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21 graduate from EMT-Paramedic training at VGCC

Posted on July 26, 2017 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College honored 21 students who completed the college’s Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic program in July. The graduates included Idabelle Proffitt of Bullock; Annie Wilbourne of Bunn; Kizer Blackburn of Durham; Chris Milton of Epsom; Ashley Denton, Nikki Henderson, Daniel Null, Jonathon Pulley and Dillon Thomas, all of Henderson; Taylor Abbott of Kittrell; Destanie Fisher … Read More

VGCC offers Medical Office Administrative Assistant certificate at Franklin Campus

Posted on July 25, 2017 by VGCC Staff
Area residents will have a new opportunity to gain a credential for jobs in medical offices when the fall semester begins at Vance-Granville Community College on Aug. 14. The college is scheduling courses to allow students to complete the entire 17-credit-hour “Medical Office Administrative Assistant I” certificate in two semesters at VGCC’s Franklin County Campus … Read More

Middle school students explore the world at VGCC Science Camp

Posted on July 20, 2017 by VGCC Staff
Enjoying what the head of the Vance-Granville Community College Science Department joked was a “well-rounded” experience, area middle school students traveled “around the world” at the college’s seventh annual Science Camp in June. “The campers enjoyed activities focused on biology, geology, chemistry, physics, medical science and applied science,” according to VGCC Science Department Chair Steve … Read More

VGCC Completes Renovation of Histotechnology Lab

Posted on July 19, 2017 by VGCC Staff
A laboratory has been renovated to house the new Histotechnology program on Vance-Granville Community College’s Main Campus, the VGCC Board of Trustees was informed at its Monday, July 17, bi-monthly meeting. The renovation, which cost $15,230, was part of a project covering miscellaneous repairs and renovations on the college campus between Henderson and Oxford, according … Read More

VGCC Pharmacy Technology program ranked in top five nationwide

Posted on July 18, 2017 by VGCC Staff
The Pharmacy Technology program at Vance-Granville Community College was recently recognized as one of the top five programs of its kind in the nation. VGCC placed fourth in the published by Seattle-based and was the highest-ranked North Carolina community college. “This year, we reviewed all accredited pharmacy technician programs in the US to select 50 … Read More

New EMS training program to be offered at VGCC

Posted on July 18, 2017 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will soon expand its Emergency Medical Services training options to include the internationally-recognized Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) program. Developed by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians in cooperation with the American College of Surgeons’ Committee on Trauma, PHTLS is the leading continuing education program for prehospital emergency trauma care. The … Read More

VGCC Endowment Fund introduces online giving

Posted on July 18, 2017 by VGCC Staff
There is now a new, convenient way to support Vance-Granville Community College by making a contribution to the college’s Endowment Fund online. A secure webpage is now available to give to the VGCC Endowment Fund at vgcc.springerstudios.net/endowment-online-gifts . Donors can choose to give either by credit card or direct debit from a bank account. They … Read More

Parents endow VGCC scholarship in memory of daughter

Posted on July 14, 2017 by VGCC Staff
Joann Thomas and Nathan Fleming, both of Williamsboro, recently established a new Vance-Granville Community College scholarship, which they named in memory of the daughter they lost at the age of three. The new academic achievement scholarship honors the memory of Joy Nicole Fleming, who passed away in 1975 due to complications from a brain tumor. … Read More

VGCC names 234 students to President’s and Dean’s Lists

Posted on July 13, 2017 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College has announced that 115 students earned President’s List and another 119 earned Dean’s List academic honors for the spring semester that ended in May. The President’s List recognizes students who achieved a perfect 4.0 grade-point average (GPA) while carrying a “full load” (of at least 12 credit hours) in 100-level or higher … Read More

VGCC Accounting program ranked in top ten nationwide

Posted on July 13, 2017 by VGCC Staff
The Accounting program at Vance-Granville Community College recently received recognition as one of ten best associate degree programs in its field across the United States. VGCC came in at number nine on the list of the nation’s top associate degrees published by New York-based . Only one other college in North Carolina, Charlotte-based Central Piedmont … Read More