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Medical Assisting Grads

Posted on August 3, 2005 by VGCC Staff
The Medical Assisting program of Vance-Granville Community College held a pinning ceremony Aug. 3 for 21 students who have completed the program, which is taught at the Franklin County Campus at Louisburg. The graduates are, front row, from left: Barbara Newell of Warrenton, Keisha Massey of Henderson, Carleen Ruiz of Warrenton; second row, from left: … Read More

VGCC Student Earns National Coca-Cola $1,000 Scholarship

Posted on August 3, 2005 by VGCC Staff
Bobby P. Hunter of Wake Forest, a Vance-Granville Community College student, has been awarded a $1,000 scholarship from the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation. Through the Coca-Cola Two-Year Colleges Scholarship Program, the foundation awards 400 scholarships annually to students attending higher-education institutions granting two-year degrees. All recipients have demonstrated academic success and participated in community service within … Read More

VGCC Offers National Electrical Code Class

Posted on August 2, 2005 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will conduct a class on the National Electrical Code at the main campus in Vance County in September. The class will include 24 hours of instruction. Classes will be held from 6 to 10 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning Tuesday, Sept. 6, and concluding Tuesday, Sept. 27, in Room 7107 of Building … Read More

Faculty and Staff Events

Posted on August 1, 2005 by VGCC Staff
Part of VGCC’s campus life is the periodic gathering of faculty and staff. The major event is the annual Faculty and Staff Convocation before Fall Semester begins.  This page is a scrapbook of those events, beginning with the August 2005 gathering. Randy presents awards to Marsha Nelson, Audrey Stainback and Betsy Henderson at the 2005 … Read More

4 VGCC Evening Welding Students Earn National Certification

Posted on August 1, 2005 by VGCC Staff
Four Welding Technology students in the evening program at Vance-Granville Community College have passed the national certification exam on July 27. This accomplishment follows certification by 11 day program students on July 14 and brings to 538 the number of welding students who have earned certification since the program began at Vance-Granville in 1972. The … Read More

Orientations Set For 2005-2006 Medical Coding Classes At VGCC

Posted on July 28, 2005 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College is wrapping up a successful year of Medical Coding computer classes and is planning for a new round of the one-year program to begin on Aug. 15. Medical Coding is one of the fastest-growing occupations in the nation, with an annual salary ranging from $24,000 to $40,000, dependent on experience and certifications. … Read More

5 Earn VGCC Multi-Skills Certificates, Increase Workforce Employability

Posted on July 28, 2005 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College honored five students for completing more than one Applied Technologies (formerly Vocational) programs – and excelling in them.  The five new Multi-Skilled Technicians earned their certification by maintaining at least 3.0 grade-point-averages in the two programs.  The latest Multi-Skilled Technicians and the programs they have completed are: Joseph M. Correa of Warrenton, … Read More

VGCC Franklin Campus Offers Variety Of Information Technology Curriculum Classes

Posted on July 27, 2005 by VGCC Staff
Time is running short for persons who want to enroll in Fall Semester Information Technology curriculum classes, many of which are offered conveniently on the Franklin County Campus. Fall Semester curriculum registration will be held Thursday and Friday, Aug. 11 and 12, and Tuesday, Aug. 16, at the Franklin Campus on N.C. 56 west of … Read More

VGCC Training Helps Nursing Student Save Life Of Choking Henderson Woman

Posted on July 26, 2005 by VGCC Staff
There’s a song made popular by the group Alabama in which they sing, “I believe there are angels among us.” On Friday, July 15, Lynwood and Shelby Jones of Henderson met their angel. The Joneses had stopped at a Henderson drive-in restaurant for lunch. About 2:30 p.m., Shelby Jones was eating a hamburger when she … Read More

VGCC Trustees Hear Preliminary Plans For Area Public Safety Training Complex

Posted on July 25, 2005 by VGCC Staff
  The need for a facility to train area firefighters, EMTs and law enforcement personnel was discussed by the Vance-Granville Community College Board of Trustees at their bi-monthly meeting July 18. College staff members told the trustees that Vance-Granville trains about 3,100 municipal and volunteer firefighters, emergency medical and rescue personnel, and law enforcement officers … Read More