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VGCC offers Summer employment and training to youth and adults

May 5, 2009 | by VGCC Staff
The recently-enacted American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, also known as the “stimulus package,” will soon have a local impact through Vance-Granville Community College’s Workforce Investment Act program. The Kerr-Tar Workforce Development Board, which administers federal Workforce Investment Act funds, recently received federal recovery funds, which will be used by its various WIA operators, … Read More

VGCC offers Career Planning class at Warren Library

May 4, 2009 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will partner with Warren County Memorial Library to offer a course that helps area residents who are trying to obtain employment. The “Career Planning” course will be held Tuesday through Thursday from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the library on Front Street in Warrenton, starting May 5 and continuing until June … Read More

VGCC offers E-Notary Public course

May 4, 2009 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College’s Small Business Center will offer a course on the new legislative procedure required to perform electronic notary acts. In order to qualify for electronic notarization certification, a student must hold a current, valid commission as a North Carolina Notary Public. The course will be held on Thursday, May 14 from 5 until … Read More

Middle School Students learn about Biotech at VGCC

April 29, 2009 | by VGCC Staff
Students from Henderson Middle School visited Vance-Granville Community College’s main campus on March 24 to learn about the college’s Bioprocess Technology program. The two-year degree program is designed to prepare individuals to work as Process Operators in biological products manufacturing facilities. The HMS students visited as part of Citizen Schools, an after-school program. Citizen Schools … Read More

VGCC South Campus offers help Finding, Getting Ready for New Jobs

April 29, 2009 | by VGCC Staff
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

Variety of courses available at VGCC South Campus

April 23, 2009 | by VGCC Staff
Several Vance-Granville Community College courses scheduled to begin in May at the college’s South Campus , located on N.C. 56 between Creedmoor and Butner, offer area residents the chance to learn new skills for on-the-job or personal use. A “Certification Prep” class, the last course required for the Medical Coding program, will be offered May … Read More

VGCC Computer classes start in May at Main Campus

April 22, 2009 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will offer several of its popular computer-related classes for area residents starting in May on the college’s main campus in Vance County. A night class will focus on Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel, two of the most popular and widely used components of the Microsoft Office suite, which have recently been revamped. … Read More

VGCC Cosmetology Students Meet Employers

April 22, 2009 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College students circulated through the college’s Civic Center on March 16 for an informative expo/career fair focused on Cosmetology careers. They talked with representatives of area salons and other businesses about job opportunities. Among the businesses represented at the event were E-Clips Barber & Beauty Center of Henderson, Hair in Motion of Henderson, … Read More

VGCC Celebrates Women’s History Month

April 22, 2009 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College organized several activities to celebrate Women’s History Month during March. On March 10, the student lounge on VGCC’s Main Campus was the site of an informative program on women’s health issues. Joan Reid, a North Carolina Cooperative Extension agent for Granville County, discussed heart disease, the leading cause of illness and death … Read More

VGCC to hold Benefit Golf Tournament on May 12

April 20, 2009 | by VGCC Staff
The 25th annual Vance-Granville Community College Endowment Fund Golf Tournament will be held at the Henderson Country Club on Tuesday, May 12. As the college prepares to celebrate its 40th anniversary later in the year, it also is marking a milestone for the fundraiser. “Through the years, thanks to the support of numerous golfers and … Read More