News

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.

VPCC President Named to Two Prestigious Lists by Area Media

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May 16, 2024
Virginia Peninsula Community College students, faculty, and staff are thrilled to congratulate President Towuanna Porter Brannon on being named to the 2024 Power List by Inside Business and being named among Coastal Virginia’s “150 most influential leaders” by CoVABiz Magazine. The annual Power List showcases individuals from various sectors and backgrounds who move the needle for the economy in Hampton Roads. Dr. Brannon, the College's...

VPCC Presenting Symposium on Artificial Intelligence

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May 15, 2024
Virginia Peninsula Community College continues its United for Impact conference series with “AI Insights:  Navigating the Future” Tuesday, June 18 at the Peninsula Workforce Development Center in Hampton. The event will bring together educators, technology experts, government officials and employers to explore the developments and practical applications of artificial intelligence. Free and open to the public, the 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. symposium will examine the...

College Holds 55th Commencement Exercises

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May 14, 2024
Student Government Association President Tiye' Smith stressed to her classmates how proud she was of them in her commencement speech at Virginia Peninsula Community College’s graduation ceremony May 14 at Hampton Coliseum. “I’m sure for many of us, the road to completion was paved with obstacles, but we can feel triumphant we finally completed our higher education,” she said, noting many of the graduates overcame self-doubt and financial obstacles while...

A Head Start for College and Life – Graduates Reflect on Dual Enrollment at TCC

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May 14, 2024
Watching our students officially become Tidewater Community College alumni this time of year and celebrate their accomplishments with family and friends brings us so much pride at TCC.  Some students are graduating with more than one degree this year.   Kimberly Flores-Aguilar is a graduating senior at Manor High School in Portsmouth who graduated from TCC […] The post A Head Start for College and Life – Graduates Reflect on Dual Enrollment at TCC appeared first on TCC.edu.

LEAPing Into College: High School Students Add TCC to Their Summer Plans

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May 14, 2024
Since the summer of 2021, the Tidewater Community College LEAP program has been helping high school students get a head start in transitioning to college life. While setting students up for success, the program also absorbs first semester college costs, allowing students to take 3 to 12 credits at TCC at no cost to them. […] The post LEAPing Into College: High School Students Add TCC to Their Summer Plans appeared first on TCC.edu.

Camp Baseball team is headed back to the NJCAA Division III World Series!

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May 13, 2024
After winning two post-season championships, the Camp Community College baseball team is headed back to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division III World Series for the second straight year. Camp won the NJCAA Region 10, Division III championships for the second straight year the weeked of May 3-6. The Hurricanes defeated Surry Community College 8-1 in Martinsville on May 6 to capture their second straight title.

Baseball Planted Seed for Future Success

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May 10, 2024
Virginia Peninsula Community College baseball coach Shane Harrison compared growing a baseball program to growing anything else. It starts with a seed, and that is how he described the 2024 season. “We said at the beginning of the year that we’re planting a fruit seed,” said Harrison, who completed his second season as head coach of the Gators after one as an assistant. “I told them we’re not going to eat fruit tomorrow, but the seed has been...

VPCC Parents Beaming with Pride as Children Graduate

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May 8, 2024
Graduation is a special time of year, but for four employees at Virginia Peninsula Community College, it is extra special this year because they have a child walking across the stage May 14 at the Hampton Coliseum. Here’s a closer look at those employees and their graduating child: Belinda Baker, the public relations and marketing coordinator, joined the College in October 2005 as a temp, became part-time and was hired full time in October 2009. Her daughter Madison enrolled in the...

Shane Smith Named Coca-Cola Academic Team Silver Scholar

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May 8, 2024
Shane Smith (right) counts his father as his best friend.Virginia Peninsula Community College student Shane Smith has been named a 2024 Coca-Cola Academic Team Silver Scholar and will receive a $1,250 scholarship.  The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation sponsors the Coca-Cola Academic Team program by recognizing 50 Gold, 50 Silver, and 50 Bronze Scholars with nearly $200,000 in scholarships annually. Nominated for the academic team by their college administrators based on academic...

Shane Smith Named Coca-Cola Academic Team Silver Scholar

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May 8, 2024
Shane Smith (right) counts his father as his best friend.Virginia Peninsula Community College student Shane Smith has been named a 2024 Coca-Cola Academic Team Silver Scholar and will receive a $1,250 scholarship.  The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation sponsors the Coca-Cola Academic Team program by recognizing 50 Gold, 50 Silver, and 50 Bronze Scholars with nearly $200,000 in scholarships annually. Nominated for the academic team by their college administrators based on academic...

