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Cast, crew announced for Sylvia

We’re pleased to announce the cast and crew for the upcoming VGCC Drama fall production of the comedy, “Sylvia,” by A.R. Gurney! CAST A • Sylvia: Samantha Hines • Greg: Jordan Bunting • Kate: Brittney Patterson • Tom: Nick Kurtz • Phyllis: Jamie McGinn • Leslie: Allison Hines CAST B • Sylvia: Faith Orr •  Read More

VGCC invites community to Fall Festival

Vance-Granville Community College will hold a “Community Fall Festival” on Monday, Oct. 30, from 5:30 – 8 p.m. in the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. Admission is free to the event, which promises fun for the whole family. Among the scheduled activities are a costume contest for kids, face painting,  Read More

VGCC agricultural initiative highlighted at local food economies meeting

Vance-Granville Community College’s Main Campus served as the host for a late-September gathering of community leaders from throughout the region interested in local food economies. The meeting, entitled “Innovations in Economic Development through Local Foods,” was organized by the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS), a partnership of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University,  Read More

New Nurse Aide Cohort program offers opportunities for healthcare career training

Area residents who have an interest in Nurse Aide or related short-term healthcare training programs have a new opportunity available to them. Vance-Granville Community College is collaborating with partners at the NCWorks Career Center and the local Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) adult contractor, Educational Data Systems Inc. (EDSI), to get students into a  Read More

The ABC’s of Resumes

Tired of submitting resumes and getting no response? Never had a resume and don’t know where to start? This workshop is for YOU!! Join us in the Building 8 Conference Room from 11:00-12:00 on Thursday, October 19th. Sponsored by Career Services and Student Success Faculty are invited to bring classes or offer extra credit for  Read More

Granville Early College High School recognizes 103 Students of Merit

Nearly one half of ’s students attained the honor of Student of Merit this academic year. A ceremony was held in their honor on Monday, Sept. 25, in the Vance-Granville Community College Civic Center. Of the 217 students enrolled at GECHS, 103 received the academic honor. “This is exceptional as the majority have achieved this  Read More

VGCC Domestic Violence Awareness Poster Contest

This Year’s Theme: Know My Face: No More Silence Domestic Violence Awareness Poster Contest Rules 1. All posters must be on standard poster paper (24”X36”). 2. Drawings or artwork should reflect the missed signs of domestic violence which include psychological, emotional, verbal and physical abuse. 3. Please refrain from using graphics such as knives, guns,  Read More

CertainTeed sponsors VGCC scholarship dinner

CertainTeed of Oxford recently made a contribution to the Vance-Granville Community College Endowment Fund to serve as a premier sponsor of the upcoming dinner that honors both the students receiving scholarships this year and the donors who have made those scholarships possible. Pictured above, from left, VGCC Endowment Director Eddie Ferguson accepted the sponsorship from  Read More

Course Evaluations for 1st-8 week and 2nd-4 week LIVE!

  Vance-Granville Community College invites you to complete an online course evaluation for each course for which you are registered.  Sign into the link below using your .  Once you are signed in, you will be taken to a list of courses for which you have evaluations to complete.  Each course evaluation should take no  Read More

VGCC scholarship endowed by local funeral home

A new Vance-Granville Community College scholarship has been endowed by J.M. White Funeral Home of Henderson in memory of its namesake and co-founder, Jerry Marshall White Sr. His widow and co-owner of the funeral home, Betty Oakes White, said that the family sought to create the scholarship because “education is the future for our children,  Read More