HCC In the News

February 2024
02/27 HCC Students Conduct Mock Juvenile Disposition Hearing
02/05 Nomination Period for HCC African American Heroes Awards is Now Open

January 2024
01/24 Halifax Community College Campus Police Chief Sworn In
01/24 Halifax Community College and University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Forge Medical Laboratory Science Strategic Agreement
01/16 Halifax Community College announces students who earned President’s List or Dean’s List at the end of the Summer and Fall 2023 semesters
01/03 HCC College Embarks on 2024 with a Day of Professional Development

December 2023
12/15 HCC Nursing and Criminal Justice Departments collaborate for Mock Trial
12/04 HCC Hosts 15th Annual American Indian Heritage Month Ceremony
12/01 Halifax Community College Receives $25,000 Donation from First Citizens Bank

November 2023
11/06 Halifax Community College Recognizes Dr. Michael Williams for Outstanding Service to the College

August 2023
08/31 Distinguished Leaders Reappointed and Welcomed as Trustees for HCC
08/01 HCC to host Presidential Inauguration and Founders Day Week Activities

July 2023
07/20 Halifax Community College Holds Practical Nursing Pinning Ceremony
07/06 Halifax Community College Announces Instant Admission Day

June 2023
06/12 Halifax Community College Announces Free Allied Health Summer Camp for Rising 6th – 8th Graders
06/06 HCC to host Presidential Inauguration during Founders Day Week

May 2023
05/17 Phi Theta drops off summer donations to Halifax County's Department of Social Services
05/13 HCC Holds 56th Annual Commencement Ceremony
05/11 HCC Holds School of Health Sciences Pinning Ceremony
05/10 HCC inducts 25 new members into Phi Theta Kappa
05/10 Halifax Community College announces students who earned President’s List or Dean's List at the end of the Spring 2023 semester
05/10 HCC Celebrates Employees During Employee Appreciation Day

April 2023
04/21 Local Community College Leaders Advocate For Systemwide Priorities in State’s Capital
04/18 "A Mixed Methods Study to Understand the Perceptions of ADN Graduates Concerning Nursing Faculty Attrition and the Impact on Student Success" by Dr. Kelly Traylor Eller, EdD, MSN, RN
04/18 Proposed county budget contains 8 percent employee adjustment
04/17 A community college president’s return home and her vision for the future
04/13 Halifax Community College Hosted Campus Visit with John M. Belk Endowment and EDNC

March 2023
03/29 Halifax Community College to Hold 56th Annual Commencement
03/27 HCC hosts Golden Leaf Foundation
03/17 HCC’s new president visits Northampton Commissioners

January 2023
01/03 Halifax Community College announces students who earned President’s List or Dean’s List at the end of the Fall 2022 semester
01/03 Phi Theta Kappa delivers holiday extravaganza at Northampton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

October 2022
10/30 HCC's Phi Theta Kappa inducts 13 new members
10/28 HCC to Host 14th Annual American Indian Heritage Month Ceremony to be held at Halifax Community College
10/20 HCC to Celebrate Scholarship Recipients and Donors
10/07 HCC to Host A Public Service Career Fair

September 2022
09/20 HCC to Celebrate Its 55th Annual Founders Day
09/06 HCC to Celebrate Constitution Day on September 9

August 2022
08/18 Presidential Search Announcement & Invitation to Complete an Electronic Survey (Progress Report #1)

July 2022
07/26 Halifax Community College announces students who earned President's List or Dean's List at the end of the Summer 2022 semester

May 2022
05/09 Halifax Community College readies for 55th commencement ceremony, welcomes NC Senator Milton F. “Toby” Fitch as speaker
05/05 Halifax Community College, East Carolina University sign transfer agreement to streamline criminal justice program pathway
05/04 Halifax Community College provides WestRock apprenticeship training

April 2022
04/28 Halifax Community College celebrates Phi Theta Kappa spring induction
04/21 Educational Partnerships Drive Job Success

March 2022
03/25 Halifax Community College Hosts Allied Healthcare Job Fair
03/24 Halifax Community College Earns 2022-2023 Military Friendly® School Designation
03/21 Halifax Community College Hosts Women’s History Guest Lecturer
03/10 Educational Partnerships Help Adult Students Achieve CDL Credentials
03/08 Halifax Community College Adopts Mask Optional Status
03/04 Cada Head Start at Halifax Community College Earns National Accreditation

