VPCC Staff
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VPCC alumnus Tony Van Pelt
Van Pelt Goes from Photography to NASA
Tony Van Pelt has gone from an associate degree in photography to the skies, thanks to the Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS, or drones) program at Virginia Peninsula Community College…
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Ballroom Dance Team Won 15 Top Awards at Bam Jam
Virginia Peninsula Community College’s ballroom dance team earned 15 first-place awards during an April 1 competition at the University of Maryland. The team also won two second-place awards at Bam…
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Alumnus Returns to Recruit for Muhlbauer
Seven months after graduating from Virginia Peninsula Community College’s mechatronics program, Zach Tilley was on campus helping his employer recruit more talent. Muhlbauer is an international company involved in the…
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New Baseball Coach Ready for New Season
Shane Harrison was named the interim head baseball coach at Virginia Peninsula Community College in late October as the fall season was winding down. He led the Gators for just…
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College Adding Men’s Soccer, and Cross Country/Track and Field
Virginia Peninsula Community College is adding men’s soccer and men’s and women’s cross country/track and field for the 2023-24 school year, Athletics Director Chris Moore said. In spring 2022, the…
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College Names First Presidential Fellow, Southeast Center
As firsts go for Marion Clifton, her new position is a big deal. She is Virginia Peninsula Community College’s first presidential fellow for the Southeast Higher Education Center, housed at…
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VCCS’s Interim Chancellor Introduced HIRE Virginia
Virginia Peninsula President Towuanna Porter Brannon was among three community college presidents in attendance when Interim Chancellor of Virginia’s Community College Dr. Sharon Morrissey and members of the General Assembly’s Eastern…
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Team Approach Helps Women’s Player With all her Roles
For Whitney Wolf, a full-time student who works full time, has a young daughter, and plays basketball for Virginia Peninsula Community College, it’s all about teamwork. Teamwork between VPCC and…
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Enrollment Up, Ending Eight-Year Slide
Virginia Peninsula Community College announced its fall enrollment numbers for credit and non-credit students are up from a year ago, ending an eight-year decline. While the numbers aren’t official yet,…
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Graduate Thankful for Virginia Ready Initiative
When Charles Newsome and his wife were expecting their first child, he worked for DoorDash. He realized he needed more—a career. One of his friends had earned his commercial driver’s…
