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  • Ballroom Dance Team a Force on the Floor

    Ballroom Dance Team a Force on the Floor

    The Virginia Peninsula Community College ballroom dance team capped its season by earning 75 awards at the Virginia Beach Dance Challenge. The Gators took home 46 first-place honors, 20 seconds,…

  • Katrina Slater Aims to Inspire

    Katrina Slater Aims to Inspire

    WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – When Katrina Slater walks into a classroom at Virginia Peninsula Community College, she brings more than lesson plans. She brings compassion, empathy and familiarity. Not long ago,…

  • John McCartney Went from Soldier to First Responder and Teacher

    John McCartney Went from Soldier to First Responder and Teacher

    John McCartney’s life seemed set after a decade of military service segued to a career in federal government. He served as an infantry and military intelligence officer before leaving the…

  • Sports Update: Gators top Caldwell Community College Cobras

    Sports Update: Gators top Caldwell Community College Cobras

    The Virginia Peninsula Community College baseball team used a pair of big innings to defeat Caldwell Community College (N.C.) 14-5 on Sunday, April 6, at War Memorial Stadium. The Gators…

  • VPCC, VHS Collaborate on Evening Nursing Class

    VPCC, VHS Collaborate on Evening Nursing Class

    HAMPTON, Va. – When Virginia Health Services needed help providing Certified Nurse Aide training for a much-requested evening class, Virginia Peninsula Community College had the solution. The College, through its…

  • College Board’s Committees to Meet

    College Board’s Committees to Meet

    The Executive Committee of Virginia Peninsula Community College’s Local College Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, April 14 at the Hampton Campus in the Hampton IV Building (521…

  • PTK Extends Run of Excellence

    PTK Extends Run of Excellence

    Virginia Peninsula Community College’s chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society earned seven awards at the regional conference, highlighted by maintaining its five-star status for the seventh consecutive year.…

  • Ballroom Dance Team Takes Home 80 Awards

    Ballroom Dance Team Takes Home 80 Awards

    Virginia Peninsula Community College dominated the Richmond Dance Challenge and Showcase in Mechanicsville on March 15, winning 80 awards. Their presence, however, wasn’t limited to the dance floor. After the…

  • 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…

  • Cameron Johnson Named Coca-Cola Academic Team Silver Scholar

    Cameron Johnson Named Coca-Cola Academic Team Silver Scholar

    Virginia Peninsula Community College’s Cameron Johnson has been named a 2025 Coca-Cola Academic Team Silver Scholar and will receive a $1,250 scholarship. “Being named a Silver Scholar means a lot…