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Teachers May Earn Renewal Credits With VGCC Computer Classes

May 2, 2006 | by VGCC Staff
Area public school teachers who need renewal credits may earn them through classes being taught at the Vance-Granville Community College Computer Center and online this summer. Computer Skills for the Classroom, which covers Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Publisher, will be offered twice during the summer at the main campus in Vance County. Session One will … Read More

New AutoCad Class Added By VGCC Computer Center

May 2, 2006 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College has added a new class to its Computer Center offerings that will teach students computer-aided drafting. This AutoCad class will be held on Tuesdays from 6 to 9 p.m. from June 6 to Sept. 19 in Room 7136 on the VGCC main campus in Vance County. Students will need basic computer skills … Read More

SPINNING AT VGCC

May 2, 2006 | by VGCC Staff
The panel of the statewide political talk show NC SPIN discuss what may happen at the next session of the North Carolina General Assembly during a mock presentation of the show May 2 in the Vance-Granville Community College Civic Center. Legislative topics covered during the discussion included the budget, the lottery, lobbying and ethics reform, … Read More

VGCC Adds Cake Decorating Class To Continuing Education Schedule

May 1, 2006 | by VGCC Staff
A class to teach students to design and make cakes for special occasions will be offered at Vance-Granville Community College, beginning May 8. The Non-Traditional Cake Decorating class will be held from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Mondays for six weeks, beginning May 8 and ending June 12, on the main campus in Vance County. … Read More

VGCC Hosts Panel Debate TV Program; Local Community Invited to Observe

April 28, 2006 | by VGCC Staff
NC SPIN, considered the state’s leading public policy television program, will be hosted at Vance-Granville Community College on Tuesday, May 2. A round table discussion from the panelists will begin in the Civic Center at 7:30 p.m., one hour after a reception in the building’s lobby to which the public is invited. Believing there is … Read More

VGCC Dedicates New Building At Franklin County Campus

April 27, 2006 | by VGCC Staff
The newest classroom building has been in use at Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus since January. The college officially dedicated the building in ceremonies April 26. Franklin County and college officials participated in the dedication, which was attended by state Rep. Lucy Allen of Louisburg and others from the county. David Brooks, vice chair … Read More

Record 101 Inducted into Honors Society At Vance-Granville Community College

April 26, 2006 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa inducted 101 students into the international honorary society of two year colleges on April 18. This was the largest group ever inducted since the Alpha Sigma Chi chapter began at Vance-Granville. All full-time students inducted into Phi Theta Kappa have a grade-point average of at least 3.5 … Read More

VGCC Plans Microsoft Office Class In Summer at Computer Center

April 26, 2006 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will offer a “Computer Skills for the Workforce” class this summer on the main campus in Vance County. The class, which features Microsoft Office 2003 programs, will begin May 22 and run through June 30 from Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to noon, in the Computer Center of Building 7. This class will help … Read More

Conversational Spanish Class Offered At VGCC’s Franklin County Campus

April 25, 2006 | by VGCC Staff
To help area people communicate with the rapidly-growing Hispanic population, Vance-Granville Community College will offer a conversational Spanish class at its Franklin County Campus. The 10-week, 30-hour course will be held on Wednesdays from 6 to 9 p.m. in Room F-105 at the campus on N.C. 56 west of Louisburg. Classes will begin on May … Read More

VGCC Instructor Publishes 2nd Book As Resource for Teachers of Young

April 19, 2006 | by VGCC Staff
Many people feel they can write a book. A Vance-Granville Community College instructor has proven she has not only one, but several books inside her, and two of them have been published in a six-month period. Jennifer Johnson, program head and instructor for the Early Childhood Associate program at Vance-Granville Community College, had her second … Read More