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Spotlighted below is the latest from CCWC.

 

Also check out the following latest news from CCWC's three partner colleges of Paul D. Camp Community College, Thomas Nelson Community College (becoming Virginia Peninsula Community College), and Tidewater Community College, as well as the Virginia Community College System.

One Stop Event Huge Success

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Jul 26, 2024
Teamwork made Virginia Peninsula Community College’s third annual One Stop event July 25 a huge success, with approximately 125 potential students participating. Athletics director Chris Moore said he received great feedback from students, parents and College staff. The event, which was held in Kecoughtan Hall, allowed potential students to finalize their enrollment process in one location and in one afternoon. Previous One Stop events were exclusively for athletes. However, this...

Grad Kolby Hoge Earns TV Internship

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Jul 26, 2024
The stars aligned perfectly for Kolby Hoge just after college graduation. He received a degree in Graphic and Media Design from Virginia Peninsula Community College in May then started a highly competitive internship about three weeks later. This opportunity is a huge step for Hoge, who wants a career in the entertainment industry. His internship at WSKY (SKY 4) involves creating digital ads and assisting with producing commercials. For him, the hands-on experience is the most exciting part....

VPCC Entering Partnership with IECC

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Jul 25, 2024
Virginia Peninsula Community College is partnering with Independent Electrical Contractors Chesapeake (IECC) to offer a four-year apprenticeship program beginning in late 2024 or early 2025. The program, designed to expand job opportunities, will lead to an accredited journeyworker’s license for electricians. Apprentices will work full time and attend classes two nights a week for the 8,000 hours of on-the-job and classroom training required for the license. The curriculum is...

Toano Trades Center Site of Lunch and Learn

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Jul 22, 2024
Virginia Peninsula Community College and the Greater Williamsburg Movement held an information session Saturday, July 20, at the College’s Trades Center in Toano. Above, Charlie Williams (right), the initiative manager for the Greater Williamsburg Movement’s Project InSPire, talks with a potential student and his father at the event. Williams’ group provided a box lunch. Eddie Swain, director of operations for Workforce Development at the College, gave a...

It's Severe Storm Season, Be Prepared

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Jul 19, 2024
As hurricane season lasts through Nov. 30, it's crucial to be prepared. Emergency officials emphasize that readiness can increase survival chances, save lives, and speed up recovery efforts. Here's how you can stay safe: Personal and Family  1. Create a family plan: Ensure you have an emergency kit with supplies for three to seven days, including          food, water, blankets, fuel, medicines, pet supplies, and cash. 2. Secure your home:...

Athletics, What’s Next Partner for Enrollment Event

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Jul 18, 2024
Virginia Peninsula Community College athletics is holding its third annual One Stop event Thursday, July 25, from noon-4 p.m. in Kecoughtan Hall. The event will allow potential student-athletes to finalize their enrollment process in one location and in one afternoon. In addition, VPCC is partnering this year with the What’s Next program, which assists community members interested in learning a skilled trades. “It’s a good way to capture potential students who...

Lunch-and-Learn Set for Toano Trades Center

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Jul 15, 2024
Virginia Peninsula Community College partnered with the Greater Williamsburg Movement numerous times last summer for workforce information sessions. Things went so well they are teaming up again. This time it’s for an 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. lunch-and-learn session Saturday, July 20, at the VPCC’s Trades Center in Toano. The focus is on marine skilled trades, manufacturing trades, transportation (CDL), allied health, and information technology (cybersecurity). Charlie Williams,...

Angelo Maker Intent on Life of Purpose by Helping Others

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Jul 8, 2024
Education changed the game for Angelo Maker. Overcoming trials that might have broken some people, he is determined to make a difference by opening doors for others.   Maker graduated from Virginia Peninsula Community College in 2005. Today he’s the executive director of the Abukloi Foundation, an international nonprofit organization set on creating and supporting schools in his native South Sudan. His path from being one of the Lost Boys of Sudan to becoming a source of...

Alexander Appointed Division Dean

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Jun 27, 2024
In 14 years as a Virginia Peninsula Community College faculty member, Michelle Alexander has discovered two passions: teaching and her students. However, for the past few years, she also has been thinking about the next step in her career. Her new role as dean of the Public Safety, Allied Health, and Human Services (PSAHHS) division at the College involves all of that. And while she won’t be teaching, students still will be a big part of her responsibilities. “I feel like...

Women’s Basketball Player Darnell Honored

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Jun 25, 2024
For someone who didn’t think she was going to attend Virginia Peninsula Community College, Da’Naiyah Darnell sure made an impact in her two years at the institution. She was recognized as VPCC’s athlete of the year at the annual Peninsula Sports Club’s Headliner’s Night on June 24. The featured attraction was Tyrod Taylor, a product of Hampton High School and Virginia Tech who is a quarterback for the New York Jets. Darnell, who is from...

