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  • Poetry Coffeehouse Reopening

    Poetry Coffeehouse Reopening

    As students, faculty, and staff slowly return to Thomas Nelson campuses in Hampton and Williamsburg, clubs and activities also are making a return. That includes the Poetry Coffeehouse and monthly…

  • College’s Online IT Program Among Best in Country

    College’s Online IT Program Among Best in Country

    Thomas Nelson’s online Information Technology program has been ranked No.21 in the country by Value Colleges. The College offers more than 100 diploma and degree programs at the associate level.…

  • Former JKC Scholarship Winner to Help Current Students

    Former JKC Scholarship Winner to Help Current Students

    Thomas Nelson students have had great success recently regarding the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Foundation scholarship program. The College has had at least a semifinalist each year since 2017. Rebecca…

  • Career Works Center Opens at Historic Triangle Campus

    Career Works Center Opens at Historic Triangle Campus

    Thomas Nelson students and community members in the Williamsburg-James City County area have another resource available to help them with career exploration. The Hampton Roads Workforce Council opened the Virginia…

  • Student Reaction to Name Change Varies

    Student Reaction to Name Change Varies

    Thomas Nelson student Shawn Massey is glad the College’s name is changing. The effects, he believes, could reach far beyond the institution’s campuses in Hampton and Williamsburg. “My reaction is…

  • State Board Approves Name Change

    State Board Approves Name Change

    The Virginia State Board for Community Colleges, on a recommendation from Thomas Nelson Community College’s Local Advisory Board, voted to change the name of the College to Virginia Peninsula Community…

  • Service Held for Former President

    Service Held for Former President

    Being a former English professor, it seems fitting that before his death, John Dever selected the readings for the mass held in his honor. They included Micah 6:6-8, which talks…

  • Recommended New Name: Virginia Peninsula CC

    Recommended New Name: Virginia Peninsula CC

    The Thomas Nelson Community College Board, at a special meeting on Sept. 1, recommended to the State Board for Community Colleges that the College be renamed Virginia Peninsula Community College.…

  • Thomas Nelson Board Recommends Name Change to Virginia Peninsula Community College

    Thomas Nelson Board Recommends Name Change to Virginia Peninsula Community College

    The Thomas Nelson Community College Board, at a special meeting Sept. 1, recommended to the State Board for Community Colleges that the College be renamed Virginia Peninsula Community College. The…

  • Students, Staff Glad to be Back on Campus

    Students, Staff Glad to be Back on Campus

    A free lunch was the big draw at the four welcome-back events last week at the Hampton and Historic Triangle campuses. The excitement of resuming in-person classes was evident last…