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VGCC Graduates 15 Officers In Basic Law Enforcement

Posted on May 14, 2004 by VGCC Staff
Fifteen new officers are trained and certified to fight crime after graduation May 11 from the 77th Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) class at Vance-Granville Community College. Graduating were Ronald Adkins Jr. of the Youngsville Police Department, Nathan G. Brown and Donald A. Colbert of Youngsville, Reginald B. Norfleet of the Louisburg Police Department and … Read More

VGCC Offers Beginner, Intermediate Shagging

Posted on May 14, 2004 by VGCC Staff
If you’re one of the students who took advantage of beginner shag lessons offered by Vance-Granville Community College in February and March, you should be ready for the intermediate level classes beginning in May. And if you missed those beginner lessons, they will be offered again on the same nights as the intermediate classes. Intermediate … Read More

Two VGCC Students Receive State Academic Excellence Awards

Posted on May 13, 2004 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College students Karen Jane Inscoe of Henderson and Sarah Catherine Freeman of Oxford were presented Academic Excellence Awards by the North Carolina Community College System on May 7. Inscoe and Freeman joined two students from each of the other 57 community colleges in the state system at a luncheon honoring them in Raleigh. … Read More

VGCC Schedules Art Class At Warren County Campus

Posted on May 13, 2004 by VGCC Staff
A class for people who want to learn art from the beginning and others who wish to expand their knowledge in new areas will be taught at Vance-Granville Community College’s Warren County Campus, beginning April 27. Classes will be held at the campus on Ridgeway Street in Warrenton for 10 weeks from April 27 through … Read More

VGCC Alumni Association Plans General Meeting May 24

Posted on May 11, 2004 by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College Alumni Association will hold a general meeting on Monday, May 24, at 6 p.m. in the Board Room of Building 1 on the main campus in Vance County. All association members and students and former students eligible for membership are urged to attend this meeting. Plans are to be made at … Read More

VGCC Adds Nursing Assistant Class At Main Campus In June

Posted on May 9, 2004 by VGCC Staff
A daytime class to train Nursing Assistant I’s has been added to the Vance-Granville Community College schedule, and it will begin June 6 on the main campus in Vance County. Classes will be held on Monday-Thursday from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., with clinical training from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Registration for the course … Read More

VGCC Honors 17 College Transfer Scholars; Theater Arts Instructor Gets Faculty Award

Posted on May 4, 2004 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College honored 17 of its highest-ranking students as College Transfer Scholars for 2004 during its spring convocation program April 29 in the college auditorium. Begun in 1988 on campus, the scholarship program is the school’s only award that is determined by a vote of the faculty. To qualify, candidates must have a 3.0 … Read More

Detention Officers Certified

Posted on April 27, 2004 by VGCC Staff
Eleven area men and women completed the Detention Officer Certification School at Vance-Granville Community College in March and passed the state certification exam. With Tony Pendergrass, VGCC Law Enforcement coordinator, graduates of the 164-hour training school are, front, from left, Pendergrass, James Kiser, Franklin County Sheriff’s Department, Valerie Susewell, Vance County Sheriff’s Department, Sherry Davis, … Read More

Day Care Store Is Open

Posted on April 13, 2004 by VGCC Staff
Riley Proctor of Henderson, left, and Madison Williamson of Oxford show off items made by children at the Vance-Granville Community College Day Care Center that they are selling in a store set up in the center. Items made by the children include beaded necklaces and bracelets, bookmarks, picture frames and decorative items. Proceeds from sales … Read More

VGCC Internet Technologies Students Build Website For Henderson Business

Posted on March 30, 2004 by VGCC Staff
One of Vance-Granville Community College’s primary goals is to prepare students for employment. Three students in the college’s Internet Technologies program recently had an opportunity to put their studies into practice and earn valuable real-world experience. Jimmy Tate, who runs Tate Financial Services in Henderson, called Tom Edwards, an Internet Technologies instructor, and asked if … Read More