Halifax Community College

• In 1967, Halifax County Technical Institute was chartered.
• In 1968, the institute’s first president, Dr. Phillip W. Taylor was appointed. In this same year, full-time students were enrolled in business administration, secretarial science and automotive programs for the first time.
• In 1972, the board of trustees approved the purchase of a 109-acre tract of land in Halifax County for the institute’s location.
• In 1976, the institute became known as Halifax Community College.
• In 1977, HCC moved to its new location in Weldon, where formal ceremonies were held.
• In 1986, the Technology Development Center (now the Workforce and Economic Development Center) was built, which included classrooms, offices, a small business center, an auditorium and spacious bays for industrial training.
• In 1987, a student activity center opened, housing a campus bookstore and student lounge.
• In 1988, Dr. Elton L. Newbern Jr. was appointed president of the institution.
• In 1990, the Student/Nursing Education Center was constructed.
• In 1994, the Literacy/Science Education Center was completed.
• In 1996, the Child Care Center/Classroom Building was constructed.
• In 1998, the HCC Board of Trustees appointed Dr. Theodore (Ted) H. Gasper Jr. as president.
• In 2002, construction began on the Allied Health/ Multipurpose Building.
• In 2003, construction on a new wellness center began. In that same year, The Centre opened as northeastern North Carolina’s premier multipurpose venue.
• And lastly, in 2006, Dr. Ervin V. Griffin Sr. started his tenure as the fourth president of HCC.