Conferences, Events, Activities, Facility Use and Rental

At Virginia Peninsula Community College, Our Mission: Your Success is not just a slogan, it is the heart of who we are, and what we stand for, VPCC Cares about our community!

**We apologize for any inconvenience; however, VPCC is not accepting new external request for facility use or rental, with the exception of the Dr. Mary T. Christian Theatre.**

For additional information about reserving the Dr. Mary T. Christian Theatre, please review the External Requestor: Offered Facilities and Facility Use Fees Section below.

Virginia Peninsula Community College does not allow the request, rental, or use of college owned or controlled facilities or grounds for personal use and/or personal social gatherings (i.e., birthday parties, religious services, weddings, receptions, etc.).

As you are planning your event and/or activity, before submitting your facility request, please take time to review the following:

Virginia Peninsula Community College’s Health, Safety, and Risk Management Guidelines and Procedures, particularly the sections that provide guidance around events, activities, décor, tents, amusements, fire and general safety requirements. These sections include, but are not limited to 1, 4, 5, 14, 15, 25, 26, 29, 30, 33, and 34.

External Requestor: Offered Facilities and Facility Use Fees

The College respectfully requests that requests for facility, activity, and/or event uses be submitted for consideration a minimum of 90-days in advance of your requested date(s). If you are submitting your request less than 90-days from the start date of your meeting or event, please know that the college will make every attempt to accommodate your request; however, does not guarantee that your meeting and/or event will be accommodated.

Facility use fees enable the College to recover all direct and indirect expenses incurred in support of facility use/rental for the conduct of conferences, meetings, activities, and events.

The facility use fee is included in each section below. Please know that service fees may also be required depending upon the type, size, and scope of the activity/event and the College Service Fee Schedule can be reviewed on this webpage.

Facility use and college services fees will be assigned to your request, added to the total amount due for facility rental/use, and invoiced in accordance with the Facility Use and College Services Fee Schedules. Additional fees may be added to your total due in accordance with the VPCC Facility Use Policy and/or Facility Use Agreement.

Hampton Campus
Dr. Mary T. Christian Theatre

Located on our Hampton Campus, The Dr. Mary T. Christian Theatre can seat up to 494 guests, is accessibility friendly, and has modern lighting, sound, and projection capabilities. The space is available for community organizations, businesses and groups to rent for performances, retreats, conferences and more. Learn more about the please visit the Dr. Mary T. Christian Theatre webpage. For additional information and fees, please email MTCtheatre@vpcc.edu. If you, your organization, and/or group are interested in entering into an agreement for the use of the Mary T. Christian Theatre, please complete the Dr. Mary T. Christian Theatre Reservation Request Form. If you have questions, please email MTCtheatre@vpcc.edu.

External Requestor: College Services Fee Schedules

Service fees enable the College to recover all direct and indirect expenses incurred in support of facility use/rental for the conduct of conferences, meetings, activities, and events.

As part of the rental/use request review process, the College will determine the appropriate services that will be required to appropriately manage and support your use of our facilities (your requested facilities and/or spaces), infrastructure, and/or equipment (requested or assigned by the college) for your event and/or activity.

Facility use and college services fees will be assigned to your request, added to the total amount due for facility rental/use, and invoiced in accordance with the Facility Use and College Services Fee Schedules. Additional fees may be added to your total due in accordance with the VPCC Facility Use Policy and/or Facility Use Agreement.

Please review VPCC’s Facility Use and College Services Fee Schedules below.

College Services Fee Schedules

Department of Police, Safety, and Security Services External Fee Schedule

PersonnelUnitTime FrameMinimum Time RequirementFee
Police OfficerPer OfficerPer Hour4 Hours$75.00/hr
Police SupervisorPer OfficerPer Hour4 Hours$88.00/hr
Safety OfficerPer OfficerPer Hour4 Hours$88.00/hr
Security OfficerPer OfficerPer Hour4 Hours$64.00/hr
Contracted PoliceCharged at the rate established by the law enforcement agency (contractor) for the minimum number of hours required by the contractor. Typically, 4-hour minimum.
Contracted SecurityCharged at the rate established by the security contractor for the minimum number of hours required by the contractor. Typically, 4-hour minimum.
Administrative FeeEqual to 10% of the total fee(s) will be calculated and added to the total costs of Police, Safety, and Security Services and added to the total cost of the facility rental and usage fees.

Facility Services Department External Fee Schedule

PersonnelUnitTime FrameMinimum Time RequirementFee
Facility Support PersonnelPer PersonPer Hour4 Hours$75.00/hr
Facility Support SupervisorPer PersonPer Hour4 Hours$88.00/hr
Custodial ServicesCharged at the rate established by the contractor for the minimum number of hours required by the contractor. Typically, 3-hour minimum.
Traffic ConeEachPer Day1 Day5.00/ea*
Traffic BarrelEachPer Day1 Day9.00/ea*
Traffic BarricadeEachPer Day1 Day14.00/ea*
Crowd Control StanchionsEachPer Day1 Day8.00/ea*
Administrative FeeEqual to 10% of the total fee(s) will be calculated and added to the total costs of Facility Services Support and added to the total cost of the facility rental and usage fees.

*If these devices are available through the Facilities Department without the need for rental, the above fee will be charged. If rental is required, the fees above or the actual rental fee, whichever is greater, will be applied to the total costs of the rental/lease.

Information Technology Department Services External Fee Schedule

PersonnelUnitTime FrameMinimum Time RequirementFee
Information Technology PersonnelPer PersonPer Hour4 Hours$75.00/hr
Information Technology SupervisorPer PersonPer Hour4 Hours$88.00/hr
Computer UsageEachPer Hour4 Hours25.00/ea*
Projector UsageEachPer Hour4 Hours25.00/ea*
Digital/LED DisplayEachPer Hour4 Hours25.00/ea*
Administrative FeeEqual to 10% of the total fee(s) will be calculated and added to the total costs of Facility Services Support and added to the total cost of the facility rental and usage fees.

*If these devices are available in the space your are renting, you will not be charged the additional fee. If the Information Technology Department is required to provide these resources or resources in addition to those on the rented space, the above fee will be charged. If the Information Technology Department is required to rent additional equipment, the fees above or the actual rental fee, whichever is greater, will be applied to the total costs of the rental/lease.

Internal Requestor: Facility, Activity, Event Rental/Use Request

All internal requests to plan and conduct activities, events, and/or schedule the use of any VPCC facilities/space must be submitted through the Team Dynamix services system, accessible to employees in MyVPCC.