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Enter your artwork in Kerr Lake Art Show at VGCC by June 9

Posted on June 7, 2012 by VGCC Staff
Artists are invited to submit their works for the 46th annual Kerr Lake Art Show, which will be open to the public June 11-15. The event, co-sponsored by Vance-Granville Community College and the Kerr Lake Art Society, will be held on the second floor of Building 7 on VGCC’s Main Campus in Vance County, N.C. … Read More

VGCC names new Medical Assisting program head

Posted on June 6, 2012 by VGCC Staff
The new head of Vance-Granville Community College’s Medical Assisting program recently wrapped up her first semester in the leadership role.   Donna M. Gardner (pictured above), a resident of Louisburg, joined VGCC in January, bringing with her more than 25 years of experience as a Medical Assistant and educator. Gardner graduated with an Associate in … Read More

VGCC graduates 17 Law Enforcement Cadets in School’s 94th BLET Class

Posted on June 1, 2012 by VGCC Staff
Seventeen cadets graduated on May 22, 2012 from the Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) course 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 94th BLET … Read More

NC A&T Professor addresses more than 400 VGCC Graduates

Posted on May 30, 2012 by VGCC Staff
At Vance-Granville Community College’s 43rd commencement exercises on May 11, graduates were encouraged to “keep on moving.” That was the refrain from the featured commencement speaker, Dr. Kimberly Ray McNeil, an Associate Professor of Marketing at North Carolina A&T State University who grew up in Henderson. She addressed more than 400 graduates before they received … Read More

VGCC Logistics program has new leader

Posted on May 30, 2012 by VGCC Staff
Steven J. Woodworth of Wake Forest recently finished his first semester as the head of the Global Logistics Technology program at Vance-Granville Community College.   Woodworth (pictured above) is not new to VGCC, where he has taught Business and Office Administration courses on a full-time basis since 2007. He also taught part-time at the college … Read More

Six graduate from evening CNA Program at VGCC South Campus

Posted on May 30, 2012 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College recently honored six students who completed the Certified Nursing Assistant I program on an evening schedule at the college’s South Campus in Granville County. Their graduation ceremony was held on May 10 at South Campus .   South Campus director Derrick Cameron welcomed and congratulated the graduates. Sandra Bennett sang a song … Read More

VGCC Golf Tournament raises Record-High Amount for Scholarships

Posted on May 30, 2012 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College’s 28th annual Endowment Fund Benefit Golf Tournament generated approximately $33,250 from entry fees and from sponsors to help fund scholarships for deserving students at the college. That result set a new record as the highest-grossing golf tournament in VGCC history. A total of 120 players formed 30 teams to play in either … Read More

VGCC Board Approves New Rates for Day Care

Posted on May 29, 2012 by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College Board of Trustees held its bimonthly meeting on Monday, May 21 at the college’s Henderson campus.   During that meeting, the Board approved new rates for the college’s Day Care centers. VGCC offers child day care at the Main Campus and the Franklin County Campus . The new rate for one-year-old … Read More

Fourteen graduate from CNA Program at VGCC South Campus

Posted on May 29, 2012 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College recently honored 14 students who completed the Certified Nursing Assistant I program on a daytime schedule at the college’s South Campus in Granville County. Their graduation ceremony was held on May 10 at South Campus .   South Campus director Derrick Cameron welcomed and congratulated the graduates. Graduating student Alan Manley opened … Read More

Community Band presents outdoor concert, will play at Drive-in Theater May 26

Posted on May 23, 2012 by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community Band performed its fourth annual outdoor Mother’s Day concert on May 13 at the Gazebo on VGCC’s Main Campus. The band’s director, VGCC music instructor Michael Stephenson, said that when he first interviewed for his position, he saw the Gazebo and thought it was an ideal location from which a band could … Read More