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Virginia Peninsula Community College

As of October 2, 2026
Former Name: Thomas Nelson Community College (1969-2022)

The information on this page describes the accreditation relationship between this institution and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. General information about the Commission and the accreditation process is provided at the end of this document.

General Information

CEO Name
Dr. Towuanna Porter Brannon
Address
99 College Drive Hampton, VA 23666
Country
United States
Institutional Phone
(757) 825-2700
Approved to Offer
Associate's Degree

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Accreditation Information

Status
Accredited
Public Sanctions
None
Candidacy Date
January 1, 1969
Reaffirmation
2026
Distance Education Approval Date
July 9, 1999
Next Reaffirmation
2036
Next Fifth-Year Review
2031
Degree Level
I i See Approved to Offer above for the complete list.
Control
Public

SACSCOC Staff Member

Patricia (Trish) Parrish

Email

In-Progress Reviews

  • 2031 Fifth-Year Interim Report
  • 2027 Monitoring Report

Off-campus Instructional Sites (Additional Locations)

Types

  • Approved >=50%: Site is approved to offer any portion of a program. Additional programs may be offered with no further site notification or approval. Only sites offering 50% or more of a program require approval.
  • Approved Branch >=50%: Site is approved as a branch campus to offer any portion of a program. Additional programs may be offered with no further site notification or approval.
  • Notified 25-49%: Less than 50% of a program may be offered at the site. Less than 50% of additional programs may be offered with no further site notification.

Sites offering less than 25% of a program do not require notification or approval.

Status

  • Open: Instruction may be offered at the site consistent with the site type defined above.
  • Closed: Closed sites are not shown. A site is closed when (1) the institution has stopped admitting students to the site and (2) SACSCOC has approved the site teach-out plan. Therefore, instruction may continue at a site under the teach-out plan after the site is closed.
  • Bethel High School
    1067 Big Bethel Road Hampton, VA 23666 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Bruton High School
    185 East Rochambeau Drive Williamsburg, VA 23188 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • C&F Bank Operations Center
    3600 LA Grange Parkway Toano, VA 23168 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Development
    1535 Jefferson Avenue Newport News, VA 23607 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Child Development Resources Center - Norge
    150 Point O Woods Road Williamsburg, VA 23188 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Denbigh Baptist Christian High School
    13010 Mitchell Point Road Newport News, VA 23602 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Denbigh High School
    259 Denbigh Road Boulevard Newport News, VA 23608 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Fort Eustis Education Center
    1500 Madison Avenue Fort Eustis, VA 23604 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Governor's School for Science and Technology
    520 Butler Farm Road Hampton, VA 23666 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Grafton High School
    403 Grafton Drive Yorktown, VA 23692 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Hampton Christian High School
    2419 North Armistead Avenue Hampton, VA 23666 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Hampton High School
    1491 W Queen Street Hampton, VA 23669 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Heritage High School
    5800 Marshall Ave Newport News, VA 23605 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Jamestown High School
    3751 John Tyler Highway Williamsburg, VA 23185 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Kecoughtan High School
    522 Woodland Road Hampton, VA 23669 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Lafayette High School
    4460 Longhill Road Williamsburg, VA 23188 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Menchville High School
    275 Menchville Road Newport News, VA 23602 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • NASA Langley Child Development Center
    8 Lindberg Way Hampton, VA 23681 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Newport News Shipyard
    4101 Washington Avenue Newport News, VA 23607 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Peninsula Catholic High School
    600 Harpersville Road Newport News, VA 23601 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Phoebus High School
    100 Ireland Street Hampton, VA 23663 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Point Option School
    813 Diligence Drive Suite 100 Newport News, VA 23603 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Poquoson High School
    51 Odd Road Poquoson, VA 23662 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Riverside Training Facility
    316 Main Street Newport News, VA 23601 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Southeast Higher Education Center
    Achievable Dream Middle/High School 5720 Marshall Avenue Newport News, VA 23605 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Summit Christian Academy
    4209 Big Bethel Road Yorktown, VA 23693 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Tabb High School
    4431 Big Bethel Road Yorktown, VA 23693 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • United States Coast Guard Training Center-Yorktown
    1 U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown, VA 23690 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Virginia Peninsula Community College Historic Triangle Campus
    4601 Opportunity Way Williamsburg, VA 23188 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Warhill High School
    4615 Opportunity Way Williamsburg, VA 23188 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Warwick High School
    51 Copeland Lane Newport News, VA 23601 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Woodside High School
    13450 Woodside Lane Newport News, VA 23608 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • York High School
    9300 George Washington Highway Yorktown, VA 23692 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

