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Royster retires from VGCC endowment board

Posted on November 9, 2017 by VGCC Staff
T.S. “Sam” Royster, Jr., of Oxford recently retired from the Vance-Granville Community College Endowment Fund Board of Directors. Royster has served on the board since 1998. Among his numerous contributions to the Endowment Fund, he and his law partners established the Royster, Cross & Hensley, LLP, Academic Achievement Scholarship in 2007. He helped to arrange … Read More

VGCC recognizes 306 scholarship recipients

Posted on November 9, 2017 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College honored 306 students receiving scholarships, as well as the donors and partnering organizations who established those scholarships, at a dinner on Oct. 12 in the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus. This was the second annual event of its kind at VGCC and allowed many students to meet and have dinner … Read More

VGCC discussion attendees learn about paralegal careers

Posted on November 8, 2017 by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College Paralegal Technology program hosted a panel discussion on careers in the paralegal field on Oct. 11 on the college’s Franklin County Campus, where the program is based. VGCC Paralegal instructor Marque Debnam moderated the discussion, which was attended by current students in the program, prospective students and educators. The panel featured … Read More

VGCC announces 2017-18 Vanguards Basketball schedule

Posted on November 7, 2017 by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College Vanguards men’s basketball team is scheduled to play at least 28 games during the 2017-2018 season, including 11 home games. This is the program’s second season under the leadership of head coach DeMarcus Oliver. The Vanguards compete in Region X of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II, which … Read More

VGCC names Burwell to direct Occupational Extension training

Posted on November 7, 2017 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College recently named Kyle F. Burwell of Oxford as the college’s new director of Occupational Extension and Human Resources Development (HRD). Burwell (pictured above) has been a member of the VGCC staff since 2006, as coordinator of HRD. She has also served as coordinator for a number of grants to the college, including … Read More

VGCC Women’s Volleyball sophomores honored

Posted on November 6, 2017 by VGCC Staff
Two sophomore standouts on the Vance-Granville Community College Vanguards women’s volleyball team were recently recognized with honors by coaches in National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region X, at an awards banquet held in conjunction with the conference tournament. Stormi Abernathy of Leasburg was named to the All-Region Second Team, while Hannah Arneth of Oxford … Read More

VGCC Drama students to present ‘canine’ comedy

Posted on November 1, 2017 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College Drama students will soon entertain audiences with a modern romantic comedy about a marriage — and a dog. “Sylvia” will be staged on VGCC’s Main Campus in Henderson, Nov. 16-19. Performances begin on Thursday, Nov 16, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Nov. 17, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 18, at 2 p.m. and … Read More

Frigi-Temp partners with VGCC on apprenticeship

Posted on October 30, 2017 by VGCC Staff
Youngsville-based Frigi-Temp recently agreed to join forces with Vance-Granville Community College on an apprenticeship initiative. Frigi-Temp is a commercial HVAC and refrigeration service provider and licensed mechanical contractor that has been serving central North Carolina since 2001. Company CEO Cory Thornton said that he sought to partner with the college to help recruit new technicians … Read More

VGCC registers potentially life-saving bone marrow donors

Posted on October 30, 2017 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College, in partnership with the Project Life Movement, held a three-day, three-campus bone marrow registration drive in October. The service project was led by students and faculty in the VGCC Radiography program . The result was that 40 people joined the national registry of potential bone marrow donors. Students, faculty and staff signed … Read More

Students learn about careers at VGCC Manufacturing Day

Posted on October 27, 2017 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College held a “Manufacturing Day” celebration on Thursday, Oct. 5, in the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. Nearly 200 high school students from Franklin, Granville, Vance and Warren counties attended, along with VGCC students, educators and other members of the community. They learned about how manufacturing has changed, … Read More