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VGCC hosts Smart Spending workshop

Posted on January 22, 2010 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will offer a workshop that aims to help area shoppers save money every time they buy groceries. The “Smart Spending: Cut Your Grocery Bills” workshop is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 11 from 6:30 until 9 p.m. on the college’s main campus in Vance County. The workshop is led by Faye Prosser, WRAL-TV’s … Read More

VGCC receives community input at Vance County forum

Posted on January 21, 2010 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College convened a group of about 50 Vance County businesspeople, community leaders and college employees on Jan. 14 at its main campus for a forum to discuss how the college can better serve the area over the next five years. The event was the first of four such sessions being held in each … Read More

VGCC celebrates legacy of Martin Luther King

Posted on January 21, 2010 by VGCC Staff
A standing-room-only crowd enjoyed oratory and music at Vance-Granville Community College’s Civic Center on Jan. 13 as the college held its annual celebration of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. Sylvia Jones, director of VGCC’s Workforce Investment Act (WIA) department and chairperson of the celebration, welcomed students, faculty, staff and members of the community … Read More

VGCC Student named Finalist for Statewide Honor

Posted on January 21, 2010 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College student Peggy McGohan of Oxford was recently selected as one of three finalists for this year’s Angela Moore Trogdon Student of the Year Award, which is presented to a Basic Skills student by the North Carolina Community College System. McGohan was recognized at the state’s Basic Skills and Family Literacy Conference in … Read More

Variety of classes start at VGCC South Campus

Posted on January 15, 2010 by VGCC Staff
Three Vance-Granville Community College evening courses are scheduled to begin soon at the college’s South Campus, located on N.C. 56 between Creedmoor and Butner, each one offering area residents the chance to learn new skills for on-the-job or personal use. For those interested in starting a career in health-care, a Nursing Assistant (CNA) I training … Read More

VGCC Offers Class on Digital Photography

Posted on January 11, 2010 by VGCC Staff
A course entitled “Digital Photography & Photo Editing” will be taught at Vance-Granville Community College’s main campus in Vance County, starting Jan. 25. Classes will be held on Monday evenings from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. through March 15. Students will learn the basics of operating digital cameras. Then, they will learn how to manipulate … Read More

Early College students help VGCC kick off recycling program

Posted on January 11, 2010 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College began a college-wide recycling program in November, placing blue recycling bins inside buildings on all four campuses. At VGCC’s Warren County Campus in Warrenton, taking part in the effort to distribute the recycling bins were students of Warren Early College High School , which is located on that campus. WECHS students who … Read More

VGCC to host Dr. Martin Luther King Holiday Celebration on Jan. 13

Posted on January 8, 2010 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will hold a special program celebrating the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010 at 11 a.m. in the Civic Center on VGCC’s Main Campus in Vance County. A new feature has been added to the annual event, in which four VGCC students will deliver speeches entitled, “What … Read More

VGCC Bioprocess Students suit up for work

Posted on January 8, 2010 by VGCC Staff
On Dec. 2, students in the Bioprocess Practices ( BPM 110 ) course conducted their traditional “gowning exercise,” in which they don special uniforms while working in the Biotechnology lab on VGCC’s main campus. “Many operations in the biopharmaceutical industry are conducted in ‘cleanrooms,’ where the operating personnel are required to wear cleanroom protective garb to … Read More

VGCC Community Band plays holiday favorites

Posted on January 4, 2010 by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community Band held its second annual Holiday Concert on Sunday, Dec. 13 in the Civic Center on the college’s main campus in Vance County. VGCC music instructor Michael Stephenson serves as director of the band. The program included many favorite holiday selections, including “Sleigh Ride” by Leroy Anderson, the overture from “The Messiah” … Read More