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Registration for Summer begins April 20

April 17, 2009 | by VGCC Staff
Summer curriculum classes at Vance-Granville Community College begin on May 21, and students can begin registration in April. The summer course schedule is now available on VGCC’s web site (vgcc.springerstudios.net) under “ Schedules .” Current students returning for another semester can start registration and advising at VGCC’s four campuses on Monday, April 20. New and … Read More

VGCC Automotive student wins Nationwide Contest

April 16, 2009 | by VGCC Staff
Nathan W. Hatchel of Henderson, a student in Vance-Granville Community College’s Automotive Systems Technology program, recently won a contest sponsored by a national magazine and an automotive parts manufacturer. On March 2, the editor of Tomorrow’s Technician, a magazine that serves students and instructors of automotive training programs at educational institutions, informed VGCC Automotive program … Read More

VGCC Student receives national academic honor and scholarship

April 16, 2009 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College graduate Dawn M. Tom of Oxford has been selected as a 2009 Coca-Cola National Finalist, an academic honor sponsored by the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation. His selection was based on scores he earned in USA TODAY’s All-USA Community College Academic Team competition. The program is administered by Phi Theta Kappa , the international … Read More

Historian speaks on Economic Crisis at VGCC Wednesday

April 14, 2009 | by VGCC Staff
An economic historian will visit Vance-Granville Community College to present a seminar, “The Global Economic Crisis: How We Got There, How We Get Out, and What It Means for You,” on Wednesday, April 15 from 10 until 11 a.m. in the Civic Center on the college’s main campus. The public is invited to attend the … Read More

VGCC Names Women’s Volleyball Coach

April 14, 2009 | by VGCC Staff
Ellis Crews of Oxford has been named the head coach for the new women’s volleyball program at Vance-Granville Community College. Women’s volleyball will become the college’s third intercollegiate sport, following men’s basketball and golf. VGCC joined the National Junior College Athletic Association in 2008. Crews (pictured above), who retired after 30 years in staff development … Read More

VGCC presents Saxophonist and Organist in free concert

April 13, 2009 | by VGCC Staff
As part of its cultural outreach to the community, Vance-Granville Community College will present a concert of music featuring Saxophonist Michael Stephenson and Organist Mark Hopper. The pair will perform at the Creedmoor United Methodist Church on Friday, April 24 at 7 p.m. and at the Warrenton Baptist Church on Saturday, April 25 at 7 … Read More

VGCC Staff members earn Certification

April 9, 2009 | by VGCC Staff
Two members of the Vance-Granville Community College staff were recently awarded their Professional Standards Program (PSP) Certification at the 58th Annual Conference of the North Carolina Association of Educational Office Professionals. Mary H. McMannen of Oxford (pictured, right), an Accounting Technician in the VGCC Business Office, and Theodora G. Smith of Henderson (left), an Admissions … Read More

VGCC golf team loses first home match to Louisburg

April 8, 2009 | by VGCC Staff
In the first home match of its inaugural season, the Vance-Granville Community College golf team lost to area rival Louisburg College on March 24 by a score of 357-321. Lawton Perry’s 80 was the lowest score for the Vanguards, while Louisburg College’s best score was Kenny Wilkinson’s 79. In addition to Perry, Phillip Hicks, Tommy … Read More

VGCC Students Recognized for Academic Achievements

April 6, 2009 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College has named two students, Laurie A. Hernandez and Sherry K. Stokes, both of Henderson, as its recipients of the North Carolina Community College System ’s Academic Excellence Awards for 2009. Each year, two students from each of the 58 community colleges in the state system receive such an honor. Both Hernandez (pictured … Read More

VGCC offers advanced Biotech training

April 3, 2009 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will offer a new advanced biotechnology training program on its Franklin County Campus in Louisburg, starting in April. “Bioprocessing in the Workplace,” a 64-hour course, will be held on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Classes will start on April 14 and end on June 4. The course … Read More