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VGCC starts Fall Semester New Student Orientation in June

June 3, 2013 | by VGCC Staff
Throughout the summer, Vance-Granville Community College is holding orientation sessions for new students who are enrolling for the Fall 2013 semester, which begins Monday, Aug. 19. All new students (as well as students who are returning to VGCC after being away for three or more years) in any of the college’s curriculum programs are required … Read More

VGCC Golfer plays in national championship

May 30, 2013 | by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College golf program recently completed the 2013 season, the first season under Coach Bobby Paff and the first in school history to end with a player in the sport’s national tournament.   First, Vanguard golfer Becky Anderson of Henderson competed in the Ladies’ Region X Championship (April 12-14), hosted by Spartanburg Methodist … Read More

VGCC Pins Nursing Graduates

May 29, 2013 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College recognized 43 students who graduated this spring from the Associate Degree Nursing program with a pinning ceremony in the college’s Civic Center on May 8.   Among those honored with distinctive nursing pins at the ceremonies were five who graduated through the LPN to ADN Transition Program, which helps Licensed Practical Nurses … Read More

VGCC graduates 12 Law Enforcement Cadets in School’s 96th BLET Class

May 29, 2013 | by VGCC Staff
Twelve cadets graduated on May 14 from the Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) course at Vance-Granville Community College, in a ceremony held in the Civic Center on Main Campus. After passing the state certification exam, all are authorized to work in any law enforcement agency in North Carolina. Graduates of VGCC’s 96th BLET class included … Read More

VGCC Small Business Center schedules Seminar on Certification

May 29, 2013 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College’s Small Business Center will offer a free seminar, “Should Your Business Be Certified?” on Wednesday, June 20, from 1 until 3 p.m. in room 7107 on VGCC’s Main Campus in Vance County.   During the seminar, instructor Alyssa Mako of The Women’s Business Center of North Carolina will discuss certification programs that … Read More

VGCC Graduates honored at historic ceremony

May 24, 2013 | by VGCC Staff
Graduates at Vance-Granville Community College’s 44th commencement exercises on May 10 were instructed to “go big or don’t go at all” by featured speaker Dr. Tom Houlihan. A resident of Oxford, member of the State Board of Community Colleges and former member of the VGCC Board of Trustees, Houlihan addressed more than 470 graduates before … Read More

VGCC honors Adult Basic Skills graduates

May 24, 2013 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College held commencement exercises honoring graduates of the college’s Adult Basic Skills programs on May 2 in the VGCC Civic Center. Those participating in the ceremony were among those students who have completed either the Adult High School Diploma program or the General Educational Development (GED) High School Equivalency program in the past … Read More

Kerr Lake Art Show winners named

May 23, 2013 | by VGCC Staff
Entries in the 47th Annual Kerr Lake Art Show, co-sponsored by Vance-Granville Community College and the Kerr Lake Art Society, were judged and put on display for the public on the second floor of Building 7 on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County, May 20-31.   This year’s competition saw 21 visual artists from … Read More

VGCC Board Reviews Plans to Create a Police Presence on Campus

May 22, 2013 | by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College Board of Trustees held its bimonthly meeting on Monday, May 20 at the college’s Henderson campus.   During that meeting, VGCC Vice President of Employee and Public Relations Stacey Carter-Coley detailed plans for bringing a police force to Main Campus as a way to expand the present campus security and foster … Read More

VGCC Earth Day festivals feature student projects

May 21, 2013 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College held Earth Day festivals on April 22 on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County and South Campus in Granville County. At both locations, students competed with one another to create projects to educate attendees about various environmental issues. Alongside student exhibits were informative displays, works of art and demonstrations related to … Read More