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Community College System’s top honor presented to former VGCC president

June 16, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
Dr. Ben F. Currin, the former president of Vance-Granville Community College, formally received the highest honor bestowed by the North Carolina Community College System, the I.E. Ready Award, at a recent ceremony. Held on May 27 at the Brio restaurant in Raleigh, the luncheon marked a VGCC “family reunion” that brought together longtime college trustees, … Read More

NCCU staffer on VGCC campus to coordinate new Criminal Justice bachelor’s degree

June 16, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
HENDERSON – An advisor is now in place on the main campus of Vance-Granville Community College to facilitate the new “Eagle Voyage” partnership that offers area residents an opportunity to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice through North Carolina Central University. Keana Williams (pictured above), a Raleigh resident, recently became the first … Read More

VGCC student leaders graduate, continuing their education

June 16, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College recently celebrated the graduation of a number of outgoing leaders in its Student Government Association (SGA), sending many of them off to four-year universities, including Duke, East Carolina, N.C. State, N.C. Wesleyan, NCCU and UNC-Charlotte. Among them is Lydia Hendrick of Oxford, SGA senator for the college’s South Campus, who graduated with … Read More

VGCC schedules Orientation Sessions for Fall Semester

June 13, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
Registration for classes and orientation sessions for new students have begun for the Fall 2016 semester at Vance-Granville Community College, which starts Monday, Aug. 15. 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 after … Read More

VGCC to offer Enrollment Day on June 16

June 6, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will hold “Enrollment Day” on Thursday, June 16, from 9 a.m. until noon, and from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m., at all four of its campuses. During those times, VGCC counselors and other staff members will be ready to assist anyone who is interested in enrolling at the college for the Fall … Read More

VGCC adding Histotechnology program, holding information session

June 2, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
New opportunities to train for medical laboratory technician careers will soon be available at Vance-Granville Community College through a new degree program in Histotechnology. The two-year program will start when the fall semester begins on Aug. 15, and enrollment is already underway. An information session about Histotechnology and the college’s other Health Sciences programs will … Read More

VGCC celebrates Male Mentoring students

June 2, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
The first-ever PRIDE awards were presented as the Male Mentoring program at Vance-Granville Community College recently held an awards ceremony to recognize outstanding students who have participated in the program. The ceremony, held May 2 in the VGCC Civic Center, began with welcoming remarks from the president of the college, Dr. Stelfanie Williams. “I want … Read More

VGCC Welding degree program graduates first students

June 2, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
Among those walking across the stage at Vance-Granville Community College commencement exercises on May 13 were two students who became the first-ever graduates of the college’s Associate in Applied Science degree program in Welding Technology . VGCC has offered a three-semester diploma program in Welding for more than 40 years but added the two-year degree … Read More

Graduates at VGCC receive seeds of wisdom from farmer and classmate

May 31, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
At Vance-Granville Community College’s 47th commencement exercises on May 13, the graduates received life lessons from a Franklin County farmer, Jason Brown, who left behind a career in the NFL to raise his family and feed the hungry. Members of the Class of 2016 were joined by numerous loved ones in a picturesque setting, at … Read More

VGCC SkillsUSA students clean up adopted road

May 31, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
Criminal Justice Technology students at Vance-Granville Community College recently continued an annual tradition when they completed a service project through the college chapter of SkillsUSA. For decades, the VGCC Criminal Justice Club has “adopted” Poplar Creek Road near the college’s Main Campus on Interstate 85 in Vance County, and periodically picked up trash along the … Read More