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Online Tutoring service now available for VGCC students

March 21, 2011 | by VGCC Staff
Students at Vance-Granville Community College now have a new resource to help them succeed academically. The college recently began partnering with “SMARTHINKING,” an award-winning provider of online tutoring. Through this service, VGCC students can connect with certified tutors on any Internet-connected computer. The online service will complement the traditional in-person tutoring provided by VGCC’s Academic … Read More

Russian scholar to speak at VGCC on April 13

March 18, 2011 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will host a noted scholar to talk about Russia and its place in an interconnected world on Wednesday, April 13 from 11 a.m. until noon in the Civic Center on the college’s main campus in Vance County. The public is invited to attend the presentation, which is offered free of charge.   … Read More

Community Bands unite at VGCC for second annual Festival

March 17, 2011 | by VGCC Staff
Musicians from all over the region converged at the Vance-Granville Community College Civic Center on March 12, when the college hosted the second annual North Carolina Community Band Festival. During the day, members of four bands — the Vance-Granville Community Band, the Raleigh Concert Band, the Durham Community Concert Band, and the Tri-County Honors Band … Read More

Three Artists Represent VGCC in State Display

March 17, 2011 | by VGCC Staff
The 14th annual North Carolina Community Colleges Art Exhibition is officially open for public viewing in Raleigh, and it includes three works representing Vance-Granville Community College. An “Open Segmented Vase” by Reuben Palmer of Norlina, a quilt called “Rabbits Prefer Chocolate” by Velvet Boyd of Warrenton, and a watercolor painting, “Woodland Pathway” by Mary J. … Read More

VGCC Seminar seeks to help Small Businesses Compete

March 15, 2011 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College’s Small Business Center will present a free seminar, entitled “Be More Competitive in Business,” on Thursday, April 14 from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. in room 7107 of Building 7 on the college’s main campus in Vance County.   Harry Ponder of Asheville leads the seminar, which is designed to help small … Read More

VGCC Vanguards fall in conference tournament

March 15, 2011 | by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College Vanguards men’s basketball team recently closed out a difficult season with a loss in the opening round of the conference tournament. On March 3, the Vanguards lost, 97-78, to Pasco-Hernando Community College (based in New Port Richey, Florida) in the Region X Division II tournament, held at Rockingham Community College in … Read More

Quilting meets variety of needs for VGCC students

March 15, 2011 | by VGCC Staff
“Every quilt has a story, and a particular meaning,” according to Peggy Stocks, the longtime Quilting instructor for Vance-Granville Community College, and she offers as examples, two unique quilts by Robin Sanders of Henderson.   Sanders has been taking Stocks’ quilting classes at VGCC for the last five years, and is in the process of … Read More

VGCC Student discusses Facebook

March 14, 2011 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College student Lynwood Roberts, II of Oxford recently made a presentation for his fellow students, as well as college faculty and staff, entitled “Saving Face on Facebook.” Roberts (pictured above) made the presentation as part of his participation in the North Carolina Community College Student Leadership Institute (SLI). He was among just 30 … Read More

VGCC Awards 325 Scholarships to students

March 10, 2011 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College awarded 325 scholarships to full-time students at a ceremony held Feb. 23 in the college’s Civic Center. In his welcoming remarks, Dr. Randy Parker, the president of VGCC, said the annual event was among the happiest occasions at the college throughout the year, second only to graduation. Parker thanked the donors who … Read More

VGCC and high school students get Bioprocessing Demonstration

March 10, 2011 | by VGCC Staff
An expert on biotechnology manufacturing visited Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus in February. Students in the college’s BioWork course and students of Franklin County Early College High School (located on the campus) learned about potential job opportunities and saw a hands-on bioprocessing demonstration from Dr. Greg Smith, curriculum coordinator for the state’s Bioprocessing Center … Read More