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VGCC graduates 13 cadets in school’s 102nd BLET Class

May 27, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
Thirteen cadets graduated on May 17 from the Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) program 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 102nd BLET class included … Read More

Thomas Jefferson tackles slavery in final VGCC lecture

May 27, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
Capping off a series of lectures for students and the public, Vance-Granville Community College welcomed Thomas Jefferson, as portrayed by Bill Barker, to campus in April. The subject of Barker’s third and final presentation was “Mr. Jefferson and Slavery.” Earlier lectures focused on the pursuit of science and the United States Constitution. Before introducing the … Read More

VGCC pins Associate Degree Nursing graduates

May 27, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College recognized 51 students who graduated this spring from the Associate Degree Nursing program with a pinning ceremony in the college’s Civic Center on May 11. Among those honored with distinctive nursing pins at the ceremonies were 14 who graduated through the LPN to ADN Transition Program, which helps Licensed Practical Nurses to … Read More

Students graduate from VGCC Tea class

May 27, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College recently celebrated the graduation of students from the fifteenth edition of a class called “Let's Have a Tea Party.” The class held its final meeting and graduation ceremony in April with an afternoon tea party planned and carried out by the students at Magnolia Manor Plantation Bed and Breakfast in Warrenton. Graduates … Read More

VGCC alumna and Henderson City Council member encourages Adult Basic Skills graduates

May 19, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
Graduates of Vance-Granville Community College’s Adult Basic Skills programs were challenged to believe in themselves and to continue their education, as an alumna who is now a member of the Henderson City Council offered encouragement at commencement exercises on May 5. “Twenty-five years ago, I was sitting in the same spot that you all are … Read More

VGCC Portrait Painting students exhibit their work

May 18, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College is holding an art show consisting of works by students in the recent Portrait Painting continuing education class taught by Leslie Johnson of Oxford. The portraits are displayed in the lobby on the first floor of Building 7 on the college's Main Campus in Vance County, now through May 25, 2016. Pictured … Read More

Trustees approve Simulation & Game Development for VGCC

May 18, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College Board of Trustees brought the Simulation and Game Development curriculum under the college’s Information Technology Program at its bimonthly meeting on Monday, May 16. Trustees approved offering students an associate’s degree in Information Technology with a track in Simulation and Game Development, ending an instructional service agreement VGCC has had with … Read More

VGCC South Campus celebrates Earth Day

May 12, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
Earth-themed posters, “pine cone cars” and a fashion show featuring recycled costuming highlighted Earth Day at Vance-Granville Community College’s South Campus on April 22. The day kicked off with a choir of students, faculty and staff singing an Earth Day anthem by William Wallace based on Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy,” with Wesley Williams, the Engineering … Read More

VGCC Culinary students excel at SkillsUSA competition

May 12, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College students recently earned two first-place awards and a second place in Culinary Arts competitions at the 51st annual State Leadership and Skills Conference. The college's chapter of SkillsUSA also received recognition with a Top Ten Membership Award. Students and faculty attended the conference in Greensboro on April 19-21. A record 2,300 participants … Read More

Two VGCC campuses to host Mini-Medical School summer camps

May 11, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
High school students from throughout the region are invited to learn about health sciences and careers in medicine by participating in the 2016 “Mini-Medical School” Summer Camp, conducted by the Wake Area Health Education Center (AHEC) in partnership with Vance-Granville Community College. The intensive, week-long day camp is being offered twice: June 13-17, at VGCC’s … Read More