WATA Has New Stop at VPCC Trades Center in Toano

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May 7, 2024
Officials representing Virginia Peninsula Community College and Williamsburg Area Transit Authority (WATA) announced a new bus route to better serve students at the College’s Trades Center in Toano. On Monday, May 6, WATA began providing service down Industrial Boulevard with a stop right by VPCC’s new Trades Center. WATA adjusted Route 9 (Toano) to accommodate the new stop. Temporary signs are in place while WATA works with James City County on permanent signage. WATA...

Track and Field Season Wraps Up Historic Season

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May 6, 2024
The Virginia Peninsula Community College track and field team finished its inaugural season April 27, but coach Andres McIntyre isn’t slowing down anytime soon. “Offseason is probably going to be the most important season for the program in order to aim for growth,” he said. Late spring is a crucial time, McIntyre said, because school is winding down, leaving the athletes with one less thing to worry about. “It opens up some more avenues to have a free...

Baseball Season Comes to Close

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May 6, 2024
The Virginia Peninsula Community College baseball season ended with a 5-4 loss May 2 to Rockingham Community College in the first round of the NJCAA Region 10 Division III tournament in Martinsville. As with most of their games this season, the Gators didn’t go down without a fight. They took a 4-0 lead in the second inning with RBI from Brendan Walker, Jayden Alvarez, Neo Klemish and Marco Fernandez. The Eagles answered with one run in the third inning, two in the fourth, one in...

Caribbean Social

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May 3, 2024
The Gator mascot dances along with students at the Caribbean Social held outside Kecoughtan Hall on Thursday, May 2.

VPCC Re-Examining Dental Hygiene Program, Closing Dental Clinic at Historic Triangle Campus

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May 2, 2024
Virginia Peninsula Community College is reimagining and rebuilding its Dental Hygiene program which is now in the first year of a two-year non-enrollment period. As part of the process, the College will close its Dental Clinic at the Historic Triangle campus in Williamsburg, effective May 15. The Local College Board agreed to support a decision to voluntarily withdraw VPCC’s Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) to allow time to reassess the Dental Hygiene program working with...

“Never doubt your success.” – Chiara Williams, Commencement Student Speaker

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May 2, 2024
Chiara Williams, a graduate of Great Bridge High School in Chesapeake, is graduating from Tidewater Community College with an associate of science in Social Science and will serve as Tidewater Community College’s 78th Commencement Exercise Student Speaker. This fall, Williams plans to continue her education at Old Dominion University to complete her studies in clinical psychology. […] The post “Never doubt your success.” – Chiara Williams, Commencement Student Speaker appeared first on TCC.edu.

VPCC Closed May 14 for Commencement Exercises

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May 2, 2024
Virginia Peninsula Community College campuses in Hampton and Williamsburg along with satellite locations will be closed Tuesday, May 14 allowing students, faculty and staff to participate in the College’s 55th commencement exercises. The event celebrating the graduating class of 2024 takes place at the Hampton Coliseum. During the College’s closure many services, including registration, will be available online at www.vpcc.edu. New and returning students may register now...

Dual Enrollment EMT Orientation Held at HT Campus

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May 2, 2024
Eleven students, along with their parents or guardians, attended VPCC’s dual enrollment EMT orientation Tuesday, April 30, at the Historic Triangle Campus. Laura Rondeau, an instructor in the EMS and Fire Science program, led the session, which was for students in the Williamsburg-James City County and York County school districts. The evening included a tour of the classrooms, labs and facilities the students will use when their classes start in the fall. Also offering guidance and...

Camp Community College Awarded a $100K GO Virginia Workforce Development Planning Grant for Mechatronics

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Apr 30, 2024
Camp Community College has been selected to receive a $100,000 GO Virginia planning grant to describe current needs and gaps in mechatronics in the Western Tidewater region, along with strategies on how to address those needs and create an advisory committee consisting of industry and governmental partners to guide creation of the plan. This grant will go toward surveying the business landscape, workforce skillsets (and skills gaps), and assembling a comprehensive plan to upskill industrial and warehouse workers through both short-term training and long-term degree programs at Camp Community