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VGCC Small Business Seminar on Copyrights, Trademarks, Patents scheduled at Franklin Campus

April 9, 2013 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College’s Small Business Center will offer a free seminar, “Basics of Copyrights, Trademarks & Patents,” on Tuesday, April 30, from 6 until 8 p.m. at VGCC’s Franklin County Campus on N.C. 56 near Louisburg.   During the seminar, Deborah Gehardt, an attorney from the North Carolina Lawyers for Entrepreneurs Assistance Program (NCLEAP), will … Read More

VGCC Names 306 to Dean’s List

April 8, 2013 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College has announced that 306 students earned Dean’s List honors for the fall semester that ended in December 2012. To qualify for the Dean’s List, a student had to maintain a 3.5 grade-point average and have no grade lower than “B” while carrying at least 12 semester hours, according to VGCC Vice President … Read More

VGCC adding Pharmacy Technology two-year degree

April 8, 2013 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College is expanding its Pharmacy Technology program by adding a new option for students to earn an Associate in Applied Science degree in the field, providing graduates with the skills necessary to qualify for more employment opportunities. The degree program is set to begin in the Fall 2013 semester, which starts Aug. 19. … Read More

VGCC Cultural Fair brings “local” and “global” together

April 5, 2013 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College students, faculty and staff were able to travel the world without leaving campus on March 20, during the college’s annual Cultural Fair. The VGCC Global Awareness Committee stages the event each year in the Civic Center on VGCC’s Main Campus to highlight a diverse mix of cultures from around the country and … Read More

VGCC to hold Benefit Golf Tournament on May 7

April 5, 2013 | by VGCC Staff
The 29th annual Vance-Granville Community College Endowment Fund Golf Tournament will be held at the Henderson Country Club on Tuesday, May 7, 2013. Last year’s tournament raised a record-high $33,250 from entry fees and from sponsors, adding to the more than $400,000 that has been raised by VGCC tournaments since 1985. All event proceeds support … Read More

Van Brunt retires as Dean at VGCC

April 4, 2013 | by VGCC Staff
Bobby Van Brunt of Henderson recently retired after more than six years as an administrator at Vance-Granville Community College and a total of 19 years of service in higher education. His VGCC colleagues held a retirement reception in his honor on March 21 at the college’s Main Campus.   Van Brunt joined VGCC in 2006 … Read More

VGCC Criminal Justice students help make Easter special for area kids

April 4, 2013 | by VGCC Staff
Criminal Justice Technology students at Vance-Granville Community College recently conducted a community service project that brightened the Easter holiday for local children. Members of the Criminal Justice Club, supported by other students, donated their time, candy and Easter “grass” to help prepare Easter egg hunts for children at the Masonic Home for Children in Oxford, … Read More

VGCC Psychology instructor offers Test Anxiety seminars

April 3, 2013 | by VGCC Staff
Peter Metzner, a Psychology instructor at Vance-Granville Community College, will offer a free seminar for students as they prepare for final exams: “Overcoming Test Anxiety.”   This seminar is scheduled to be offered twice: on Tuesday, April 23 at 1 PM and on Wednesday, April 24 at 1 PM. On both dates, the location is … Read More

VGCC names new Radiography program head

March 27, 2013 | by VGCC Staff
Bobby G. Austin of Graham, N.C. was recently named program head for the Radiography degree program at Vance-Granville Community College. He brings many years of experience both as a radiologic technologist and as an educator to his new position.   Austin (pictured above, in the state-of-the-art lab on VGCC’s South Campus) received his initial radiography training while … Read More

Varied journeys, singular purpose (The Daily Dispatch, March 2, 2013)

March 26, 2013 | by VGCC Staff
As part of a statewide celebration of the 50th anniversary of the North Carolina Community College System, the Drama and Culinary Arts departments of Vance-Granville Community College will present the college’s first-ever Dinner Theater event . This event will be held on the evenings of April 25 and April 26, 2013 in the VGCC Civic … Read More