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VGCC Earns State Certification As Advanced EMS Institution

Posted on February 9, 2005 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College has been designated by North Carolina as an Advanced Emergency Medical Services Educational Institution. This certification permits the college to teach all levels of advanced life support, including Medical Responder, Emergency Medical Technician-Basic, EMT-Intermediate and EMT-Paramedic, as well as continuing education on all levels. Randy Owen, EMS coordinator for Vance-Granville, said VGCC … Read More

VGCC Seeks Warren Community Input At Long-Range Planning Session

Posted on February 9, 2005 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College is inviting Warren County residents to participate in a Strategic Initiatives Forum to help form a long-range plan for the college. The session will be held from 12 noon to 2 p.m. in the seminar room of the new classroom Building 4 at the Warren County Campus on Ridgeway Street in Warrenton … Read More

VGCC Offers Free Seminar To Prepare Effective Board Members For Nonprofits

Posted on February 3, 2005 by VGCC Staff
Many business people serve on the boards of nonprofit organizations, but don’t receive adequate training. Vance-Granville Community College is offering that training, free of charge, in a Feb. 24 seminar. “How to Be an Effective Board Member” will be presented from 9 a.m. to 12 noon on Thursday, Feb. 24, in Room 7107 of Building … Read More

2-Way Video System Affords VGCC Many Advantages In Instruction

Posted on February 1, 2005 by VGCC Staff
The new classroom building that opened in January at Vance-Granville Community College’s Warren County Campus gives the college more than additional, modern classroom space. While the new building contains state-of-the-art technical equipment, including 70 new computers, projectors in every classroom and new networking equipment, it is a two-way video system being installed in one of … Read More

VGCC Offers Anatomy Course Required for EMT-Paramedics

Posted on January 27, 2005 by VGCC Staff
An Anatomy and Physiology course for Emergency Medical Service Personnel will begin in February at Vance-Granville Community College. The North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services has made this course a pre-requisite for entrance into the EMT-Paramedic course. The course will be taught on the VGCC main campus in Vance County in the evenings from … Read More

VGCC Internet Technologies Program Has Numerous Applications in Business

Posted on January 25, 2005 by VGCC Staff
The world of computers, and particularly computer-related business, is constantly changing and growing, and it offers opportunities for well-paying employment. Vance-Granville Community College constantly reviews its computer programs and adds new ones that train students for interesting careers. One of the college’s newest programs that fits those qualifications is Internet Technologies, which VGCC began offering … Read More

Study Shows VGCC Is Major Contributor To Economy Of Its 4-County Service Area

Posted on January 18, 2005 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College accounts for $217.9 million in earnings annually, and its students get a high return on their investment in education, a recent study shows. CCbenefits Inc. reported Tuesday the results of a study it did on the socioeconomic benefits generated by the 58 community colleges in North Carolina, including Vance-Granville. Some highlights of … Read More

VGCC Names 275 to Fall Semester Dean’s List

Posted on January 13, 2005 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College has announced that 264 students earned Dean’s List honors for the Fall Semester 2005 that ended Dec. 16. To qualify for the Dean’s List, a student had to maintain a 3.5 grade-point average and have no grade lower than B while carrying at least 12 semester hours, according to college officials. Fall … Read More

VGCC Schedules Drawing Class At Warren County Campus

Posted on January 10, 2005 by VGCC Staff
Warren County native Wanda G. Satterwhite will instruct a new “Learning to Draw” class beginning Jan. 19 at Vance-Granville Community College’s Warren County Campus. The class will be held for 10 weeks on Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 9:30 and will run through March 31. It will be held in Room W-214 in Building 2 … Read More

Holly Elizabeth Turner Memorial PMA Scholarship Established

Posted on January 10, 2005 by VGCC Staff
Mary Alice Black of Raleigh, a Granville County native, presents $12,000 to President Randy Parker of Vance-Granville Community College to establish a Presidential Merit Award Scholarship at the school. The Holly Elizabeth Turner Memorial Scholarship was established in the memory of Mrs. Black’s granddaughter who was a College Transfer student at VGCC when she died … Read More