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  • VPCC Students Had Field Trip of a Lifetime Exploring California Desert

    VPCC Students Had Field Trip of a Lifetime Exploring California Desert

    Virginia Peninsula Community College students participated in a geology field research trip in eastern California alongside peers from Piedmont Virginia Community College. The 17-member group explored the Basin and Range…

  • Sports Update: Baseball Season Ends; Athletes Honored at Banquet

    Sports Update: Baseball Season Ends; Athletes Honored at Banquet

    The Virginia Peninsula Community College baseball team finished its season with a 14-9 loss to Paul D. Camp in the Region 10/Mid-Atlantic District tournament May 10. The Gators went 1-2…

  • Educational Foundation Announces Innovator Grant Awards

    Educational Foundation Announces Innovator Grant Awards

    The College’s Educational Foundation is pleased to announce Faculty-Staff Innovator Grant awards. Eight projects were funded totaling nearly $40,000. The Faculty-Staff Innovator Grant Program was launched in 2008, empowering faculty and staff members to develop initiatives…

  • Alumna Recruiting VPCC Students for Healthcare Careers

    Alumna Recruiting VPCC Students for Healthcare Careers

    Shelby Dixon has had a successful career in the healthcare industry, working for a local organization for almost 20 years. Her experiences at Virginia Peninsula Community College, then Thomas Nelson…

  • 2025 Commencement Features Former Hampton Mayor Donnie Tuck as Keynote Speaker

    2025 Commencement Features Former Hampton Mayor Donnie Tuck as Keynote Speaker

    Virginia Peninsula Community College’s 2025 Commencement Exercises will take place Thursday, May 15 at 2 p.m. at the Hampton Coliseum. Former Hampton Mayor Donnie R. Tuck will deliver the keynote…

  • Gators Baseball Team Ready for Postseason

    Gators Baseball Team Ready for Postseason

    Virginia Peninsula Community College’s baseball team heads into the Region 10/Mid-Atlantic District III tournament on a positive note. The Gators closed the regular season by splitting a doubleheader against Allegany…

  • John McCartney Went from Soldier to First Responder and Teacher

    John McCartney Went from Soldier to First Responder and Teacher

    John McCartney’s life seemed set after a decade of military service segued to a career in federal government. He served as an infantry and military intelligence officer before leaving the…

  • Batory, Romero Earn Outstanding Faculty Awards

    Batory, Romero Earn Outstanding Faculty Awards

    A full house was on hand at the Peninsula Workforce Development Center on April 25 for Virginia Peninsula Community College’s annual employee awards ceremony. David Batory was named the outstanding…

  • Sports Update: Annual Banquet set for May 6

    Sports Update: Annual Banquet set for May 6

    Virginia Peninsula Community College will honor its athletes with its annual sports banquet May 6 at the Peninsula Workforce Development Center. Each team will recognize a Gator of the Year…

  • Social Sciences Major Cinthya Bates is Harvard Bound

    Social Sciences Major Cinthya Bates is Harvard Bound

    When Cinthya Bates got the news she’d been accepted to Harvard University, she was ecstatic.       “I’m still speechless,” she said. For Bates, a Social Sciences major at Virginia Peninsula Community…