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Entrepreneurs encouraged to dream at VGCC summit in Warrenton

Posted on April 17, 2017 by VGCC Staff
Established and budding entrepreneurs, representatives of area businesses and non-profit organizations, and a group of Warren County High School students received inspiration as well as practical advice for using technology in marketing during the Small Business Summit, held at the Warren County Armory Civic Center in Warrenton on April 6. The summit was the fifth … Read More

VGCC South Campus will celebrate Earth Day April 24

Posted on April 12, 2017 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College’s South Campus will hold an Earth Day festival on Monday, April 24, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m., and the public is invited to attend. Weather permitting, activities will be outside in front of the campus , which is located on N.C. 56 between Creedmoor and Butner. The celebration is designed to … Read More

VGCC Men’s Basketball Tryouts set for April 19

Posted on April 12, 2017 by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College Vanguards men’s basketball team will hold spring tryouts for the upcoming 2017-18 season on Wednesday, April 19, from 6-8 p.m., at Western Vance High School (2785 Poplar Creek Road, Henderson, NC 27537). All participants must bring a current physical to the tryouts. Members of the basketball team must enroll as full-time … Read More

VGCC Warren Campus will celebrate Earth Day April 21

Posted on April 12, 2017 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College’s Warren County Campus will hold a celebration of Earth Day on Friday, April 21, from 10 until 11:30 a.m., and the public is invited to attend. Weather permitting, activities will be held outside on the campus , located at 210 West Ridgeway Street in Warrenton. During the celebration, Warren Early College High … Read More

Vance-Granville Community Band presents free spring concert on May 1

Posted on April 10, 2017 by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community Band will hold its annual spring concert on Monday, May 1, at 7:30 p.m. at in historic downtown Henderson. Admission is free of charge.  This will be the second time that the Community Band has held a concert at the 1,000-seat venue, located at 201 Breckenridge Street in Henderson. The concert is … Read More

“Thomas Jefferson” speaks at VGCC on religious freedom, culinary tastes

Posted on April 10, 2017 by VGCC Staff
President Thomas Jefferson, as portrayed by Bill Barker, recently made a pair of presentations at Vance-Granville Community College, sponsored by the VGCC Endowment Fund. First, he lectured on the “Freedom for Religion” on March 20. Barker followed that up with “Mr. Jefferson on Food and Wine” on March 27. VGCC students, faculty, staff and members … Read More

VGCC registering students for summer Science Camp

Posted on April 7, 2017 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will offer a Science Camp for local middle school students this summer at the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. The camp will be held Monday-Friday, June 12-16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Rising sixth, seventh and eighth-graders from Franklin, Granville, Vance and Warren counties are invited to participate … Read More

Retired judge, wife endow scholarship at VGCC

Posted on April 7, 2017 by VGCC Staff
J. Henry Banks, who recently retired as chief judge of the North Carolina Ninth Judicial District Court bench, and his wife, Mamie B. Banks, recently established a new scholarship at Vance-Granville Community College. Residents of Henderson, Judge Banks held court in Franklin, Granville, Vance and Warren counties as a district judge for almost 21 years, … Read More

New art class starts in April at VGCC Main Campus

Posted on April 6, 2017 by VGCC Staff
A new Tuesday morning painting class will begin at Vance-Granville Community College’s Main Campus on April 25, with a new instructor: artist Stephen Filarsky of Franklinton. “Watercolor & Drawing” is scheduled for Tuesdays from 9:15 a.m. until 12:15 p.m., April 25 through July 18, in room 5223 (Building 5). Filarsky has painted watercolor portraits and … Read More

VGCC Radiography students seek local businesses for fundraiser

Posted on April 5, 2017 by VGCC Staff
Radiography students at Vance-Granville Community College are planning a fundraiser to help them attend a major conference, and they are inviting local businesses to join them in a vendor event. The event is scheduled for Saturday, April 22, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. in the gymnasium at the First Baptist Church of Creedmoor (108 … Read More