Seminar Promoted Embracing AI, Not Fearing It

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Jun 24, 2024
At Virginia Peninsula Community College’s United for Impact Series on June 18, the topic of discussion was artificial intelligence, highlighting its benefits and risks. “It’s a complex issue,” Christa Krohn told the more than 60 people in attendance at the Peninsula Workforce Development Center. Krohn, the senior director of learning systems at Ohio-based TIES (Teaching Institute for Excellence in STEM), was the keynote speaker and facilitator for the...

Student Letters Published in Local Papers

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Jun 18, 2024
In his English 112 class, Virginia Peninsula Community College adjunct instructor Shawn Day teaches how effective persuasion can play a role in civic engagement and policy advocacy. To demonstrate, he offers his students a chance to earn extra credit at the end of each semester by submitting letters to the editor to local papers. For the spring 2024 semester, submissions from four of his students were published in the Virginian Pilot/Daily Press. FASFA Concerns Salma Hassan of Toano called...

Volleyball Coach Announces Fall 2024 Schedule

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Jun 17, 2024
Tommy Thomas has put together an ambitious schedule for the fall 2024 women’s volleyball season at Virginia Peninsula Community College, his second leading the program. Six home dates highlight the schedule, which consists of 23 matches. The Gators will participate in seven tri-matches, including two at home. They also will play in the NJCAA Region 10 Division III tournament. “We’re playing a lot of different teams,” Thomas said. Last year, in just the...

College Closed June 19 for Juneteenth

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Jun 14, 2024
Virginia Peninsula Community College’s campuses in Hampton and Williamsburg along with satellite locations will be closed Wednesday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth. Juneteenth is observed on June 19 to mark the celebration of emancipation from slavery in the United States. Originating in Texas in 1865, it commemorates the freedom of enslaved people following the Civil War and the Emancipation Proclamation of 1862. Classes and services will resume Thursday, June 20 at the...

Mechatronics Program Just What Student Wanted

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Jun 13, 2024
Two years ago, as he was applying for the mechatronics program at Virginia Peninsula Community College offered through the New Horizons Educations Center, Josh Carr knew little about it. “I’ve always wanted to do some sort of hands-on engineering. I just didn’t know what it was called,” he said. In that abbreviated time, he has earned more than a dozen industry certifications, the most of anyone who has come through the program, according to Rich...

Soccer Coach Announces Fall 2024 Schedule

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Jun 6, 2024
Eight NJCAA Region 10 Division II matches highlight the Virginia Peninsula Community College men’s soccer schedule for fall 2024. “It’s certainly different from last year,” said Kevin Darcy, who will be in his second season with the Gators. The 2023 season was the first in program history, and the Gators went 2-4, including a victory in the New South Athletic Conference championship match. Darcy expects this year to be much tougher....

VPCC's Trades Center Site of Mobile Experience

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Jun 3, 2024
About 25 people visited Virginia Peninsula Community College's Trades Center in Toano on Wednesday, May 29, to see the integrated Digital Shipbuilding Mobile Experience (MX), courtesy of Huntington Ingalls Industry and Newport News Shipbuilding. The MX is a 1,000-square-foot training facility fitted with innovative technologies and software associated with ship repair. Guests had the opportunity to visit five stations in the trailer: virtual reality training, visual work instruction (VWI),...

Athletics Program Continues Growth

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May 23, 2024
The 2023-24 academic year was the second in Virginia Peninsula Community College’s three-year sports expansion plan, yet athletics director Chris Moore said it was as important as the first year. He pointed to the addition of men’s soccer and men’s and women’s track and field, the hiring of a permanent coach for women’s volleyball, men’s basketball joining the NJCAA, and a full season of women’s basketball. “I...

State Budget Agreement Allows Virginia’s Community Colleges to Continue Providing Affordable Access to Higher Education 

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May 21, 2024
~ Community Colleges are the Lowest-Funded Higher Education Institutions in Virginia ~  RICHMOND, Va. – Recognizing the additional funding approved by the governor and Virginia General Assembly, the State Board for Community Colleges voted today to limit base tuition increases to three percent for in-state students. A $4.79 per credit hour tuition increase for in-state […] The post State Budget Agreement Allows Virginia’s Community Colleges to Continue Providing Affordable Access to Higher Education  appeared first on TCC.edu.

Mechatronics Instructor Teaches More Than Students

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May 21, 2024
The mechatronics program at Virginia Peninsula Community College is well-known not just in Hampton Roads, but across the country. And don’t just take the College’s word for it. “Rich Wilcox is running a high-level mechatronics program, as evidenced by his being asked to be Master teacher by NC3,” said Scott Stauble, dean of the STEM division at the College. That designation involves Wilcox traveling across the country to train new NC3 (National...