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VGCC Golf team finishes fourth at Regional Championship

Posted on April 22, 2010 by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College men’s golf team competed in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region X Championship on April 10-11 at Stryker Golf Course in Fort Bragg. At the conclusion of the two-round tournament, the best team score, 619, belonged to the squad from Sandhills Community College. Louisburg College came in a close … Read More

VGCC Golf team ends regular season with strong showing

Posted on April 19, 2010 by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College men’s golf team wrapped up its 2010 regular season with a match on April 2 at Yadkin Country Club in Yadkinville. The host college was Surry Community College. A team from Louisburg College came in first, with a team score of 315, but the VGCC squad posted a score of 335 … Read More

Earth Day celebration to be held at VGCC on April 22

Posted on April 16, 2010 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will hold its fifth annual Earth Day festival on Thursday, April 22 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on the college’s main campus in Vance County. The event has been organized by the VGCC Ecology Club to educate the college and community about conservation in a fun, informative setting. This year’s celebration … Read More

VGCC Music Instructor and Keyboardist Present Free Concert in Louisburg

Posted on April 16, 2010 by VGCC Staff
Music for saxophone and keyboard instruments (organ, harpsichord and piano) will be featured in concert on Tuesday, April 27 at 7 p.m. in the Benson Chapel at Louisburg College. Music by J.S. Bach, W.A. Mozart, Jacob ter Veldhuis, Calvin Hampton, Thomas Massella and a Broadway review will be performed by Michael Stephenson (saxophone) and Mark … Read More

Middle School students study their own DNA in VGCC Biotech lab

Posted on April 15, 2010 by VGCC Staff
Henderson Middle School students recently learned about working with DNA, as part of an ongoing partnership between the Vance-Granville Community College Bioprocess Technology program and the Citizen Schools after-school program. Citizen Schools is a national non-profit organization dedicated to providing students with access to educational and economic opportunity. Henderson Middle School is one of only … Read More

VGCC South Campus holds open house for Radiography program

Posted on April 14, 2010 by VGCC Staff
Area residents learned about Vance-Granville Community College’s Radiography program when they visited the college’s South Campus on March 23. An open house and an information session for prospective students were held that day on the campus, which is located on N. C. 56 between Creedmoor and Butner. Current Radiography students and faculty members shared information … Read More

VGCC Scholarship endowed in memory of local educator

Posted on April 14, 2010 by VGCC Staff
Linda Briley Weaver of Henderson recently presented a contribution to the Vance-Granville Community College Endowment Fund that will create a new scholarship in memory of her late husband of 27 years. John Weaver was an educator in the Vance County Schools for 18 years and taught remedial reading for the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) … Read More

VGCC Students present “Steel Magnolias”

Posted on April 12, 2010 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College drama students will stage the comedy, “Steel Magnolias” by playwright Robert Harling, between April 15 and April 18. Performances begin at 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 15 through Saturday, April 17, with matinees at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 17 and Sunday, April 18. All performances are in the small auditorium in … Read More

Local agencies simulate Car Crashes to raise awareness of Drunk Driving

Posted on April 12, 2010 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College is partnering with law enforcement agencies, fire departments and rescue squads on a project that simulates automobile wrecks in order to discourage teenagers from drinking and driving. The Vance County Fire Prevention Team (which includes local fire and rescue agencies), North Carolina Highway Patrol, N.C. Alcohol Law Enforcement Division and VGCC are … Read More

VGCC Instructor invites Public to Learn about Dreams

Posted on April 12, 2010 by VGCC Staff
Peter Metzner, a Psychology instructor at Vance-Granville Community College, will offer a special seminar, called “A Dream Circle,” on Thursday, April 22 from 4 p.m. until 5 p.m. in room 6102 on the college’s main campus in Vance County. The free seminar is open to the public, in addition to VGCC students, faculty and staff. … Read More