Hampton

  • Meet Presidential Ambassador Gabrielle Lawson

    Meet Presidential Ambassador Gabrielle Lawson

    Gabrielle Lawson is among four students participating in the College’s Presidential Ambassador Program for 2022-23. She serves as an ambassador at the Hampton campus. Students in the Presidential Ambassadors program…

  • College Reaching Out to Southeast Community

    College Reaching Out to Southeast Community

    Keisha Samuels has been teaching classes for Virginia Peninsula Community College at the Southeast Higher Education Center since 2015. Enrollment has steadily declined, but when the College decided to rededicate…

  • Athletes Register for Fall Semester

    Athletes Register for Fall Semester

    New athletics director and men’s basketball coach Chris Moore talked with athletes and their parents during an Aug. 11 registration seminar at the Hampton campus in Wythe Hall. In addition…

  • Scott Announces Jobs Training Grant at Virginia Career Works Center in Hampton

    Scott Announces Jobs Training Grant at Virginia Career Works Center in Hampton

    Virginia Peninsula Community College was the site of a big announcement by Congressman Bobby Scott on Aug. 3 when he toured the Virginia Career Works Hampton Center, which is housed…

  • High School Students Take Part in College’s Graphic Design Camp

    High School Students Take Part in College’s Graphic Design Camp

    Virginia Peninsula Community College’s visual arts program has a close relationship with the design and video academies in the Hampton City Schools’ system. Ten students from the city’s high schools…

  • Virginia Peninsula CC Celebrates Name Change

    Virginia Peninsula CC Celebrates Name Change

    Virginia Peninsula Community College’s new name became official on July 1, but the school publicly celebrated the change on July 12 at its Hampton campus. A ceremony, which lasted about…

  • Grad Went Out on a High Note

    Grad Went Out on a High Note

    Priya Patel closed out her final year of community college on a high note. The 2022 graduate, who earned an associate degree in science, was a semifinalist for the prestigious Jack…

  • Grand Rebranding Event July 12 at Virginia Peninsula Community College

    Grand Rebranding Event July 12 at Virginia Peninsula Community College

    Something new is hatching at Virginia Peninsula Community College – home of the Gators. Formerly Thomas Nelson, the College officially takes its new name on July 1 and will publicly…

  • Long Promoted to Dean, Honored for Service

    Long Promoted to Dean, Honored for Service

    Paul Long doesn’t like to talk about himself. His colleagues, however, had no such reservations when discussing the dean of Thomas Nelson’s Public Safety, Allied Health and Human Services Academic…

  • 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…