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VGCC Warren Campus offering criminal justice certificate

Posted on July 10, 2012 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will make the Corrections certificate program available at the college’s Warren County Campus for the first time this fall. Students who qualify will be able to start the program on Aug. 20 and complete all their required courses at the campus, which is located at 210 West Ridgeway Street in Warrenton.   … Read More

NC Early Childhood Credential can be earned this fall at VGCC Warren Campus

Posted on July 6, 2012 by VGCC Staff
Area residents seeking employment in child care centers as lead and assistant educators can obtain a North Carolina Early Childhood Credential through a course that Vance-Granville Community College will bring to the college’s Warren County Campus this fall. The fall semester begins Aug. 20 on the campus, which is located at 210 West Ridgeway Street … Read More

VGCC offers BioWork training program on Franklin Campus

Posted on July 5, 2012 by VGCC Staff
Classes to train area residents for jobs in the growing biotechnology manufacturing field are scheduled to start in August at Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus .   VGCC will offer the “BioWork” Process Technician course on two different schedules for the convenience of students. A daytime class is scheduled for Mondays and Wednesdays from … Read More

VGCC Names 279 to Dean’s List

Posted on July 5, 2012 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College has announced that 279 students earned Dean’s List honors for the spring semester that ended in May. To qualify for the Dean’s List, a student had to maintain a 3.5 grade-point average and have no grade lower than “B” while carrying at least 12 semester hours, according to VGCC Vice President of … Read More

Area middle schoolers get unique STEM experiences at VGCC Science Camp

Posted on July 4, 2012 by VGCC Staff
When some local students return to their schools in August and are asked “What did you do this summer?” they will be able to tell classmates and teachers that they put together a computer, searched for minerals, made their own lip balm, constructed a house for bats and sent water rockets flying into the air. … Read More

VGCC offers BioWork training program at night on Main Campus

Posted on July 3, 2012 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College has scheduled a “BioWork” Process Technician training course to prepare area residents for jobs in the growing biotechnology manufacturing field, to be offered this fall on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County.   BioWork will be held in the state-of-the-art biotech lab in Building 8 on Main Campus on Mondays and … Read More

Students explore careers at VGCC Health Sciences “boot camp”

Posted on July 3, 2012 by VGCC Staff
Local middle school students received insights into possible career opportunities when they participated in the first-ever Vance-Granville Community College Health Sciences Boot Camp over four days, June 11-14. A total of 23 campers from Vance County middle schools learned about the important roles of various health-care professionals, including nurses and radiologic technologists, and about what … Read More

Mother and daughter, both VGCC grads, complete bachelor’s degrees in same month

Posted on July 2, 2012 by VGCC Staff
A local mother and daughter recently graduated from four-year universities within a month of each other, and they credit their previous education at Vance-Granville Community College with propelling them toward further success.   Marinda D. Daye and her daughter, Marinda Latoya Daye Baker, both of Henderson, both earned degrees at VGCC. Daye first enrolled at … Read More

VGCC offers Administrative Assistant training at night

Posted on June 28, 2012 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College is currently registering students for an upcoming “Administrative Assistant Essentials” course, starting July 30 on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. The popular course that trains people for jobs in today’s computer-driven offices will meet Monday and Thursday evenings from 5:30 until 9:30 p.m., through Dec. 6. Classes will meet in … Read More

VGCC South Campus offers ServSafe course

Posted on June 26, 2012 by VGCC Staff
ServSafe, the 16-hour food safety certification course, will soon be offered at Vance-Granville Community College’s South Campus , located between Creedmoor and Butner. Participants will meet on two days, Monday, July 16 and Monday, July 23, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in room G-120.   Peter Lambert of Oxford will serve as the instructor … Read More