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Bailey named VGCC Director of Admissions

Posted on June 8, 2017 by VGCC Staff
Spence Bailey has been named the director of admissions at Vance-Granville Community College. As part of the college’s Enrollment and Outreach division, Bailey (pictured above) will lead a department that develops and maintains a student-centered process of admission, from engaging and recruiting prospective students to welcoming them to VGCC. Bailey has been a member of … Read More

Creedmoor attorney speaks to Vance County Early College students

Posted on June 8, 2017 by VGCC Staff
Shortly before the recent spring semester ended, attorney Roderick Allison of Creedmoor spoke to Vance County Early College High School students as part of a spring speakers’ series sponsored by the Vance-Granville Community College Male Mentoring Success Initiative (MMSI). VGCC staff member Anthony Pope, co-coordinator of the MMSI, introduced Allison as a “triple threat,” not … Read More

Former Judge Quon Bridges speaks at VGCC South Campus

Posted on June 8, 2017 by VGCC Staff
Attorney and former N.C. District Court Judge S. Quon Bridges spoke to students, faculty and staff at Vance-Granville Community College’s South Campus as part of a speakers’ series sponsored by the college’s Male Mentoring Success Initiative (MMSI), as the spring semester drew to a close. Among those in the audience were Granville Early College High … Read More

VGCC Pharmacy Technology students serve community

Posted on June 8, 2017 by VGCC Staff
Students in the Pharmacy Technology program at Vance-Granville Community College have been participating in a unique “community pharmacy practice” clinical rotation at a Granville County nonprofit organization. Under the supervision of Pharmacy Technology Program Head Dr. Erica Fleming, students completed part of their clinical rotation at Area Congregations in Ministry (ACIM) in Oxford on Fridays … Read More

VGCC students excel at SkillsUSA state competition

Posted on June 8, 2017 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College students recently earned several awards at the 52nd annual State Leadership and Skills Conference, which was held in Greensboro. A record 2,600 participants competed in 110 contests at the conference, billed as the largest showcase of career and technical education in the state.  VGCC Culinary Arts student Shirley Bennett of Durham took … Read More

Recent VGCC Medical Assisting graduate first to take RMA exam on campus

Posted on June 6, 2017 by VGCC Staff
D. Troy Glover of Youngsville recently made history at Vance-Granville Community College, when he became the first person to take the Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) exam at the college’s Franklin County Campus . According to VGCC Medical Assisting instructor Patrice Allen, the college has been working for the past several years to become an approved … Read More

VGCC team competes in electric car race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with help from sponsors

Posted on June 5, 2017 by VGCC Staff
Teamwork is what got a group from Vance-Granville Community College onto the track at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway — not only the teamwork demonstrated by students and faculty from curriculum programs at the college, but also by a team of sponsors from the community who supported them. For the first time, VGCC sent a … Read More

VGCC Golf Tournament sets new record with more than $116,000 raised

Posted on June 2, 2017 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College’s 33rd annual Endowment Fund Golf Tournament, presented by Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, hit a new record total by raising $116,675 to help fund scholarships for deserving students and support the mission of the college. That result surpassed the $104,160 generated in 2016, in what was previously the highest-grossing golf tournament in … Read More

VGCC graduates 11 cadets in school’s 104th BLET Class

Posted on June 1, 2017 by VGCC Staff
Eleven cadets graduated on May 16 from the Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) program at Vance-Granville Community College, in a ceremony held in the Civic Center on Main Campus. After passing the state certification exam, all are authorized to work in any law enforcement agency in North Carolina. Graduates of VGCC’s 104th BLET class included … Read More

VGCC grads encouraged by presidents of Community College System and student government

Posted on May 30, 2017 by VGCC Staff
Less than one year into his tenure as president of the North Carolina Community College System, Dr. James C. “Jimmie” Williamson addressed some of his system’s newest graduates as the principal speaker at Vance-Granville Community College’s 48th commencement exercises on May 12. Members of the Class of 2017 were joined by numerous loved ones at … Read More