) is partnering with Clinton’s Main Street Program for National Small Business Month. Free educational business seminars, entitled “Downtown Learning Lessons” will be held on Mondays & Tuesdays in Downtown Clinton to all local business owners. The objective of the…
Viking Spotlight: Valerie Miller Serves Community as Nurse After Returning to School at SCC
[Clinton, N.C.] – Beginning at Sampson Community College (SCC) in 2018, Valerie Miller is a 2020 graduate of the Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program who returned to school after taking over a decade off to help raise her family. Mom of four, she now works locally at Sampson Regional Medical Center (SRMC) as an ICU…
Graduating Scholars: Neal Wiggins Receives Bryan & Tanner-Fulton Scholarships
[Clinton, N.C.] – As Sampson Community College’s (SCC) Spring 2023 commencement ceremony quickly approaches, the College looks to highlight graduating Foundation scholars—students who have received one or more scholarships from the SCC Foundation. One of those students is Neal Wiggins, an Information Technology (IT) student and full-time Hog Slat employee who recently received the Bryan…
Viking Spotlight: Brothers Logan & Reese O’Quinn to Graduate SCC Together
[Clinton, N.C.] – Logan and Reese O’Quinn are brothers currently enrolled in the Associate of Arts (A.A.) and Associate of Science (A.S.) programs at Sampson Community College (SCC). Describing each other as their “best friend,” the siblings have completed their education side-by-side over the past two years; and now, plan to graduate in May 2023—…
Viking Spotlight: Former Student Luke Matthews Joins SCC as Occupational Instructor
At the beginning of the 2023-2024 academic year, Sampson Community College (SCC) welcomed several new full-time and part-time faculty and staff members into their campus family. A graduate of SCC, Luke Matthews was recently hired as an instructor in the Industrial Systems Technology program after obtaining two associate degrees in May 2022– one in Industrial…
Ribbon Cutting at New SCC Transportation Annex
[Clinton, N.C.] – On Wednesday, March 22, Sampson Community College (SCC) celebrated the formal opening of its Transportation Annex, home to SCC’s public Truck Driver Training school, with a ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony. Totaling 42-acres in all, the site rests in the Sampson Southeastern Business Center, also known as Clinton’s Industrial Park, serving students…
Local NC Author Donna Everhart Visits SCC
[CLINTON, N.C.] – On Wednesday, March 8, Sampson Community College (SCC) welcomed local author, Donna Everhart in its Learning Resource Center (LRC) to discuss and present the research behind her latest novel, The Saints of Swallow Hill, released in January 2022. A brief Q&A and book signing followed. The event was sponsored by SCC’s book…
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