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VGCC Education students learn about Population Growth

Posted on March 18, 2010 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College students participated in a workshop on Feb. 25 presented by a national non-profit organization focused on Earth’s growing population. Students in VGCC’s School-Age Education program received certificates for completing the workshop, and VGCC science instructors also sat in on the presentation by Colleen C. Beck, Education Program Associate for Washington, D.C.-based Population … Read More

Popular Microsoft programs are subject of VGCC course

Posted on March 18, 2010 by VGCC Staff
A Vance-Granville Community College night course begins soon on the college’s main campus in Vance County, offering area residents a chance to brush up on two computer programs that are indispensable in office settings. Laura Peace, coordinator of VGCC’s Occupational Extension Computer Center , is the instructor for a course on the Microsoft Word and … Read More

VGCC Franklin Campus Day Care children celebrate Dr. Seuss

Posted on March 16, 2010 by VGCC Staff
Students at the Child Day Care Center at Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus celebrated the birthday of children’s author Dr. Seuss on March 4. Dr. Seuss, whose real name was Theodor Seuss Geisel, was born March 2, 1904. The event was marked by a pajama party, during which guest readers read books by Dr. … Read More

New VGCC Scholarship honors Maria Parham Guild Gift Gallery coordinator

Posted on March 15, 2010 by VGCC Staff
The Guild at Maria Parham Medical Center recently endowed its third scholarship at Vance-Granville Community College. This time, in doing so, it honored the volunteer coordinator for the Guild Gift Gallery at MPMC, Gean Bobbitt of Henderson. Since Bobbitt shuns the spotlight, Henderson resident and Guild president Anne Bunch had to enlist the help of … Read More

Kids at VGCC Franklin Campus Day Care Learn about the Circus

Posted on March 15, 2010 by VGCC Staff
Students at the Child Day Care Center at Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus celebrated “Circus Day” on Feb. 18. The children, who were invited to dress up as their favorite circus performers, ate circus-themed snacks, watched movies and participated in activities centered on learning about the circus, according to center manager Michelle Patterson. Among … Read More

VGCC Vanguards play in tourney as Raymond Dunn named regional Player of the Year

Posted on March 15, 2010 by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College men’s basketball team competed in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II, Region X tournament, held March 5-7 at Rockingham Community College in Wentworth. When the team took the court on March 5, it was their first game since the tragic death of Vanguards star forward Raymond Dunn on Feb. … Read More

VGCC Golf team tees off for second season

Posted on March 15, 2010 by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College men’s golf team plans to play in at least eight intercollegiate matches or tournaments this spring during the team’s second season. The 2010 season is the first for the team at the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) level, having played as a club sport in 2009. The Vanguards started the … Read More

VGCC students hold Step and Talent Show

Posted on March 12, 2010 by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College chapter of the Phi Beta Lambda business student organization will hold its Second Annual “Ultimate Step Show and Talent Show” on Saturday, March 13 at 5 p.m. in the VGCC Civic Center on the college’s main campus in Vance County. Phi Beta Lambda is the national organization for college students who … Read More

VGCC schedules JobsNOW Medical Billing & Coding training

Posted on March 12, 2010 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will soon offer training in a growing health care career field through the statewide JobsNOW program. The JobsNOW “12 in 6” initiative provides training that can be completed in six months or less in a dozen high-demand occupations. At VGCC, students can choose from three JobsNOW opportunities, all focusing on jobs in … Read More

New VGCC Scholarship established in honor of Leo Kelly

Posted on March 11, 2010 by VGCC Staff
A new Vance-Granville Community College scholarship has been established in honor of longtime college employee Leo Kelly, Jr. of Henderson. Kelly’s colleagues and friends of the college established a fund in his honor when he retired in 2008. At the VGCC Endowment Fund board of directors meeting on Feb. 24, VGCC President Randy Parker announced … Read More