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VGCC offers Floral Design course

Posted on August 16, 2010 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will offer a course called “Fun in Floral Design” on Tuesday evenings from 6 until 9 p.m., September 7 through November 2, on the college’s main campus in Vance County. Floral designer Christy White, owner of A Designing Mind, will be the instructor. She said that the class is “geared for learning … Read More

VGCC Logistics educator appointed to new statewide council

Posted on August 16, 2010 by VGCC Staff
Walter E. Martin, the Director of Logistics Technology at Vance-Granville Community College, has been elected as one of the leaders of the new North Carolina Warehousing Education and Research Council. The council is a group of warehousing and distribution professionals from across the state. Martin (pictured above) is the only full-time educator chosen as a director-at-large … Read More

Seventeen honored at VGCC Medical Assisting Pinning

Posted on August 12, 2010 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College held a pinning ceremony for its 2010 Medical Assisting program graduates on Aug. 5 at the college’s Franklin County Campus in Louisburg, where the program is conducted. As VGCC’s program is nationally accredited, graduates are now eligible to sit for the American Association of Medical Assistants’ (AAMA) certification examination to become Certified … Read More

VGCC student is first to earn Two-Year Automotive degree

Posted on August 12, 2010 by VGCC Staff
Johnnie M. Henderson of Manson recently made history as the first person to complete the requirements of the Associate in Applied Science degree in Automotive Systems Technology at Vance-Granville Community College. The college introduced the two-year degree in the fall of 2009 as an addition to the one-year Automotive Systems Technology diploma, which VGCC had … Read More

Franklin County Early College students start new school year

Posted on August 11, 2010 by VGCC Staff
Franklin County Early College High School held an orientation session and open house on Aug. 3 at Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus. Students started classes on Aug. 4, marking the beginning of the first full year for the school, which opened in January. The high school is the newest of the four early college … Read More

Granville Early College students attend VGCC orientation

Posted on August 11, 2010 by VGCC Staff
New students of Granville Early College High School started their college experience July 28 when they attended orientation at Vance-Granville Community College’s South Campus, located between Butner and Creedmoor. The high school, starting its second school year, is temporarily housed at South Granville High School, while a new facility is built near South Campus. At … Read More

VGCC implements new computer lab printing policy

Posted on August 10, 2010 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College students will see changes in how they print documents in campus computer labs when the new fall semester begins on Aug. 17. In the new pay-to-print system, the college will credit $20 to each student’s account for printing. This $20 quota will be available for an entire academic year, from the Fall … Read More

Two Granville Central grads sign on for VGCC Women’s Volleyball

Posted on August 6, 2010 by VGCC Staff
A pair of Granville Central Panthers will become Vance-Granville Community College Vanguards this fall. Pictured above from left, Hilary Aitken and Hillary Russell, both of Oxford, recently signed their letters of intent to join the 2010 VGCC women’s volleyball squad. Aitken (5’9″) was a hitter and Russell (5’6″) a passer for the varsity volleyball team … Read More

Register for VGCC Fall Classes Aug. 9-12

Posted on August 5, 2010 by VGCC Staff
The Fall 2010 semester at Vance-Granville Community College begins Tuesday, Aug. 17. Late Registration will be open to all new and returning students on Monday, Aug. 9 through Thursday, Aug. 12, both online and at VGCC’s four campuses . Hours for in-person registration are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Students now have the option of … Read More

Warren Early College students continue their college transition

Posted on August 5, 2010 by VGCC Staff
Some Warren Early College High School students became familiar with Vance-Granville Community College’s main campus in Vance County at a July 28 orientation session, as they transition more and more from high school to college courses. While the school is based at VGCC’s Warren County Campus in Warrenton, the junior class will now be taking … Read More