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  • VPCC Breaking Ground on Newport News Trades Center, Aug. 12

    VPCC Breaking Ground on Newport News Trades Center, Aug. 12

    Virginia Peninsula Community College, alongside city and industry leaders, breaks ground on its newest workforce training facility at 520 21st St. in Newport News. The 9:30 a.m. ceremony takes place…

  • College Board Retreat, Aug. 1

    College Board Retreat, Aug. 1

    The Virginia Peninsula Community College Local Board will meet at 12 p.m. Friday, Aug. 1 on the Hampton Campus at PWDC (room 2212) for a planning retreat and new member…

  • Learning More Than Academics at Summer Camps

    Learning More Than Academics at Summer Camps

    Summer normally is a time for educators to slow down, take a breath or relax. That’s not the case at Virginia Peninsula Community College, where faculty, staff and administrators have…

  • Retired Professor Enjoying Second Career

    Retired Professor Enjoying Second Career

    Former Virginia Peninsula Community College professor Sandra Robertson hasn’t slowed down in retirment. In the past three years alone, she has written more than a dozen books. And while she…

  • Mother, Daughter Share Love of VPCC

    Mother, Daughter Share Love of VPCC

    Bridgett Madden and her daughter, Celena Luccioni, come from a long line of educators. Madden’s grandparents were educators. Her father was an engineer at the NASA Langley Research Center. He…

  • Michelle Bethea Finds Her Calling in Childcare and Community Outreach

    Michelle Bethea Finds Her Calling in Childcare and Community Outreach

    VPCC Alumna Michelle Bethea is the Program Engagement and Behavioral Support for the Peake Childhood Center

  • Student Finds a Home at VPCC

    Student Finds a Home at VPCC

    Since Nicholas Bahl-Moore has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, he and his family had to consider accessibility factors when looking into colleges. One visit to Virginia Peninsula Community College’s Historic Triangle Campus…

  • VPCC, HCS Partnership Aims to Help Jump-start Law Careers

    VPCC, HCS Partnership Aims to Help Jump-start Law Careers

    Virginia Peninsula Community College officials are excited to help give Hampton area high school students dreaming of becoming law professionals a head start. Thanks to a partnership with Hampton City…

  • Feather Named Athlete of Year

    Feather Named Athlete of Year

    Aidan Feather, an infielder for the Virginia Peninsula Community College baseball team, had possibly the best statistical season in program history in 2025. It didn’t surprise his coach. “I knew…

  • 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,…