About SACSCOC and Accreditation

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), the accreditation name of The Commission on Colleges and Universities, is the commission responsible for accrediting degree-granting institutions across the nation and internationally. The SACSCOC Board of Trustees is the representative body of the member institutions also known as the College Delegate Assembly. To gain or maintain accreditation, an institution must comply with SACSCOC policies, procedures, and with all standards contained in the Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement in the professional judgment of peer reviewers. SACSCOC’s institutional accreditation includes all degree levels regardless of location or mode of instruction. The Commission accredits the institution as a whole.

Components of the Review Process

The SACSCOC Board of Trustees conducts several types of institutional reviews: (1) Candidate Committee reviews of applicant institutions seeking candidacy, (2) Accreditation Committee reviews of candidate institutions seeking initial membership, (3) Reaffirmation Committee reviews of member institutions seeking continued accreditation following a comprehensive review, (4) Special Committee reviews of member institutions seeking continued accreditation following evaluation of institutional circumstances that are accreditation related, and (5) Substantive Change Committee reviews of member institutions seeking approval and continued accreditation following the review of a change of a significant modification or expansion to the institution’s nature and scope. Each of the above type of reviews has its own evaluation documents and peer review procedures and can be found on the SACSCOC website at www.sacscoc.org.

The Committees on Compliance and Reports (C&R), standing committees of the SACSCOC Board of Trustees, review reports prepared by evaluation committees and the institutional responses to those reports. A C&R Committee’s recommendation regarding an institution’s accreditation-related matters is forwarded to the Executive Council for review. The Executive Council recommends action to the SACSCOC Board of Trustees, which makes the final decision on reaffirmation and any monitoring activities that it may require of an institution. The SACSCOC Board of Trustees convenes twice a year.

Complaints Against SACSCOC Accredited Institutions

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) recognizes the value of information provided by students, employees, and others in determining whether an institution’s performance is consistent with SACSCOC standards for obtaining or maintaining accreditation. The Commission’s interest also is in ensuring that member institutions maintain appropriate grievance procedures and standards of procedural fairness and that the procedures are applied appropriately and consistently. The procedures for the review of complaints involving member institutions enable SACSCOC to address possible violations of its Principles of Accreditation, its Core Requirements and Standards, SACSCOC policies or procedures, as well as to address possible violations of an institution’s own policies and procedures, if related to the Principles.

Since SACSCOC’s complaint procedures are for the purpose of addressing any significant non-compliance with SACSCOC Principles of Accreditation, policies, or procedures, the procedures are not intended to be used to involve SACSCOC in disputes between individuals and member institutions, or cause SACSCOC to interpose itself as a reviewing authority in individual matters of admission, grades, granting or transferability of credits, application of academic policies, fees or other financial matters, disciplinary matters or other contractual rights and obligations. Nor does SACSCOC seek redress on an individual’s behalf. Under no circumstances does SACSCOC respond to, or take action on, any complaint or any allegation that contains defamatory statements. Further, SACSCOC will not serve as a grievance panel when the outcome of institutional grievance or appeal processes is unsatisfactory to the complainant.

SACSCOC expects individuals to attempt to resolve the issue through all means available to the complainant, including following the institution’s own published grievance procedures, before submitting a complaint to SACSCOC. Therefore, SACSCOC is under no obligation to consider additional information submitted by the complainant subsequent to the receipt of the formal complaint. SACSCOC’s usual practice is not to consider a complaint that is currently in administrative proceedings, including institutional proceedings, or in litigation. However, if there is substantial, credible evidence that indicates systemic problems with an accredited institution, SACSCOC may, at its discretion, choose to proceed with the review.

For the fastest and most secure review by SACSCOC personnel, we strongly encourage you to submit your formal complaint online. You can easily file your concerns by completing the digital “Complaints Against Institutions: Information Sheet and Form” directly through our secure online portal. Please note that to maintain the integrity of the review process, SACSCOC cannot evaluate oral or anonymous complaints, nor can we accept complaints submitted on behalf of another individual or forwarded from another entity. Filing your complaint electronically ensures it is received immediately and streamlines the review process.

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