Hampton

  • 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…

  • 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…