Academic Programs

  • Partnerships at Core of VPCC’s Workforce Department

    Partnerships at Core of VPCC’s Workforce Department

    For many, the first thing that comes to mind when hearing Workforce Development is skilled trades training. And while Virginia Peninsula Community College offers many such programs, the College’s Workforce…

  • Pageant Winner’s Learning Not Limited To VPCC

    Pageant Winner’s Learning Not Limited To VPCC

    When Tonya Robinson heard about the Miss Juneteenth Virginia Legacy pageant from a friend, she asked her daughter, Faith, if she would be interested in entering it. Despite never having…

  • Openness to Change Led to Promising Career for Alice Chen

    Openness to Change Led to Promising Career for Alice Chen

    Alice Chen is a lifelong learner who doesn’t back down from new experiences. Her fearlessness unexpectedly led her to engineering and today, she’s a land use engineer with the Virginia…

  • Long Promoted to Dean, Honored for Service

    Long Promoted to Dean, Honored for Service

    Paul Long doesn’t like to talk about himself. His colleagues, however, had no such reservations when discussing the dean of Thomas Nelson’s Public Safety, Allied Health and Human Services Academic…