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VGCC Students Collect Food Donations for ACTS

Posted on April 10, 2007 by VGCC Staff
For the first time, the Vance-Granville Community College chapter of Phi Theta Kappa recently organized a canned food drive at the college’s main campus to support Area Christians Together in Service (ACTS), a non-profit organization in Henderson. Pictured above from left, Rebecca Dangora, a VGCC Accounting student from Henderson, and Tina Owens of Durham, a … Read More

VGCC Franklin Campus Offers Art Welding Course

Posted on April 4, 2007 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will offer a class on “Art Welding” at its Franklin County Campus, located on N.C. 56 about one mile west of Louisburg, starting in April. The course will be taught on Saturdays from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., from April 14 through May 19. Classes will be held in room 206.Students will … Read More

VGCC Wants to Show Small Businesses the Money

Posted on April 4, 2007 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College’s Small Business Center will present a free seminar, entitled “Show Me the Money: Prosperity Principles for your Business,” on Tuesday, April 24. The seminar will be held from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. in room 7107 of Building 7 on the college’s main campus in Vance County. In the seminar, led by … Read More

VGCC Schedules Dining Etiquette Course

Posted on April 2, 2007 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will offer a course entitled “The ABC’s of Dining” at the college’s main campus in Vance County in April.Constance Lue, the course’s instructor, noted that “to be well-rounded, a successful person needs to know the basics of etiquette and dining manners.” Lue said that students would take away practical information that could … Read More

VGCC Day Care Continues Tradition of Excellence

Posted on April 2, 2007 by VGCC Staff
The state of North Carolina has once again awarded a five-star rating — the highest possible rating — to the Day Care Center at Vance-Granville Community College’s Main Campus.“This state evaluation measures quality in child care programs and is done only once every three years,” Day Care Center Manager Denise Gill explained. “On a scale … Read More

VGCC Schedules Tea Tasting Class

Posted on March 28, 2007 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will offer a Tea Tasting class in April on its main campus in Vance County. Instructor Constance Lue, a Charter member of the American Tea Society who is also known as the “Southern Tea Lady,” will offer students the chance to taste various white, green, black and herbal teas during class on … Read More

VGCC Recognized Nationally for Innovation in Correctional Education

Posted on March 22, 2007 by VGCC Staff
On March 6, Vance-Granville Community College received the 2007 national award for education at the Defendant/Offender Workforce Development Conference, a national event held this year in Charlotte and sponsored by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, National Institute of Corrections, the National Career Development Association, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts and United States Probation … Read More

EXPO 2007 Seeks Sponsors for October Event at VGCC

Posted on March 22, 2007 by VGCC Staff
Businesses and organizations are being sought as Gold Premiere or Silver Premiere sponsors for EXPO 2007, the 18th annual area business exposition, which is scheduled to be held Tuesday, Oct. 9, at the Vance-Granville Community College Civic Center.Each year, EXPO provides an opportunity for organizations that do business in Vance, Granville, Franklin and Warren counties … Read More

VGCC President Reports Spring Enrollment Growth

Posted on March 22, 2007 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College President Randy Parker has announced growth in spring curriculum program enrollment at the college.VGCC curriculum programs, in which students work toward degrees and diplomas, posted a total of more than 4,100 students this semester. “This is a record-setting enrollment for our college for a spring semester term,” Parker said. “Typically, enrollment decreases … Read More

Gardening Class Offered at VGCC Franklin Campus

Posted on March 21, 2007 by VGCC Staff
Just in time for Spring, Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus offers a Gardening class, starting April 5. This course is ideal “for anyone who wants to spruce up their homes with beautiful flowers and plants, even if they don’t have a green thumb,” according to Franklin Campus assistant director Anthony Pope.Classes will be held … Read More