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Gang Awareness Seminar Offered At VGCC’s Warren Co. Campus

Posted on May 22, 2006 by VGCC Staff
The growth of gangs and what can be done about them will be the subject of a seminar to be held at Vance-Granville Community College’s Warren County Campus on Wednesday, June 21. Detective Elliott Hoskins of the Durham Police Department will conduct the seminar, to begin at 6 p.m. at the campus on Ridgeway Street … Read More

VGCC Small Business Center Schedules 3 Free Seminars

Posted on May 19, 2006 by VGCC Staff
Want a really good deal? How about a seminar conducted by experts on how to start a business or make a business more successful – all for no cost! Vance-Granville Community College has three such events coming up in the near future. “Ten Steps to Starting Your Own Business” will be presented on Tuesday, May … Read More

GIFT TO VGCC

Posted on May 18, 2006 by VGCC Staff
Martha Thompson, left, community relations manager for Progress Energy, presents a $10,000 capacity building grant from her company to President Randy Parker, right, of Vance-Granville Community College. The gift will be used by the college for projects and programs to increase its Endowment Fund, which provides scholarships to 400 deserving students each year. On hand … Read More

VGCC Graduates 16 New Officers From Law Enforcement Training

Posted on May 17, 2006 by VGCC Staff
Sixteen cadets graduated May 17 from the Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) course at Vance-Granville Community College. After passing the state certification exam, all 16 are authorized to work in any law enforcement department in North Carolina. Graduates of BLET Class 81 at VGCC are Roy L. Burgess of Granville County, Scott A. Maple and … Read More

VGCC Graduates Honored as They Answer the ‘Knock of Opportunity’

Posted on May 17, 2006 by VGCC Staff
Rep. Lucy T. Allen told graduates at Vance-Granville Community College’s spring graduation May 12 that they answered when opportunity knocked and they are now prepared to face the future when job opportunities come calling. Allen, of Louisburg, who represents the 49th House District in the N.C. General Assembly, was the principal speaker at the college’s … Read More

VGCC President on Public TV On Friday, Sunday Evenings

Posted on May 17, 2006 by VGCC Staff
President Randy Parker of Vance-Granville Community College will be the featured guest on NC PEOPLE on UNC-TV this weekend. Parker will be interviewed by William Friday, retired University of North Carolina president, on the program that airs on the statewide public TV network. The show can be seen at 9 p.m. on Friday, May 19, … Read More

2005 VGCC Medical Assisting Graduates Score 100% on National Certification Exam

Posted on May 15, 2006 by VGCC Staff
All 11 August 2005 graduates of the Medical Assisting Program at Vance-Granville Community College who took the American Association of Medical Assisting National Certification exam in January have passed the test, the college learned recently. The new Certified Medical Assistants are Shelia B. Cash, Wanda B. Dunston and April N. Stainback of Henderson, Connie G. … Read More

30 Nursing Graduates Get Pins In Ceremonies at VGCC

Posted on May 15, 2006 by VGCC Staff
Beth Phillips, the former nursing program director at Vance-Granville Community College, returned to the school May 11 to deliver the address to 30 Associate Degree Nursing graduates at their pinning ceremonies. Receiving their nursing pins, distinctive to the VGCC program, at the ceremonies were: Daryl W. Atkinson, Carol Elaine Bartlett, Stephanie Lynn Black, Barbara Holmes … Read More

April 13, 2005

Posted on May 13, 2006 by VGCC Staff
TOP EVENING STUDENTS – Applied Technology Students of Spring Semester have been chosen from the seven Applied Technology programs that conduct evening sessions. The top students and their programs, front row, from left, are: Larry Holt of Creedmoor, Carpentry; Tomika Jones of Henderson, Cosmetology; Kenneth Waddell of Henderson, Welding Technology; Mark Medlin of Stovall, Air … Read More

VGCC Student Excels in Drive To Achieve His Career Goal

Posted on May 8, 2006 by VGCC Staff
Larry Holt of Creedmoor, Vance-Granville Community College’s Applied Technologies Student of the Semester for Spring 2006, has a good job that he likes. However, he has a career goal in mind and has turned to VGCC to help him reach that goal. The Hillsborough native works as a tractor-trailer delivery driver for a brewery company … Read More