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VGCC Awarded Grant for Bioprocess Facility

Posted on April 28, 2008 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will receive a $49,994 grant from the North Carolina Community College System BioNetwork, the State Board of Community Colleges recently announced. The grant was one of 42 approved by that board in September, representing more than three million dollars in grants for specialized biotechnology training at community colleges across the state. Community … Read More

VGCC Class Develops Math Skills for Future in Health Care

Posted on April 23, 2008 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College’s Human Resources Development (HRD) Department will offer a class that focuses on basic math skills for individuals interested in pursuing a career in health care. This course is part of Project “Skill-UP,” an initiative funded by a grant from the North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund Commission. Beginning Nov. 6, the class will … Read More

Nurse Aide I Classes Offered at VGCC Warren Campus

Posted on April 23, 2008 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will offer a Nurse Aide I course at the college’s Warren County Campus in Warrenton, starting Nov. 6 and continuing through Jan. 25, 2007. Classes will be held Monday through Thursday, with lectures from 8:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m., and clinical training from 7:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. The Nurse Aide I … Read More

Thompson Joins VGCC Board of Trustees

Posted on April 23, 2008 by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College Board of Trustees held their bimonthly meeting on September 18 at the Henderson campus of VGCC. During the meeting, Ninth District Court Judge Daniel F. Finch swore in Ernest Thompson of Granville County for a four-year term. Also during the meeting, the Board received updates on building projects, and psychology instructor … Read More

Nurse Aide I Classes Offered at VGCC South Campus

Posted on April 23, 2008 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will offer a Nurse Aide I course at the college’s South Campus in Granville County, starting November 13. Classes will be held from 8:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m., Monday-Thursday. The Nurse Aide I program is designed to prepare students to become Certified Nursing Assistants. VGCC’s certification programs offer classroom education, laboratory training, … Read More

VGCC Offers Seminar on Getting, Staying Organized

Posted on April 23, 2008 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College’s Small Business Center will present a free seminar that will help residents improve their organization skills to save time and money. The seminar will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 8 from 9 a.m. until noon in room 7107 of Building 7 on the college’s main campus in Vance County. Experts say that … Read More

New Library is New VGCC Location

Posted on April 23, 2008 by VGCC Staff
One of the newest landmarks in Henderson is also a new location for a course taught by Vance-Granville Community College. VGCC Computer Center coordinator Laura Peace said that she is excited by a new partnership between the college and the H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library, at its new location on Breckenridge Street in Henderson. “The … Read More

Taylor Presents Gifts to VGCC Endowment Fund

Posted on April 23, 2008 by VGCC Staff
Above: Julia Ann Taylor of Oxford presents checks on October 5 to Vance-Granville Community College President Randy Parker (center) and VGCC Endowment Fund specialist Kay Currin (right) to establish a new Presidential Merit Award scholarship and to enhance the Joseph and Carrie P. Hamme scholarship to the Presidential Merit Award level. Both gifts memorialize relatives … Read More

VGCC Offers Substitute Teacher Training

Posted on April 23, 2008 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will offer a training/refresher course for substitute teachers at its Warren County Campus, starting later this month. The two-week course will be held on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m., starting Oct. 23. Classes will be taught by instructor Wayne Adcock, who has over 33 years of teaching … Read More

VGCC Offers Twelve Classes during Mini-Semester

Posted on April 23, 2008 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College has scheduled 12 mini-semester classes during Fall Semester, including five that will be offered online and one that will be a “hybrid” course, in which students attend classes but also complete some course work online. Mini-semester classes are classes that are held within a semester, but do not last the entire 16 … Read More