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Ahead of Virginia Peninsula Community College’s traditional graduation ceremony May 14, students, faculty and staff will celebrate success with two observances that are just as meaningful. The dental hygiene pinning is April 18, and the nurse pinning is May 1. Both will be at the Peninsula Workforce Development Center. “It’s a really exciting time,” said Jenni Jones, director of Allied Health and the Nursing Education programs. There will be 20 nursing...

The Virginia Peninsula Community College baseball team celebrated sophomore day Saturday, April 6, with an 11-0 victory over New River Community College in the first game of a doubleheader at War Memorial Stadium in Hampton. Austin Smith had two hits and drove in three runs for the Gators. Isaiah Bracey and Logan Deese each had two hits and two RBI. Caleb Gonzales scored three times. On the mound, Grant Adkins shut down the visitors from western Virginia. He scattered seven hits and struck...

Virginia Peninsula Community College (VPCC) invites the community to its 2024 open house. Set for April 13 at the Historic Triangle Campus in Williamsburg and April 20 at the Hampton Campus, the events will let prospective students and their families  explore VPCC's wide-ranging academic offerings. From 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on both days, attendees can connect with faculty, staff, athletic coaches, and students to gain valuable insight about the College. From tours and demonstrations to...

Virginia Peninsula Community College is partnering with Virginia’s Community Colleges (VCCS), the Virginia Department of Veterans Services and Tech For Troops to bring laptops to veterans. Marc Vernon, VPCC’s director of Military and Veteran Services, explained the VCCS and the Virginia Department of Veterans Services joined forces to better serve military members and their families. He noted of 23 VCCS institutions, VPCC is among several to “opt-in” to...

RICHMOND, Va. – In accordance with Section 23.1-307 (D) of the Code of Virginia, the State Board for Community Colleges provides notice that it will consider tuition and mandatory fee increases for Virginia’s Community Colleges, effective fall 2024, at 9 a.m. on May 16, at the Virginia Community College System, System Office, 300 Arboretum Place, Richmond, VA 23236. The State Board will consider mandatory tuition and fee increases of between 1% and 4.9% for undergraduate...

Virginia Peninsula Community College anticipates enrollment growth of more than 7% for the spring 2024 semester. Citing preliminary figures, Jeffrey Bonavita, interim director of Institutional Research at the College, expects the final official count for credit instruction this spring to be nearly 6,260 students, and roughly 3,270 for full-time equivalent students (FTES). The numbers represent more than a 7% increase in headcount and more than a 5% increase in students compared to...

Solid pitching and timely hitting helped the Gators post a 6-3 victory over Caldwell Community College on Friday, March 29, in the opener of a three-game series at War Memorial Stadium. Tyler Stobbs drove in a run in the first inning on a groundout for a 1-0 lead. After the visitors from Hudson, N.C., scored two in the second, Jayden Alvarez put VPCC back in front with a two-run single in the fifth. Caldwell tied the game in the seventh, but the Gators again responded. VPCC took a 4-3 lead on...

The summer work schedule of four nine-hour days Monday through Thursday, and four hours Friday, runs May 20 through Aug. 9. The College will be closed May 27 for Memorial Day, June 19 for Juneteenth, and July 4 for Independence Day. Office hours will be adjusted during the weeks in which these holidays are observed. Summer HOURS of operation, unless otherwise posted, are: Monday - Thursday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Friday 8 - 11:30 a.m.   May 31 8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. June 21 8 a.m....

The Gators dropped a single game to Virginia State University and a three-game weekend series to Surry Community College of North Carolina. In a 13-8 loss to VSU on March 20, the Gators cut a six-run deficit to one with two runs in the fifth inning and two more in the sixth. Unfortunately, the visitors responded with two runs in the seventh and three in the eighth for the victory. Marco Fernandez had three hits, including a home run, and drove in four runs, and William Bennett had two hits,...

College President Dr. Towuanna Porter Brannon held anohter inslallment of "Tea with Dr. B" on Wednesday, March 20. Instead of the usually panel discussion led by Dr. Brannon, it was a question-and-answer format faciliated by Student Government Association President Tiye Smith. About 50 people were in attendance, with a handful more participating via Zoom. Dr. Brannon discussed leadership, the direction of the College, artificial intelligence and more.

Virginia Peninsula Community College’s online associate program in computer science is ranked in the top 25 in the country. "It is an honor to be recognized for the hard work and high quality of instruction that goes into making our computer science students successful,” said Scott Stauble, dean of the STEM division at VPCC.  TechGuide, which lists VPCC at No.22, wrote in a press release: “This recognition highlights the excellence of your program and...

Virginia Peninsula Community College unveiled its new athletics website last week. It’s still a work in progress with sports, stories, schedules and stats being added almost every day. The goal is to create a better avenue to inform fans of what is going on with the Gators athletic programs. The company behind the new site, PrestoSports, works with college and athletics organizations throughout the country to provide a sports entertainment platform to engage fans with their favorite...

Empowering others through education is what Dr. Janelle Sokolowich is about. As the associate provost for social mission at Chamberlain University, she has not only excelled in her career but is an advocate for equity and equality in the academic landscape.          “No matter what my role, I always felt I would be the voice of the person who was marginalized, underserved and may have had multiple...

Andres McIntyre was as excited as a kid on Christmas morning when the uniforms for Virginia Peninsula Community College’s new track and field team arrived last week. It wasn’t so much how they looked, although he says they are sharp. It was what they represent, which he stressed to his athletes. “Seeing the jerseys come in is like, ‘Do you all realize? Do you all understand?,’” said McIntyre, who was named track and field/cross...

The Virginia Peninsula Community College baseball team dropped a pair of doubleheaders last week, extending their losing streak to eight games. After their game against Chowan University’s JV team was rained out Feb. 29, the Gators (4-14) lost two games to The Apprentice School on March 1 at War Memorial Stadium. In each game, they were done in by big innings. In the opener, Apprentice scored five runs in the second inning and seven in the fifth for a 12-3 victory. Marco Fernandez...

The Virginia Peninsula Community College men’s and women’s basketball teams suffered losses two days apart, ending their respective seasons. The men’s season wrapped up with an 84-77 loss to Mountain Gateway Community College in the quarterfinals of the Region X tournament Feb. 25-28 at Sandhills Community College in Pinehurst, N.C. The Gators (7-14), who earned the fifth seed in the tournament, led 48-46 at halftime but couldn’t hang on. The fourth...