Sandhills Hoke Center

Sandhills Community College Hoke Center offers curriculum and workforce continuing education courses, as well as serves as the home for Sandhoke Early College High School.

Located in Raeford, NC, the Sandhills Hoke Center is on 10-acres of land donated to the College by Wyatt and Mary Upchurch. Groundbreaking for the first building, Upchurch Hall, was in 2000. Johnson Hall was completed in December of 2007 and SandHoke Hall was dedicated in 2012.

 

Curriculum Programs & Majors

The following curriculum programs are offered in total at the Sandhills Hoke Center:

Most curriculum programs offer courses using various delivery formats to include online, hybrid, and face to face.

Contact

Rosa McAllister-McRae, Director, Student Services Hoke Center & Personal Counselor at (910) 878-5804 or mcallisterr@sandhills.edu for information regarding curriculum admission and registration.

 

Workforce Continuing Education Programs

The following Workforce Continuing Education programs are offered at the Sandhills Hoke Center:

Contact

For information regarding workforce continuing education programs, please call (910) 695-3980. Programs and Majors available from Sandhills Community College

 

Student Resources

Students attending curriculum classes at the Sandhills Hoke Center have available to them all resources available to students’ attending classes on the Pinehurst Campus.

Bookstore

Sandhills Hoke Center students can purchase textbooks in one of two ways:

In-person in the bookstore located in the Dempsey Student Center on the Sandhills Community College Pinehurst Campus. Students using financial aid to purchase textbooks must wait until the published purchase date. This is typically one week prior to the beginning of each semester.

 

Library

Sandhills Hoke Center students, faculty and staff are provided an adequate level of services available through Katharine L. Boyd Library on the Pinehurst campus. Using the 5 computers in the Hoke Center Resource Room, Boyd Library’s online library catalog can be searched to locate print books and DVDs. Selected items can be sent for pickup/return between campuses. In addition, interlibrary loan is available through other Community Colleges, and more widely via OCLC. The SCC student ID card is also a library card. Please call (910) 695-3819 or send an e-mail to library@sandhills.edu for more information.

Boyd Library has subscriptions to 144 library databases, including NC Live. These databases provide free access to thousands of magazines, journals, newspapers, e-books, and video content from authoritative sources not found in a Google search. On-campus access is available instantly, and the MySCC login is needed for off-campus access. This Library Guide contains access information, tutorials and how to contact a librarian for reference help.

Additionally, students, faculty and staff at the Hoke Center can use the designated computers in the Hoke Center Resource Room to meet their reference and research needs. Virtual help is available through Microsoft Teams on and off- campus with academic librarians at the Pinehurst campus. Appointments are encouraged due to staffing and can be virtual or in-person at Sandhills Hoke Center. After-hours reference help is available through Chat Staff after 5 PM on weekdays and 24/7 on weekends. Credentialed Librarians with masters’ degrees accredited by the American Library Association provide this service. There is no coverage on Federal holidays with the following exceptions: Washington's Birthday, Columbus Day, and Veterans Day

Personal Counseling

A personal counselor is on staff at the Sandhills Hoke Center to assist students with academic, personal, mental, or social issues that may be interfering with academic success. There is no fee for counseling services and sessions are strictly confidential. If you desire to seek counseling services off-campus or if you need long-term therapeutic services, our counselors will be happy to refer students to local providers.

Contact

Rosa McAllister-McRae
Director, Student Services Hoke Center & Personal Counselor
112 Johnson Hall
(910) 878-5804
mcallisterr@sandhills.edu 

Resource Room

Sandhills Hoke Center Resource Room is an open computer lab located in Upchurch Hall. Free usage is available to SCC curriculum students, SCC Workforce Continuing Education students, SCC faculty, and staff. The Hoke Center Resource Room is also available to students from another college or university with a valid student ID from their home institution.

The Hoke Center Resource Room is equipped with networked computers and a printer. A variety of software is installed on each computer. All provide Internet access.

The Program Associate, located in Upchurch Hall, is ready to lend assistance.

Available Equipment:

  • Five computers with Internet access
  • One black ink printer

Available Software:

  • Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome
  • Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Publisher
  • Assorted Instructional Software

Tutoring

In-person and online tutoring are available by appointment at the Sandhills Hoke Center.

Contact

Whitney Cherekos
Coordinator, Tutoring Center
(910) 695-3948
cherekosw@sandhills.edu 

 

Mailing and Physical Address

1110 East Central Avenue
Raeford, NC 28376

 

Phone Numbers

Front Desk: (910) 875-8589

 

Driving Directions

From downtown Raeford on 211 Business, turn on Central Avenue/401 Business and the Sandhills Community College Hoke Center is on the right, past the Butterball plant.

From Fayetteville Road/401 Bypass, take 401 Business and the Sandhills Community College Hoke Center is on the left.