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VGCC Literacy Programs Will Soon Be Available at The Homework Center

Vance-Granville Community College will be adding a new community-based site for it literacy programs in April when it begins offering pre-GED and GED classes for adults at The Homework Center in Crossroads Shopping Center. Jo Tyler, owner of The Teacher Store and The Homework Center, is partnering with VGCC to fill a void in basic  Read More

Diverse Farming Practices Subject Of VGCC Agriculture Classes

With the decline in tobacco farming and other traditional crops, area farmers are looking for new ways to participate in the agriculture business. A series of classes to be conducted at Vance-Granville Community College may help them find just the alternative that appeals to them. Sustainable Agriculture classes on five consecutive Tuesday evenings beginning April  Read More

Wastewater Treatment Class Scheduled By VGCC at Franklin County Campus

Vance-Granville Community College will offer a Wastewater Level I and II class at its Franklin County Campus, beginning in April. The class will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and will run from April 10 to May 1 at the campus on N.C. 56 west of Louisburg. Upon  Read More

VGCC Offers Free Screenings, Counseling At 2006 Health Fair

“A Health Fair for the 21st Century” will be conducted April 11 at Vance-Granville Community College. The health fair will be held from 1 to 7 p.m. in the Civic Center on VGCC’s main campus in Vance County. It is free and open to anyone in the community, as well as students and staff of  Read More

Learn to Plan Your Own Wedding In Class Sponsored by Vance-Granville

The “Wedding Doctor” will make a house call to Vance-Granville Community College to teach a class on wedding planning and decoration. Shandelan T. Hightower, owner and operator of Henderson Florist and Gift Shoppe, will teach the eight-session class that will meet on Monday evenings from 6 to 9, beginning April 3 and ending June 5.  Read More

Evolution of Gospel Music Is Subject Of Lecture at VGCC on March 30

Dr. Jerma Jackson, a historian and expert on gospel music, will give a lecture on Thursday, March 30, at 7 p.m. in the auditorium in Building 2 on Vance-Granville Community College’s main campus in Henderson. The lecture is free and open to the public. Dr. Jackson is a professor of history at UNC-Chapel Hill and  Read More

10-Week Beginner Machine Quilting Class Begins at Franklin Campus on March 29

Beginner quilting classes at the Franklin County Campus of Vance-Granville Community College that ended in February were so successful the college has scheduled a new one to begin March 29. Veteran quilting instructor Debbie Powell will teach the day class on Machine Piecing and Quilting at the Franklin Campus on N.C. 56 west of Louisburg.  Read More

VGCC Students, Staff Help UNC-TV Raise Funds During Festival 2006

What do Elvis Presley, the Grand Old Opry and Vance-Granville Community College students and staff have in common? They were all on hand Saturday afternoon, March 4, to help UNC-TV raise operating funds during its “Festival 2006.” Eight students and six staff members, including President Randy Parker, manned the phones for about four hours during  Read More

Vance-Granville Community College invites you to its Technology Fair

The event is scheduled for Tuesday, March 28th from 9:00 am – Noon and from 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm in the VGCC Civic Center on the main campus in Henderson. Faculty members and students from the Computer Information Technology, Information Systems Security, Networking Technology, and Web Technologies curricula along with leading technology related businesses  Read More

New Oxford Industry Hopes for Exposure At VGCC’s Annual Career Day InApril

Dill Air Controls Products is relatively new to this area, and its operations manager believes participation in Vance-Granville Community College’s Career Day will be a good opportunity to introduce the company to the community. Career Day 2006 will be held for Vance-Granville students from 9 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, April 5, in the Civic  Read More