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Parents endow VGCC scholarship in memory of daughter

July 14, 2017 | by VGCC Staff
Joann Thomas and Nathan Fleming, both of Williamsboro, recently established a new Vance-Granville Community College scholarship, which they named in memory of the daughter they lost at the age of three. The new academic achievement scholarship honors the memory of Joy Nicole Fleming, who passed away in 1975 due to complications from a brain tumor. … Read More

VGCC names 234 students to President’s and Dean’s Lists

July 13, 2017 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College has announced that 115 students earned President’s List and another 119 earned Dean’s List academic honors for the spring semester that ended in May. The President’s List recognizes students who achieved a perfect 4.0 grade-point average (GPA) while carrying a “full load” (of at least 12 credit hours) in 100-level or higher … Read More

VGCC Accounting program ranked in top ten nationwide

July 13, 2017 | by VGCC Staff
The Accounting program at Vance-Granville Community College recently received recognition as one of ten best associate degree programs in its field across the United States. VGCC came in at number nine on the list of the nation’s top associate degrees published by New York-based . Only one other college in North Carolina, Charlotte-based Central Piedmont … Read More

VGCC receives high national rankings

July 11, 2017 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College was recently recognized by a national organization as one of the top ten community colleges in North Carolina, and by another organization as one of the top 20 two-year colleges in the state for online programs. In addition, three of the college’s degree programs have been spotlighted with high rankings, as well. … Read More

Recent VGCC grad featured in career pathways discussion for educators

July 7, 2017 | by VGCC Staff
Educators, local industry representatives, community leaders and a recent Vance-Granville Community College graduate shared ideas at a panel discussion organized on June 21 by the Advanced Manufacturing Skills Training Alliance (AMSTA), a partnership of VGCC, Granville County Schools, Franklin County Schools, Warren County Schools and Vance County Schools. The event was part of “AMSTA Summer … Read More

VGCC connects students and new graduates to employers

July 5, 2017 | by VGCC Staff
As the end of the spring semester approached, the staff of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grant program at Vance-Granville Community College held their first-ever “College-to-Career Mixer” for students to meet with potential employers. Not only were 15 new graduates of the Welding Technology and Mechatronics Engineering Technology programs in … Read More

VGCC celebrates first graduates supported by ‘VanGuarantee’ scholarship

June 27, 2017 | by VGCC Staff
HENDERSON, N.C. — When six students walked across the stage to receive their degrees at Vance-Granville Community College’s May commencement exercises, they quietly made history. They were among the first graduates of the college who had received the “ VanGuarantee ” scholarship to help eliminate any financial barriers standing between them and their academic goals. … Read More

VGCC receives $31M in-kind grant from Siemens PLM Software (The Daily Dispatch, June 22, 2017)

June 27, 2017 | by VGCC Staff
By Rachael Riley The Daily Dispatch, Henderson, NC June 22, 2017 Vance-Granville Community College is receiving a $31 million in-kind academic grant from Siemens PLM Software, the largest the college has ever received, VGCC President Stelfanie Williams announced Thursday at VGCC’s South Campus. “This $31 million gift represents the highest-valued single donation in the history … Read More

VGCC receives in-kind software grant from Siemens PLM Software

June 22, 2017 | by VGCC Staff
CREEDMOOR, N.C. — Vance-Granville Community College (VGCC) today (June 22) announced it received an in-kind software grant from , with a commercial value of $31 million. The in-kind grant gives students access to the same technology that companies around the world depend on every day to develop innovative products in a wide variety of industries … Read More

VGCC Radiography students attend state conference, where instructor receives award

June 20, 2017 | by VGCC Staff
Second-year students in the Radiography program at Vance-Granville Community College attended the recent annual conference of the North Carolina Society for Radiologic Technologists (NCSRT), Inc., at Great Wolf Lodge in Concord. While at the conference, VGCC Radiography instructor Lewis Daughtry, Jr., was awarded the NCSRT Imaging Professionals for Excellence Award. At each conference, this award … Read More