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VGCC planning summer Science Camps at two campuses

April 29, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will offer a Science Camp for local middle school students this summer at both the college’s Main Campus (in Vance County) and the Franklin County Campus (near Louisburg). First, the Main Campus camp will be held June 13-17, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. A second camp will be held … Read More

VGCC holds Banquet to honor Student-Athletes

April 29, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College celebrated Vanguard student-athletes at its annual Athletics Banquet, held on April 18 in the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus. VGCC Director of Student Activities & Athletics Jeffrey Allen started the event by praising the hard-working students for meeting their academic requirements while also keeping up with a packed schedule of … Read More

Award named in honor of VGCC Vice President Graham

April 28, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
A new award has been named in honor of Vance-Granville Community College Vice President of Finance and Operations Steven Graham by the Carolinas Association of Governmental Purchasing. The association has established an award for outstanding candidates seeking to become Certified Local Government Purchasing Officers, and has named it the “Steven C. Graham Achievement Award” in … Read More

VGCC to offer Private Pilot Ground School

April 27, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will soon offer a course that prepares area residents to take flight with a private pilot’s license. The Private Pilot Ground School is scheduled to be held on VGCC’s South Campus , located between Creedmoor and Butner, on Wednesday evenings from 6:30 until 9:30 p.m., May 18 through July 27. In this … Read More

VGCC awards 305 Scholarships to students

April 21, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College awarded 305 scholarships to students at an annual awards ceremony, held April 6 in the college’s Civic Center. In her welcoming remarks, Dr. Stelfanie Williams, the president of VGCC, congratulated the scholarship recipients and thanked the donors and partners who support the college’s Endowment Fund, many of whom were on hand to … Read More

Henderson City Council member to speak at VGCC Basic Skills Commencement

April 21, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will hold commencement exercises dedicated exclusively to new graduates of Adult Basic Skills programs on Thursday, May 5. The ceremony will begin at 6 p.m. in the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. Those being honored at the ceremony will include students who have completed either the Adult … Read More

VGCC names new Vanguards basketball coach

April 20, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College has named DeMarcus Oliver as the new head coach of the Vanguards men’s basketball team. Oliver (pictured above) served as assistant coach, and later interim head coach, for VGCC during the 2015-2016 season. He will lead VGCC’s program into its ninth season of play in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) … Read More

VGCC Students Can Win Prizes for Completing Survey

April 18, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
main campus gazebo
Vance-Granville Community College is encouraging all curriculum students to provide input on their educational experience through a survey that is open now through Friday, May 6, 2016. Those who complete the survey will be entered into a drawing for one of two prizes. The primary purpose of the “Student Environmental Survey” is to measure how … Read More

Chick-fil-A employees work toward success as VGCC students

April 15, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
A regular at the Chick-fil-A in her hometown, Vance-Granville Community College Director of Student Success/QEP Coordinator Amy O’Geary recently observed a significant number of students from the college behind the counter at her restaurant of choice. O’Geary counts at least 12 current VGCC students working at Chick-fil-A of Henderson, and she serves as the Academic … Read More

VGCC adds fully-online Associate in Arts degree to VOLT

April 12, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
The “Vanguard Online Learning through Technology” (VOLT) initiative at Vance-Granville Community College is entering its second year in operation and preparing to add a new program option. VOLT courses are for adult learners who need an online-only educational experience. When the fall semester begins in August, such students will be able to start work on … Read More