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VGCC Awards Record 300 Grants At Annual Scholarship Ceremony

Vance-Granville Community College awarded scholarships to a record 300 full-time students at Scholarship Day ceremonies Sept. 21 at the college. President Randy Parker told a crowded Civic Center audience that Scholarship Day honors the “best of the best” of Vance-Granville students, and it is the second best day of the school year, ranking only behind  Read More

Hurricane Katrina Evacuee Settles In To Classes at VGCC’s South Campus

Kristie Smith lost her home and all her possessions to Hurricane Katrina, but she didn’t lose sight of her goal of getting her associate’s degree and making a better life for herself and her family. Thanks to the help of Vance-Granville Community College, her dream is alive and well. Kristie has a frightening tale to  Read More

VGCC Names Drama Instructor, Health Administrative Assistant for 2005 Honors

Betsy Henderson has been chosen 2005 Instructor of the Year for Vance-Granville Community College, and Audrey Stainback has been named Staff Member of the Year. Henderson, instructor of Theatre Arts and Speech, is Vance-Granville’s nominee for the 2005 Excellence in Teaching Award by the North Carolina Community College System, and Stainback, administrative assistant in the  Read More

Dealing With Gender Stress In Business Subject Of Free VGCC Seminar Sept. 27

Understanding the different ways men and women handle stress in the workplace can lead to greater success in business. Vance-Granville Community College will present a free seminar, “Less Gender Stress and More Business Success,” on Tuesday, Sept. 27, from 9 a.m. to noon in Room 7107 on the college’s main campus in Vance County. Emily  Read More

VGCC Pins 31 Practical Nursing Graduates

Thirty women and one man who have completed the one-year Practical Nursing program at Vance-Granville Community College received their distinctive pins in ceremonies Aug. 4 in the college Civic Center. Honored at the ceremonies were Betty Mae Fields, Donna Reaves Fowler, Amy Lynn Hedgepeth, Kelly Russell Layton, Charisma Pheniqueka Robinson and Queena Denise Royster, all  Read More

Understanding Credit Seminar Offered At VGCC Warren Campus

Persons who need to establish good credit in order to own a home or start a business can learn how in a seminar to be offered on Sept. 21 by Vance-Granville Community College at its Warren County Campus. The free seminar will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at the  Read More

Time Growing Short For Vendors To Register for EXPO 2005

Many area businesses and organizations have signed up to exhibit at EXPO 2005, but organizers say there is room for more. The annual business exposition will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 11, from 1 to 7 p.m. in the Vance-Granville Community College Civic Center, and businesses who want to participate have until Friday, Sept. 30  Read More

Non-Traditional Cake Decorating Offered In VGCC Fall Class

A Non-Traditional Cake Decorating class will be offered on Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 9:30 on the college’s main campus in Vance County, beginning Sept. 14 and running to Nov. 2. Maria Ayala, who lives in Granville County near the Franklin County line, will teach the class. She learned cake decorating techniques in her native  Read More

China Painting, Figurine Making Added to VGCC Doll-Making Class

Bertie Bumgarner, who has taught the Continuing Education class at VGCC about 22 years, has announced that, in addition to dolls, she will include the making of Christmas ornaments, snow babies and figurines to the class, and she will show students how to paint the china and ceramic figures. “We will not stick to one  Read More

VGCC Offers Free Seminar On Business Loan Program

Persons who need money to start a business or operating funds for an existing business can learn how to get financing at a free seminar at Vance-Granville Community College on Friday, Sept. 16. The college’s Small Business Center will conduct a seminar on the SBA Community Express Loan Program from 9 to 11 a.m. in  Read More