The Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of community leaders from across Sampson County who serve without pay, and who are elected to serve on a rotating basis.

The Foundation Directors meet on a quarterly basis to review and plan the operations of the Foundation. The Board of Directors serve through a committee structure, and the Board as a whole manages the gifts and investments of funds contributed to the Sampson Community College Foundation.

...who supports it

YOU, and people like you, support the work of the Sampson Community College Foundation. Tax funds provide basic operating resources for Sampson community College, but assure only that minimal needs are met. Private funds enrich the quality of programs and services that people from our area have come to expect from Sampson Community College.

...why they support the SCC Foundation...

• Sampson Community College is the only post-secondary institution in our county serving thousands of adult citizens annually. The major reasons students give for attending Sampson Community College are:
  1. to increase their earning and employment potential;
  2. to save money; and
  3. because it’s conveniently located.
• Approximately one out of every six adults in Sampson County will enroll in educational programs provided by Sampson Community College each year.
• Sampson Community College offers educational opportunities at 75 sites across the county.
• The census report for 2000 revealed that more than 38% of Sampson County residents age 25 and older had less than a high school education and 16% were determined to be functionally illiterate (eighth grade education or less).
• The majority of nurses at Sampson Regional Medical Center are graduates of Sampson Community College.
• Most of the training for the Emergency Services (Rescue Squads, Fire Services, and Law Enforcement Training) is provided through the College.
• Sampson Community College continues to grow and serve the myriad needs of our county. Our citizens recognize that high quality technical education is expensive, but it yields high dividends in our county’s economic development.
• Because Sampson Community College belongs to the people of Sampson County. It is truly their college at home!

...how to be a part

Gifts may be made to the Sampson Community College Foundation in almost every conceivable way:

• through the Annual Fund designated to support the College’s current needs,
• through Special Gifts for support of particular projects or programs,
• Capital Gifts to provide for endowments, buildings, and equipment,
• Planned Gifts, such as bequests and trusts,
• Through Memorials and Honorariums-gifts may be contributed to express sympathy in time of bereavement or to honor individuals still living. Cards acknowledging Memorials and Honorariums are mailed to relatives and friends.
• Gifts-in-kind of equipment, vehicles, supplies, and services are welcome.
• Gifts of securities, real estate, and life insurance policies may also be arranged.

If you have questions about the SCC Foundation, please call or stop by the Resource Development Office located on the Sampson Community College campus. You will always be most welcome!