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Autumn Arts Winners Named

Entries in Autumn Arts 2010, the 35th annual juried art show sponsored by Vance-Granville Community College and the Kerr Lake Art Society, have been judged and are on display at Vance-Granville. The public is invited to view the artwork on the second floor of Building 7 on the college’s main campus in Vance County through  Read More

EXPO 2010 celebrates 20 Years of Supporting Local Businesses

Approximately 600 area residents visited EXPO 2010, the annual business exposition for Vance, Granville, Franklin and Warren counties, which was held Oct. 12 in the Vance-Granville Community College Civic Center . As in years past, EXPO was organized by the VGCC Small Business Center, Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce, Granville County Chamber of Commerce, Greater  Read More

Educator’s children endow VGCC Scholarship in her honor

The two children of Anne Cooke Finch of Wake Forest recently presented contributions to the Vance-Granville Community College Endowment Fund that will create a new scholarship in honor of their mother. Finch is a longtime teacher assistant in the Wake County Public School System, primarily working with children with disabilities. She worked for many years  Read More

VGCC announces Basketball Schedule

The Vance-Granville Community College men’s basketball team is scheduled to play 23 games, including 11 home games, in the college’s third season as a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). VGCC will open the regular season on the road, at Davidson County Community College in Lexington on Nov. 6. Next, the Vanguards  Read More

20th Anniversary EXPO is Tuesday, Oct. 12

EXPO 2010, the annual business exposition for Vance, Granville, Franklin and Warren counties, will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 12 from 2 p.m. until 7 p.m. in the Vance-Granville Community College Civic Center . The public is invited to attend as approximately 40 area businesses and agencies exhibit their products and services. Approximately 1,000 area  Read More

New VGCC course appeals to aspiring Comedians

For the first time, Vance-Granville Community College will offer a course that gives area residents a chance to learn about the trade of stand-up comedy from a professional comic who has toured the country. “Introduction to Comedy” will meet on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6 until 8:30 p.m., Oct. 26 through Nov. 30, on  Read More

VGCC offers first course of Medical Coding program

Vance-Granville Community College will soon offer a Medical Terminology course, which is the first required course for the Medical Coding certificate program. The Terminology course, taught by Dianne Moseley, will be offered during the day on the college’s main campus in Vance County, beginning on Monday, Oct. 18. The Medical Coding certificate program consists of  Read More

VGCC seminar helps Businesses collect delinquent accounts

Vance-Granville Community College’s Small Business Center will offer a free seminar on debt collection from 9 a.m. until noon on Thursday, Nov. 4 in room 7107 of Building 7 on the college’s main campus in Vance County. This seminar, led by Harry Ponder of Asheville, will help small business owners understand the importance of having  Read More

VGCC Warren Campus offers OpenOffice Software Training

Vance-Granville Community College’s Warren County Campus will offer an OpenOffice Software Applications course starting Monday, Oct. 18. The course will be held Monday and Tuesday evenings from 5:30 until 8:30 p.m., continuing until Tuesday, Nov. 9. The Warren Campus is located at 210 West Ridgeway Street in Warrenton. Through this 24-hour course, students will learn  Read More

VGCC Board Hears Plans for Allied Health Building

The Vance-Granville Community College Board of Trustees held its regular bimonthly meeting on Monday, September 20 at the college’s main campus in Henderson. At that meeting, the Board heard a presentation from the Raleigh-based architectural firm, Pearce Brinkley Cease + Lee (PBC+L), which had been selected to create initial plans for the college’s proposed new  Read More