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VGCC Offers Free Seminar On Getting Money For Business

Posted on January 10, 2005 by VGCC Staff
Having a good business idea is one thing; getting it funded is quite another. Vance-Granville Community College will present a free seminar, “How To Get Money For Your Small Business,” on Thursday, Feb. 3, to help potential entrepreneurs understand ways to fund their business start-ups. The class will be held from 6 to 9 p.m., … Read More

Films, Civil Rights Forum At VGCC Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s Life

Posted on January 7, 2005 by VGCC Staff
On Jan. 17, our nation celebrates the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a holiday to remember the late civil rights leader. Vance-Granville Community College has scheduled a four-day series of events to honor Dr. King’s memory, and the college invites everyone to share in the observance. On Monday, Jan. 10, a film, … Read More

Glen Raven Adds To Scholarships

Posted on January 7, 2005 by VGCC Staff
Todd Wemyss, left, site manager of Glen Raven Inc. of Norlina presents $20,000 from his textile company to President Randy Parker of Vance-Granville Community College for the college’s Endowment Fund and Scholarship Program. Glen Raven is the largest corporate donor to VGCC’s Endowment Fund and has now given more than $223,000 to endow scholarships at … Read More

Want To Start Your Own Business? VGCC REAL Class Is Just For You

Posted on January 7, 2005 by VGCC Staff
If you have wanted to start your own business and you have an idea but you don’t know where to begin, Vance-Granville Community College has a class coming up that may be just what you need. Vance-Granville’s Small Business Center sponsors REAL (Rural Entrepreneurship through Action Learning) classes to prepare persons for self-employment. The next … Read More

VGCC Plans Gospel Fest Jan. 10 To Honor Dr. Martin Luther King

Posted on January 3, 2005 by VGCC Staff
Five area choirs and gospel groups will present a Gospel Fest on Jan. 10 at Vance-Granville Community College to honor the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The program will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 10, in the Civic Center at Vance-Granville’s main campus in Vance County. Work in Progress, the Jones … Read More

STATE CHAMP

Posted on January 1, 2005 by VGCC Staff
A new scholarship, the Hayden C. Bailey Family Memorial, has been established at Vance-Granville Community College. The Academic Achievement Scholarship, which will provide $500 each year to a deserving student, was funded by gifts from the Bailey family and memorial gifts at the time of Mr. Bailey’s death in June 1999. Mr. Bailey was the … Read More

Nineteen Certified Officers Graduate VGCC Fall Basic Law Enforcement Class

Posted on December 17, 2004 by VGCC Staff
Nineteen new officers are trained and certified to fight crime in the area after graduation Dec. 14 from the 78th Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) class at Vance-Granville Community College. This is the largest BLET graduating class in several years at VGCC, said Tony Pendergrass, law enforcement training coordinator at the college. “This is a … Read More

REVLON STARTS THIRD PRESIDENTIAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP

Posted on December 17, 2004 by VGCC Staff
Milton Thomas, left, Human Resources Director of Revlon Inc. in Oxford, presents $12,000 to Vance-Granville Community College President Randy Parker to endow a third Revlon Presidential Merit Award scholarship at the college. A deserving student will receive $1,000 each year from the new scholarship, beginning in the fall of 2005. Revlon has been a long-time … Read More

VGCC Sets 3 Sections Of BioWork Classes Spring Semester At Its Franklin Campus

Posted on December 14, 2004 by VGCC Staff
Training for employment in the fast-growing biotechnology field will be held in three sessions during Spring Semester 2005 at Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus. The BioWork Process Technician Course will be offered on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and another session will be conducted the same days in the evenings … Read More

VGCC Students Learn About Transfer Process In 2004 College Day Program

Posted on December 9, 2004 by VGCC Staff
Dozens of Vance-Granville Community College students took advantage of having representatives from 11 colleges and universities in one place during College Day 2004 on Dec. 6. Admissions officers from the state university and private colleges were on hand in the Civic Center to provide information to students who plan to further their educations after completing … Read More