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  • Sports Update: Men’s Basketball Team Wins Opener

    Sports Update: Men’s Basketball Team Wins Opener

    When coach Chris Moore‘s team had a 21-point lead with 10 minutes remaining, he didn’t envision needing a 3-pointer from Jhalen Harris at the buzzer to win the game. But…

  • Former Student Gives Back with Scholarship

    Former Student Gives Back with Scholarship

    Ryaan Boyd is a successful federal contractor working in the nation’s capital. He has a master’s in business administration from American University and a bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship from Norfolk…

  • Virginia Peninsula CC Reveals New Logo, Brand

    Virginia Peninsula CC Reveals New Logo, Brand

    Virginia Peninsula Community College has undergone transitions in several areas over the past year. To better represent our region’s diverse communities, we officially changed our name from Thomas Nelson to…

  • Success Story: Jarrin Proctor

    Success Story: Jarrin Proctor

    Professor Stephanie Barnett noticed Jarrin Proctor’s drive to learn and desire to change his world on their first day together in developmental English. She quickly noticed something else, though. “Jarrin…

  • Angela Taylor: Long Journey to College Degree

    Angela Taylor: Long Journey to College Degree

    Angela Taylor’s journey at Virginia Peninsula Community College began a long time ago, in 1991. That is when she first enrolled after graduating from Phoebus High School in Hampton. “I…

  • Basketball Seasons Start This Week

    Basketball Seasons Start This Week

    The success of the 2021-22 men’s basketball season should have long-lasting effects, according to Virginia Peninsula Community College athletics director and men’s basketball coach Chris Moore. “My biggest thing is…

  • Dr. Joyce Jarrett Steps into Role of College Board Chair

    Dr. Joyce Jarrett Steps into Role of College Board Chair

    Despite a long and distinguished career in higher education, Dr. Joyce Jarrett had no experience with two-year institutions before joining the Virginia Peninsula Community College Board in 2015. It didn’t…

  • Meet Presidential Ambassador Kayla Greene

    Meet Presidential Ambassador Kayla Greene

    When Kayla Greene enrolled at Virginia Peninsula Community College in February 2022, she chose the perfect major and sought leadership opportunities. The College’s Presidential Ambassador program was the ticket. The…

  • Meet Presidential Ambassador Holloway Gubeli

    Meet Presidential Ambassador Holloway Gubeli

    Holloway Gubeli is among four students participating in the College’s Presidential Ambassador Program for 2022-23. She serves as an ambassador at the Historic Triangle campus in Williamsburg. Students in the…

  • Volleyball Program Opens with Victory

    Volleyball Program Opens with Victory

    Virginia Peninsula Community College women’s volleyball coach Jasmine Sanders admits to having high expectations personally and professionally. With her team’s sweep of Virginia University-Lynchburg in the program’s first competition as…