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CAROLINA SUNROCK ESTABLISHES VGCC SCHOLARSHIP

July 17, 2003 | by VGCC Staff
President Bryan Pfohl of Carolina Sunrock Corp., center, presents $3,000 to President Robert A. Miller of Vance-Granville Community College as the first installment toward establishing an Academic Achievement Scholarship at the college. Carolina Sunrock of Butner, which runs quarries and concrete and asphalt operations at Butner, Kittrell and other sites in the Research Triangle, will … Read More

Ten Complete Truck Driver Training At Vance-Granville Community College

July 14, 2003 | by VGCC Staff
Graduation for the 486th class of the North Carolina Truck Driver Training School also turned into something of a farewell celebration on June 26. Johnston Community College in Smithfield operates the truck driver school, but its instructors take its vehicles around the state to conduct the training. Class 486 trained at Vance-Granville Community College’s main … Read More

Colleges Reaching Out For Dollars

July 12, 2003 | by VGCC Staff
The News & Observer  Barbara Barrett, Staff Writer July 12, 2003 HENDERSON — Robert A. Miller doesn’t have to say a word. He lets the plaques do the talking. Dozens line the wood-paneled walls of the boardroom at Vance-Granville Community College, engraved with the names of the donors and recipients of endowed scholarships. And when … Read More

LATEST ELECTRONICS LEARNING TOOLS

July 9, 2003 | by VGCC Staff
Gary Daniels of Southern Educational Systems demonstrates the operation of the 32-BIT microprocessor recently acquired by the Electronics Engineering Technology program at Vance-Granville Community College. In the foreground is Jim Tart, Electronics Engineering program head, and Dan DeKock, instructor, is at the rear. The microprocessor processes data at the simplest level and is used in … Read More

General Assembly Raises Tuition At State’s Community Colleges

July 3, 2003 | by VGCC Staff
Registration for Fall Semester begins July 24 at Vance-Granville Community College, and students will find the cost of attending just went up a bit. The state budget for 2003-04 passed by the North Carolina General Assembly includes increases in tuition for both in-state and non-resident students at the state’s 59 community colleges. Tuition increased July … Read More

‘New And Improved’ EXPO 2003 Offering Early Bird Specials

July 2, 2003 | by VGCC Staff
Area businesses are being offered an opportunity to be exhibitors at an “even better” EXPO 2003 and to save $20 if they sign up soon. The annual business exposition will be held Tuesday, Oct. 14, at Vance-Granville Community College, and several changes have been made for this year that promise to make the event bigger … Read More

‘Miss Adelaide’ Proves You’re Never Too Old To Learn In VGCC’s Computer Classes

June 26, 2003 | by VGCC Staff
Barbara Thompson is 61 and is the baby of the Introduction to Computers class at Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus. Her classmates include brothers Wilton Smith, 74, and Richard Smith, 70. And they’re not the senior members of the class. That honor belongs to Adelaide Johnson, who is 95, “going on 96.” All four … Read More

Community College System Vice President Will Speak At VGCC Summer Graduation

June 24, 2003 | by VGCC Staff
Dr. Delores A. Parker, vice president of the North Carolina Community College System, will be the principal speaker at Vance-Granville Community College’s summer graduation on Thursday, Aug. 7. Approximately 225 graduates are expected to get their associate degrees, diplomas and certificates in ceremonies to begin at 6 p.m. in the Civic Center on VGCC’s main … Read More

VGCC’s Medical Assisting Prepares Students To Perform Multiple Duties

June 5, 2003 | by VGCC Staff
When you go to the doctor’s office or a health clinic, sometimes the same person who meets you and gets your insurance information also accompanies you to the examining room, takes your vital signs and assists the physician in medical procedures. He or she may later file your insurance claim and ensure that your record … Read More

VGCC Names 241 To Spring Dean’s List

June 3, 2003 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College has announced that 241 students earned Dean’s List honors for the Spring Semester that ended May 8. To qualify for the Dean’s List, a student had to maintain a 3.5 grade-point average and get no grade lower than B while carrying at least 12 semester hours, according to Marsha J. Nelson, dean … Read More