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Help with Job Skills offered at VGCC South Campus

Vance-Granville Community College’s South Campus, located on N.C. 56 between Creedmoor and Butner, will be the site for upcoming courses offered by the college’s Human Resources Development (HRD) Department. HRD classes are designed to help the unemployed and the underemployed with career planning, including job-seeking and job-keeping skills. HRD classes are free to qualified applicants,  Read More

VGCC South Campus offers Language Skills courses

Two Vance-Granville Community College classes scheduled to begin in September at the college’s South Campus, located on N.C. 56 between Creedmoor and Butner, focus on learning languages. “Conversational Spanish” will introduce the Spanish language, and students will learn to speak, listen, read, and write in Spanish. This training is recommended for anyone interested in learning  Read More

Job Training available at VGCC South Campus

Three Vance-Granville Community College classes scheduled to begin in September at the college’s South Campus, located on N.C. 56 between Creedmoor and Butner, offer area residents the chance to learn new occupational skills. A ten-week Commercial Cleaning course will be offered on South Campus on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. until noon, Sept. 9  Read More

VGCC offers Digital Photography courses

Two Vance-Granville Community College courses related to digital photography will begin in September on the college’s main campus in Vance County. “Digital Camera Know-How & Photo Editing” will be held on Saturdays, Sept. 6 through Oct. 18, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. This class is ideal for the novice who wants to learn how  Read More

VGCC Earns High Marks in Annual State Report

Vance-Granville Community College continues to excel by a variety of measures, according to the 2008 Critical Success Factors report from the N.C. Community College System office. The CSF report is a compilation of assessments of all 58 community colleges on service provided during the 2006-07 academic year. This annual reporting is part of the strict  Read More

Ragonese Named to Head VGCC Culinary Program

Vance-Granville Community College welcomed Chef Ross Ragonese (pictured above) as the new head of its Culinary Technology program on July 29. The two-year Associate in Applied Science degree program, based at the Masonic Home for Children in Oxford, prepares students for entry-level professional positions in restaurants, hotels, catering operations, health-care facilities, schools and other institutions.  Read More

VGCC Offers Seminar on Managing Change

Vance-Granville Community College’s Small Business Center will present a free seminar, called “How to Lead & Negotiate Change in the Workplace,” on Monday, Aug. 25 from 9 a.m. until noon in Room 7107 on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. Whether you are trying to get an individual to change how he or she  Read More

Upcoming VGCC South Campus Classes Offer Computer and Job Skills

Five Vance-Granville Community College classes scheduled to begin in August at the college’s South Campus, located on N.C. 56 between Creedmoor and Butner, offer area residents the chance to learn new skills to succeed in today’s work-place. Three courses are offered by the college’s Human Resources Development (HRD) Department. HRD classes are designed to help  Read More

VGCC Franklin Campus hosts Information Session on Biotech training

Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus, located on N.C. 56 west of Louisburg, will host a biotechnology information session on Tuesday, Aug. 12 at 5 p.m. in room F306. This is an informal meeting to share information about biotechnology and the future of biotech-related jobs in North Carolina. Visitors can learn more about VGCC’s courses  Read More

Register for Fall Classes Aug. 12-14

The Fall 2008 semester at Vance-Granville Community College begins Tuesday, Aug. 19. The fall course schedule is now available on VGCC’s website (vgcc.springerstudios.net) under “Schedules.” Orientation sessions for new students in curriculum programs will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 5 and Monday, Aug. 11 in the Civic Center on VGCC’s main campus in Vance County.  Read More