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VGCC “Money” lectures highlight economic issues

June 15, 2015 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College’s Arts and Sciences division offered an enlightening public lecture series during the spring semester on the theme of “money,” including issues of economic inequality. Faculty members from various departments within the division made presentations, applying their particular fields of expertise to the subject. After hearing from Sociology and Art instructors in the … Read More

VGCC Carpentry students lauded for theatrical set

June 15, 2015 | by VGCC Staff
Students in the Carpentry program at Vance-Granville Community College have built many structures while in class over the years, including houses, storage buildings and gazebos. But this semester, they branched out into a new field when they constructed the set for the most recent VGCC Dinner Theater production. For the first time, the Carpentry department … Read More

VGCC Paralegal program sends first graduates off to new careers

June 11, 2015 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College recently celebrated the graduation of the first class from the two-year Paralegal Technology degree program. Also worth celebrating was the fact that by the time they graduated, some of the students had already secured employment in their chosen career field. Members of the first graduating class included Kevin W. Allen of Franklinton; … Read More

VGCC opens Fall Registration, schedules Orientation Sessions

June 10, 2015 | by VGCC Staff
Registration for classes and orientation sessions for new students have begun for the Fall 2015 semester at Vance-Granville Community College, which begins Monday, Aug. 17. Attending an orientation session is required for all new students who wish to enroll in any of the college’s curriculum programs , and for students who are returning to VGCC … Read More

VGCC offers two free Small Business Seminars June 22

June 9, 2015 | by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College Small Business Center has scheduled a pair of free seminars for Monday, June 22, at the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. “Accounting for Small Cosmetology Businesses” will be held from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m. that day, while “Marketing Your Business for Success” will follow from noon until 3 p.m. … Read More

VGCC to hold seminar for Agricultural Entrepreneurs in Warrenton

June 9, 2015 | by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College Small Business Center has scheduled a free seminar, entitled “Ag Entrepreneurship 101,” on Tuesday, June 23, from 6 until 8 p.m., at the college’s Warren County Campus in Warrenton. The instructor will be Carrie Harvey, the owner and operator of Harvey Hills Farms in Granville County. Harvey will use her personal … Read More

VGCC Franklin Campus to host Food Truck Rodeo

June 8, 2015 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus will be the site of a Mini Food Truck Rodeo on Tuesday, June 16, from 5 until 8 p.m. At least three food trucks based in the Raleigh area are scheduled to be featured: Virgil's (Jamaican cuisine), Ladybug’s Treats (specializing in homemade desserts), and Chick-n-Que (known for their chopped … Read More

VGCC, two other colleges join NC A&T in nursing initiative

June 5, 2015 | by VGCC Staff
GREENSBORO — Vance-Granville Community College has stepped up its efforts to help nursing students earn bachelor’s degrees through an initiative with and two other community colleges. On Monday, June 1, Dr. Stelfanie Williams, VGCC’s president, joined the chancellor of A&T and the presidents of Guilford Technical Community College (GTCC) and Davidson County Community College (DCCC) … Read More

VGCC counselor graduates from Leadership Program

June 4, 2015 | by VGCC Staff
Veta Pierce-Cappetta, the counselor and Success Center coordinator for Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus, recently graduated from the North Carolina Community College Leadership Program (NCCCLP). She is one of 38 community college faculty and staff members from across the state who completed the program this year. The leadership program, which includes both face-to-face and … Read More

Largest Graduating Class in VGCC history hears from Alumnus

June 3, 2015 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College’s 46th commencement exercises on May 15 made history in more ways than one. Most notably, the Class of 2015 was the largest in the history of VGCC, with approximately 550 graduates receiving degrees and diplomas. The record-breaking size of the graduating class corresponded with an equally huge throng of family members, friends … Read More