February 2022
02/22 Halifax Community College to Salute Local African American Heroes
02/15 Halifax Community College to Host Native Residents of the Roanoke Valley in Healthcare Careers
02/14 Halifax Community College Welcomes US Congressman GK Butterfield to Campus for Black History Month Lecture
02/09 Halifax Community College Names Dr. David Forester Acting President
02/07 Halifax Community College Welcomes Trailblazing Journalist Shauna Singletary Williams for Virtual Lecture

January 2022
01/31 Halifax Community College Announces the Passing of Dr. Michael A. Elam, President of HCC

December 2021
12/21 Halifax Community College Announces President’s List and Dean’s List Achievements
12/16 Phi Theta Kappa honor society spreads holiday cheer among residents at Northampton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
12/01 US Air Force Heritage of America Band ‘Hope for the Holidays’ Concert at Halifax Community College Canceled

November 2021
11/30 Halifax Community College Celebrates Phi Theta Kappa Fall Induction
11/23 Halifax Community College Hosts ‘Hope for the Holidays’ Concert Featuring US Air Force Heritage of America Band
11/05 Apache and Black Hawk Helicopters to Land on Halifax Community College Campus Grounds for Nov. 9 U.S. Military Expo

October 2021
10/21 Halifax Community College Hosts Inaugural Veterans Celebrations

September 2021
09/28 Halifax Community College, Local Nurse Caregiver Agency Share National Award Targeting Support of New Moms, Children Under Age Two
09/13 Halifax Community College Celebrates 54th Founders’ Day, Hosts Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting for New Campus Building

July 2021
07/14 Griffin Presidential Scholars Program Endowed Scholarship Fund Reaches $100,000 Mark

June 2021
06/29 HCC and the Community Come Together
06/24 RAMP East becomes an official pre-apprenticeship program

May 2021
05/07 Halifax Community College will host its 2021 graduation commencement ceremonies online
05/05 HCC holds its Recognizing Academic Excellence and Distinguished Service Awards Ceremony
05/05 PTK donates summer donations to Halifax County’s Department of Social Services

April 2021
04/20 Halifax Community College will host Dr. Miguel Cardona, U.S. Secretary of Education as the 2021 Graduation commencement speaker
04/19 Halifax Community College to resume normal operations on May 17, 2021
04/19 HCC holds Phi Theta Kappa spring induction

February 2021
02/05 Halifax Community College to kick off its new series “Highlighting Native Resident of the Roanoke Valley” during Black History Month on February 11th
02/01 HCC to open its Black History Month Activities on February 4th with its 14th Annual Stamp Dedication

January 2021
01/28 What Legacy Are You Leaving?

November 2020
11/04 HCC Receives No Recommendations from SACSCOC On-Site Reaffirmation Committee

October 2020
09/09 Life saving technology donated for EMT, Fire, Police and the citizens of Roanoke Valley

September 2020
09/09 HCC Receives Donation from Enviva Northampton

July 2020
07/22 Re-Opening Procedures from Dr. Michael Elam
07/22 HCC to Host Educational Summit

May 2020
05/05 HCC Recognizes Distinguished Service of Faculty and Staff

April 2020
04/14 Halifax Community College Small Business Center Receives Creating New Economies Fund Grant
04/14 HCC Reopens for Essential Business Services
04/01 HCC to Temporarily Suspend Essential Business Services and Campus Access for Cleaning

March 2020
03/27 HCC Continues Online Instruction from Home
03/16 HCC Suspending All Face-to-Face Instruction
03/16 HCC Shifting to Online Instructional Delivery
03/16 HCC under Normal Operations, Restrictions in Place

February 2020
02/28 HCC to Host Progressive Communities Awards Dinner
02/20 Twelve Local African-American Heroes Selected at HCC
02/18 HCC to Host Two-Part Climate Change Lecture Series
02/18 UPDATE: HCC to Host TRiO Day and College Expo
02/06 HCC to Honor Black Patriots
02/05 HCC Receiving Nominations for Youth Impact Award
02/05 HCC Receiving Nominations for Faith in Action Award
02/04 HCC Receiving Nominations for Community Bridge Builder Award

January 2020
01/27 HCC to Host 2020 Black History Month Stamp Dedication
01/24 HCC to Celebrate Black History Month
01/22 HCC to Host Progressive Communities Awards Dinner
01/10 HCC to Host U.S. Air Force Heritage of America Band
01/06 HCC Local African-American Heroes nomination deadline slated for Feb. 14