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VGCC Child Care Center celebrates Reading

April 17, 2015 | by VGCC Staff
The Child Care Center on Vance-Granville Community College’s Main Campus recently participated in a nationwide initiative to promote reading aloud to young children. March was observed as National Reading Awareness Month. In conjunction with that celebration, the non-profit organization, ReadAloud.org , launched a campaign to promote reading out loud for at least 15 minutes to … Read More

VGCC Paralegal student co-authors handbook

April 15, 2015 | by VGCC Staff
A student in the Paralegal Technology program at Vance-Granville Community College is already making her mark in the legal world. Megan N. Finch of Louisburg is the co-author of the new “ Practitioner's Handbook for Civil Superior Court ” for North Carolina’s Division III, an area that includes 11 counties around the Research Triangle region. … Read More

VGCC schedules workshop for Afterschool professionals

April 15, 2015 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College is offering a continuing education opportunity for local afterschool care program administrators and staff members. “Upping Your Afterschool Game,” a one-day (six-hour) North Carolina Afterschool Professional Development Competency Training session, is scheduled to be held in Room 7239 on VGCC’s Main Campus in Vance County on Saturday, May 9. The workshop lasts … Read More

VGCC announces that Dinner Theater is sold out

April 13, 2015 | by VGCC Staff
All tickets have been sold for Vance-Granville Community College’s third annual Dinner Theater event, “Smoke on the Mountain,” college officials have announced. Performances are scheduled for the evenings of Thursday, April 30, and Friday, May 1, 2015, in the Civic Center on VGCC’s Main Campus in Vance County.   “We are thrilled and humbled by … Read More

VGCC offers pre-Mother’s Day Hand-Stamped Jewelry class

April 13, 2015 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will offer a two-hour class that provides opportunities for crafting unique, personalized gifts, just in time for Mother’s Day.    The “Hand-Stamped Jewelry” class is scheduled for Saturday, May 2, from 10 a.m. until noon in room 7107 (Building 7) on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. Mother’s Day is May … Read More

VGCC to hold 31st Benefit Golf Tournament on May 5

April 9, 2015 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College’s 31st Annual Endowment Fund Golf Tournament , presented by Union Bank , will be held at the Henderson Country Club on Tuesday, May 5, 2015. All event proceeds support the mission of the college, the Endowment Fund and student scholarships.   With the support of numerous golfers and sponsors, the annual event … Read More

New VGCC Scholarship represents Legacy of Local Club

April 9, 2015 | by VGCC Staff
A new scholarship endowed at Vance-Granville Community College will serve as a lasting tribute to the work of a local service organization.   The Oxford Lodge (No. 103) of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, now inactive, served the Granville County area for many years. Now, funds donated and collected by club members over the … Read More

VGCC to hold mountain landscape painting workshop

April 7, 2015 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College has scheduled a new, one-day art workshop, called “Painting Mountain Landscapes in Oil,” for Friday, April 17, from noon until 5 p.m.   The class be held in room 5230 (Building 5) on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County.   Professional artist and educator M. Theresa Brown of Franklinton is the … Read More

Union Bank honors founders with new VGCC Scholarship

April 2, 2015 | by VGCC Staff
Oxford-based Union Bank has established a new Vance-Granville Community College scholarship to pay tribute to the business and community leaders who founded the bank.   The “Union Bank & Trust Founding Directors Academic Achievement Award” will be presented to a VGCC student for the first time in 2016. This is the second scholarship created by … Read More

Pharmacy Technology program helps Creedmoor Police Department with 2015 Operation Medicine Drop

April 1, 2015 | by VGCC Staff
This information was provided by the Creedmoor Police Department. On Saturday, March 21, 2015, the Creedmoor Police Department, in cooperation with Safe Kids North Carolina, held the 3rd Annual Operation Medicine Drop Take-Back Event at Creedmoor City Hall. The event was a success, collecting more than 13,000 dosage units (pills). These collection events assist in … Read More