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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

New Medical Billing & Coding course offered at VGCC Main Campus

Posted on June 26, 2012 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College is now registering students for a new continuing education course for medical billing and coding professionals. The “CPC Certification Boot Camp” will be held on Tuesday and Thursday nights from 6 until 9 p.m., July 12 through Aug. 7, on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. Marianne Durling is the instructor … Read More

VGCC starts Fall Semester Registration online and on-campus in July

Posted on June 25, 2012 by VGCC Staff
The Fall 2012 semester at Vance-Granville Community College begins Monday, Aug. 20, but college officials advise students to apply and register for classes as early as possible. New students may apply for admission at any time prior to the beginning of the term. The upcoming semester’s course schedule is now available on VGCC’s web site … Read More

VGCC introduces Networking certificate

Posted on June 22, 2012 by VGCC Staff
A new certificate option that trains information technology professionals will be available at Vance-Granville Community College when the fall semester begins on Aug. 20. Fall registration begins July 23. The Networking Specialist Certificate will be offered as part of the college’s Information Systems Security program.   “The Networking Specialist Certificate will prepare you for careers … Read More

VGCC seeking Student-Athletes

Posted on June 21, 2012 by VGCC Staff
As the 2012-2013 academic year approaches at Vance-Granville Community College, officials at the college are encouraging men and women with an interest in athletic competition to start planning now if they want to join the VGCC Vanguards .   A member of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), VGCC fields teams in three sports: … Read More

Father and son graduate with honors on same day from VGCC

Posted on June 11, 2012 by VGCC Staff
Among the many graduates honored at Vance-Granville Community College’s commencement exercises in May were a father and son celebrating the achievement of their goals at the same time. Sharing this unique experience were Ronald Moskal and his son, Nicholas Whaley, both of Louisburg. They even walked across the stage dressed in matching gold honor stoles, … Read More

VGCC Instructor hopes her story inspires students

Posted on June 11, 2012 by VGCC Staff
Maria S. Orsini of Butner, an instructor for the Associate Degree Nursing program at Vance-Granville Community College, recently completed the Ed.D. (Doctorate in Education) program in Educational Leadership through the University of Phoenix. The road to her doctoral degree started at a community college not too different from the institution where she now teaches the … Read More

VGCC Day Care Students Graduate

Posted on June 11, 2012 by VGCC Staff
Nine graduates of the Vance-Granville Community College Day Care Center on the college’s Main Campus were honored in ceremonies on June 1 as they prepared to enter kindergarten this fall.   The Class of 2012 included Sahara Lela Wilson of Creedmoor; Chloe Leanne Clayton, Starling Davis Faulkner, IV, Kennedy Jacqueline Taylor, Addison Claire Wilkins and … Read More

VGCC Culinary program announces upcoming dates for The Vanguard Café

Posted on June 8, 2012 by VGCC Staff
The Vanguard Cafe in Oxford, where students in Vance-Granville Community College’s Culinary Arts program prepare and serve lunch for the public, is inviting the public to participate in developing culinary students’ kitchen and hospitality skills by dining there on scheduled Thursdays during the upcoming fall 2012 semester. “This gives students an opportunity for realistic training, … Read More

VGCC Computer classes scheduled to start in late June at Main Campus

Posted on June 7, 2012 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College is currently registering students for two popular computer courses scheduled to start soon on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County.   A course on the Microsoft Word and Excel 2010 software is scheduled for Tuesday evenings from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m., June 26 through Aug. 7. Students will familiarize themselves … Read More