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VGCC Cosmetology Students test skills in Competition

Posted on April 12, 2012 by VGCC Staff
The annual Vance-Granville Community College Cosmetology competition was held on April 2 in the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. This year, student stylists picked one of two categories in which to demonstrate their skills and creative flair: “Fantasy,” and “Elegant Updo,” in which students worked on the heads of mannequins, … Read More

VGCC and local fire departments benefit from NC Forest Service equipment program

Posted on April 12, 2012 by VGCC Staff
Thanks to assistance from the North Carolina Forest Service, Vance-Granville Community College now has a new tool to use as part of its training program for local fire departments.   On March 28, representatives of the N.C. Forest Service delivered a 1992 model Freightliner road tractor from Pennsylvania to the college’s Main Campus in Vance … Read More

NC Community Band Festival brings musicians to VGCC

Posted on April 12, 2012 by VGCC Staff
Musicians from around the state converged at the Vance-Granville Community College Civic Center on March 31, when the college hosted the third annual North Carolina Community Band Festival. During the day, members of three bands — the Vance-Granville Community Band, the Greensboro Concert Band and the Durham Community Concert Band — practiced with professional musicians … Read More

VGCC Seminar Focuses on Marketing Small Businesses

Posted on April 11, 2012 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College’s Small Business Center will present a free seminar, entitled “Marketing for the Small Business,” on Tuesday, May 8. The seminar will be held from 9 a.m. until noon in room 7107 of Building 7 on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County.   Instructor Mike Collins of Raleigh, president of The Perfect … Read More

Guest speaker’s turnaround inspires VGCC audience

Posted on April 11, 2012 by VGCC Staff
The Male Mentoring Program at Vance-Granville Community College hosted author, entrepreneur, social activist and educator Dr. NKrumah D. Lewis as a special guest speaker on March 30 in the Civic Center on VGCC’s Main Campus. VGCC students, faculty and staff, joined by community members and students from Henderson Middle School, heard Lewis movingly talk about … Read More

Art by kids showcased at VGCC Day Care Center

Posted on April 5, 2012 by VGCC Staff
The Day Care Center at Vance-Granville Community College’s Main Campus held an Art Show on March 23. Approximately 150 works of art by 37 artists (who ranged in age from one to five years old) were displayed.   The children used a variety of techniques, including hand, roller and brush painting, collage and hand-prints. This … Read More

Registration for VGCC Summer term begins

Posted on April 5, 2012 by VGCC Staff
Summer curriculum classes at Vance-Granville Community College begin on May 21, and students can begin registration in April. The summer course schedule is now available on VGCC’s web site by clicking on “ Schedules ” and then “Summer 2012 Course Schedule.” New students must first apply for admission before registering.   Returning students can register … Read More

Finch retires as VGCC Small Business Center director

Posted on April 4, 2012 by VGCC Staff
Diane P. Finch of Henderson recently retired as Director of the Small Business Center at Vance-Granville Community College. Members of Finch’s family joined her colleagues at a retirement reception held in her honor on March 22 at the college’s Main Campus.   She had been the SBC director since January 1994, when she joined VGCC … Read More

VGCC Warren Campus hosts Coupon 101 workshop April 17

Posted on April 3, 2012 by VGCC Staff
Savvy shoppers across the country are using increasingly sophisticated coupon techniques, with numerous web sites and television programs devoted to helping consumers save money. In that spirit, a new Vance-Granville Community College workshop will provide local cost-conscious residents with various couponing strategies that could reduce a family’s grocery expenses by as much as 80 percent. … Read More

Eaton-Johnson Middle School students visit VGCC Culinary program

Posted on March 29, 2012 by VGCC Staff
Eighth-grade students in the ambassador program at Eaton-Johnson Middle School in Henderson and their parents recently enjoyed a visit to the Vance-Granville Community College Culinary Arts department, which is located at the Masonic Home for Children in Oxford.   Ambassadors are outstanding EJMS students who welcome visitors and dignitaries at special events and complete community … Read More