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Connect NC Bond renovation projects at VGCC planned for 2018

Posted on January 25, 2018 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College is gearing up to begin renovations that will improve masonry rooflines, walls and bridges at the Main Campus using the funds allocated by the Connect NC State Bond. Renovations to restore, repair and waterproof masonry will be placed out for bids in April with work scheduled to begin in May, according to … Read More

Discussion of the Life & Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Posted on January 23, 2018 by VGCC Staff
Fellow Vanguards: please plan to join us for a Discussion of the Life & Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., sponsored by the VGCC Minority Male Success Initiative, on Wed., January 24, from 10:30-11:45 a.m. in the Civic Center. We will hear from Roberta Scott, retired VGCC Adult High School coordinator and a member … Read More

VGCC’s Dr. Stelfanie Williams named N.C. Community College President of the Year

Posted on January 23, 2018 by VGCC Staff
Dr. Stelfanie Williams, the president of Vance-Granville Community College, has been named President of the Year for 2018 by the North Carolina State Board of Community Colleges. She is the first leader in VGCC history to receive the honor. The President of the Year Award, sponsored by Wells Fargo, was established by the State Board … Read More

VGCC schedules leadership series for nonprofits

Posted on January 16, 2018 by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College Small Business Center is offering a new series of free seminars that provide essential management skills for leaders of nonprofit organizations. The “Packing Your Toolbox for a Strong Nonprofit” series is presented in partnership with the Triangle North Healthcare Foundation, a regional grant-making organization that was established in 2011 as the … Read More

VGCC hosts lecture series on the brain

Posted on January 16, 2018 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will offer a series of free, engaging lectures on the human brain, and the community is invited to attend. Phil Dixon (pictured above), a resident of Oxford, will present the series, entitled “Using Your Brain for a Change,” starting with the first session on Tuesday, Jan. 30, from 10:30 a.m. to noon, … Read More

New & Improved WebAdvisor launches

Posted on January 16, 2018 by VGCC Staff
A new and improved WebAdvisor is here! has been given a FACELIFT as Vance-Granville Community College works to enhance the resources we provide to our students, faculty and staff through a convenient “One-Stop Shop.” WebAdvisor now has streamlined web pages for Official Transcripts, Student Finance, Financial Aid and User Profiles. All of the components are … Read More

Payment Deadline for Spring 2018 is TODAY January 4th

Posted on January 4, 2018 by VGCC Staff
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Despite the college closing today, you are still able to pay for your Spring 2018 classes in full and/or set up a payment plan through WebAdvisor buy the deadline of midnight tonight. 

Legacy of local couple lives on with VGCC scholarship

Posted on December 20, 2017 by VGCC Staff
The tragic 2015 murders of Granville County residents Jerome and Dora Faulkner shocked and saddened the community. Their loss was particularly felt at Oxford’s Mountain Creek Baptist Church, where the Faulkners were dedicated members. In the midst of their grief, members of the church started a scholarship fund in their memory at Vance-Granville Community College. … Read More

VGCC honor society students collect supplies, books for local kids

Posted on December 20, 2017 by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College Alpha Sigma Chi chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society recently conducted a service project by collecting school supplies and books for children in grades K-12 who are affected by domestic violence. Children in such situations may be forced to relocate suddenly, leaving their school supplies at their former homes … Read More

VGCC graduates 11 cadets in school’s 105th BLET Class

Posted on December 20, 2017 by VGCC Staff
Eleven cadets graduated on Dec. 12, 2017, from the Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) program 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 105th BLET class … Read More