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  • Sports Update for March 24: Baseball at .500 in Region

    Sports Update for March 24: Baseball at .500 in Region

    The Virginia Peninsula Community College baseball team is at .500 halfway through its Region 10 schedule. It’s the first time in program history the team has a non-losing conference record…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Basketball Season Over; Baseball Earns First Two Wins of Season

    Basketball Season Over; Baseball Earns First Two Wins of Season

    Virginia Peninsula Community College men’s basketball season ended March 1 with an 87-70 loss to Owens Community College in the Mid-Atlantic District tournament at Sandhills Community College in Pinehurst, N.C.…

  • Sports Update for Feb. 24: Basketball season not over despite loss

    Sports Update for Feb. 24: Basketball season not over despite loss

    The Virginia Peninsula Community College men’s basketball team lost a heartbreaker to Sandhills Community College in the Region 10 tournament final Feb. 23. Despite the 87-85 overtime loss, the Gators…

  • VPCC will be at Hampton Comicon

    VPCC will be at Hampton Comicon

    Virginia Peninsula Community College is participating in this weekend’s Hampton Comicon, where it will hand out an event-specific comic book. The Feb. 22 event is set for 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.…

  • Sports update for Feb. 17: Athletics unveils new logo

    Sports update for Feb. 17: Athletics unveils new logo

    Virginia Peninsula Community College unveiled a new athletics logo at Saturday’s men’s basketball game, continuing the rebranding efforts at the College. The Gator remains the mascot, but the artwork was…

  • Tutoring Center Moves into Larger Space

    Tutoring Center Moves into Larger Space

    Liz Rizzatto joined Virginia Peninsula Community College in 2016 as a math instructor assistant in the tutoring department, being assigned a temporary space from the start. That all changed at…

  • Sports at Virginia Peninsula is a Gateway to New Experiences for Students

    Sports at Virginia Peninsula is a Gateway to New Experiences for Students

    As an avid sports fan and a former volleyball player and cross country runner, Virginia Peninsula Community College President Dr. Towuanna Porter Brannon has long advocated the benefits of athletics.…