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  • Baseball Season Underway, but Wet

    Baseball Season Underway, but Wet

    The Thomas Nelson baseball team holds some of its indoor practices at the Virginia Baseball Academy. The toughest opponent the Thomas Nelson baseball team faced in 2020 was coronavirus, which…

  • STEM Division Joining Prestigious Network

    STEM Division Joining Prestigious Network

    Identifying trends and staying up to date on the latest technology are difficult in many fields, especially higher education. It’s no different at Thomas Nelson, especially in the Science, Technology,…

  • College Board Recommends Name Change

    College Board Recommends Name Change

    At its Feb. 17 meeting, the Thomas Nelson Community College Board voted unanimously to recommend changing the name of the College. In addition, the Board voted to rename two buildings…

  • $2,000 Community College STEM Scholarship

    $2,000 Community College STEM Scholarship

    The Community College STEM Scholarship provides a one-year, non-renewable award of $2,000 for students enrolled full time during the award period at one of Virginia’s Community Colleges. Students must be…

  • Thomas Nelson Part of Three-College Collaboration

    Thomas Nelson Part of Three-College Collaboration

    Thomas Nelson, Tidewater, and Paul D. Camp community colleges have some of the same programs, business partners, and interests. And since some of their students are from the same geographic…

  • President’s Address to Highlight Finish Line Initiative

    President’s Address to Highlight Finish Line Initiative

    Approaching the one-year mark as president of the College, Dr. Towuanna Porter Brannon is preparing for a major internal speaking engagement. At the 2021 State of the College Address and…

  • Big Grant Long Time in the Making

    Big Grant Long Time in the Making

    Thomas Nelson officials learned in mid-January the College had been awarded a large grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to be used for a new trades training center. To…

  • Thomas Nelson Awarded Grant of Nearly $1.7 Million

    Thomas Nelson Awarded Grant of Nearly $1.7 Million

    The United States Department of Labor is awarding Thomas Nelson nearly $1.7 million through the Strengthening Community Colleges (SSC) training grants program. Thomas Nelson was one of 11 community colleges…

  • Four Awarded LEAP Fellowships

    Four Awarded LEAP Fellowships

    Valerie Burge-Hall enjoys working at Thomas Nelson, where faculty and staff often join students as learners. She has thought about exploring a position with more of a leadership role but…

  • A Message from President Towuanna Porter Brannon

    A Message from President Towuanna Porter Brannon

    Dear Thomas Nelson Community, We are living through a moment in American history that leaves me deeply saddened and dismayed. The assault on the U.S. Capitol and continued calls to…