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Registration underway for VGCC Health Unit Coordinator training program

Posted on March 11, 2010 by VGCC Staff
Area residents interested in starting a new career in health care can pre-register now for Vance-Granville Community College’s upcoming Health Unit Coordinator course. The program is scheduled to be offered on Monday and Wednesday nights from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., April 7 through July 26. Students who successfully complete this course will be able … Read More

VGCC South Campus to hold open house for Radiography program

Posted on March 9, 2010 by VGCC Staff
Area residents interested in a popular health care career field are invited to Vance-Granville Community College’s South Campus, where they will learn about the college’s Radiography program. An Open House for the program will be held on Tuesday, March 23 from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. An information session for prospective students will be held … Read More

VGCC law enforcement educator named to state committee

Posted on March 9, 2010 by VGCC Staff
Tony R. Pendergrass, the coordinator of law enforcement training for Vance-Granville Community College, was recently selected to serve on the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission Accreditation Committee. Pendergrass and his family live in Granville County near Franklinton. The Accreditation Committee evaluates both initial and renewal applications for accreditation of Criminal Justice … Read More

VGCC schedules Art classes at day and night

Posted on March 9, 2010 by VGCC Staff
Upcoming Vance-Granville Community College courses allow area residents to explore their artistic side, either during the day or at night. Art classes taught by longtime VGCC instructor Lelia Brigham will begin on Monday, March 15 from 6:30 until 9:30 p.m. and on Tuesday, March 16 from 9:15 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. Both classes meet once … Read More

Congressman Butterfield Visits VGCC

Posted on March 8, 2010 by VGCC Staff
U.S. Representative G. K. Butterfield met with Vance-Granville Community College students and staff members on Feb. 19 near the end of a tour of his congressional district. During the weeklong Presidents’ Day congressional recess, Butterfield met with many groups of constituents to hear about the various challenges facing their communities. Butterfield represents North Carolina’s First … Read More

VGCC official appointed to state commission

Posted on March 8, 2010 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College Director of Distance Education Evelyn Harris (pictured above) has been appointed to a new statewide commission that coordinates distance learning at all North Carolina community colleges. The Commission on Learning Technologies (COLT) was recently established by the North Carolina Community College System as distance learning, primarily consisting of online classes, becomes increasingly … Read More

VGCC Schedules “Let’s Have a Tea Party” in March

Posted on February 26, 2010 by VGCC Staff
Since 2006, a large number of area residents have learned how to enjoy formal teas by taking a Vance-Granville Community College course called “Let’s Have a Tea Party.” The course will be taught once again, starting on March 16 and meeting on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 until 4 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall at … Read More

VGCC Offers Floral Arrangements course

Posted on February 26, 2010 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will offer a course in Floral Arrangements on Thursday evenings, starting in mid-March, from 6:30 until 9:30 p.m. on the college’s main campus in Vance County. The instructor for the class, Connie Roberson, will teach students how to tie attractive bows and prepare a bud vase with two or three flowers in … Read More

VGCC establishes memorial fund for Dunn

Posted on February 24, 2010 by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College Student Government Association is establishing the Raymond Dunn Memorial Fund to support the late student’s family during this difficult time. The 20-year-old sophomore and leading member of the VGCC Vanguards basketball team died Feb. 20 after collapsing during a home game. On Feb. 24, the fund began with donations from VGCC … Read More

College Remembers Raymond Dunn

Posted on February 24, 2010 by VGCC Staff
Raymond M. Dunn of Henderson, a 20-year-old sophomore at Vance-Granville Community College and a leading member of the VGCC Vanguards basketball team, collapsed Saturday afternoon (Feb. 20) during a home game against Guilford Tech at the Aycock Recreation Complex in Henderson. He was transported to Maria Parham Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead. … Read More