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Conversational Spanish Course Scheduled at Vance-Granville

A class to teach beginners simple Spanish will begin this spring at Vance-Granville Community College.  Conversational Spanish will be held on Tuesday evenings from 7 to 10, and will run from March 30 to June 1. Classes will be in Room 7207 of Building 7 on VGCC’s main campus in Vance County.  Jose Grave de  Read More

Photography Show Planned At VGCC

The Kerr Lake Art Society and Vance-Granville Community College will sponsor a photography show at the college Civic Center from March 19 to April 16.  A variety of black-and-white, color and digital photography from North Carolina and Southern Virginia is expected to be on display. The public is invited to view the show from 8  Read More

VGCC Offers Compensatory Education, GED Classes Off-Campus In Four Counties

Vance-Granville Community College is actively involved in providing educational opportunities for the special populations in Vance, Granville, Franklin and Warren counties. Free training called Compensatory Education is part of the training offered, and it is for adults with mental retardation or adults functioning on a level equivalent to mental retardation resulting from brain injury. North  Read More

VGCC Plans 4-County Open House To Kick Off ‘Race 4 Literacy’

If you or anyone you know is interested in improving adult basic skills, getting a GED, earning an Adult High School diploma, studying English as a second language or special education for adults, you are invited to join Vance-Granville Community College’s winning team. “Race 4 Literacy” will be observed with open house at VGCC’s Adult  Read More

‘Aliens Invade’ VGCC Stage For Student Play March 18-20

Aliens from an advanced outer space culture land in a small town and take a young girl back with them. They leave behind one of their species who blends into the community and observes the residents there.  That’s the beginning of a two-act play being produced, directed and acted by students at Vance-Granville Community College.  Read More

VGCC Day Care Center Re-Licensed With Highest Rating

After a lengthy reassessment and reevaluation process, the state has again given a five-star rating – the highest it awards – to the Day Care Center at Vance-Granville Community College. The Division of Child Development of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services began rating child care center from one to five stars  Read More

Six VGCC Pieces Selected For NCCCS Art Exhibit

Two paintings, two quilts and two photographs produced by VGCC faculty and Continuing Education students have been selected by President Martin Lancaster of the N.C. Community College System to be exhibited through the year in the systems office in Raleigh. Continuing Education art instructor Leila Brigham’s acrylic painting, “Jim’s Poppies,” and a watercolor, “Cascading Lights,”  Read More

VGCC Plans 2-Day Health Fair Free To Community In April

A Family Health Fair for the community will be held by Vance-Granville Community College on April 5-6. Stations will be set up on the college’s main campus in Vance County from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day to conduct numerous free health checks and to provide health and safety information. VGCC nursing instructors and  Read More

VGCC Plans Advanced Course For Nursing Assistants

Vance-Granville Community College will begin an evening Nursing Assistant II (NA II) class on March 7 at the main campus in Vance County. Classes will be held from 5 to 9:30 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Classes will begin on Monday, March 7, and run through Tuesday, June 14. To qualify for the NA  Read More

2004 Cultural Fair Program

Cultural Fair 2004 Performances: 9:00 am   –  Day Care Singers 9:30 am   –  Juan Gomez and Friends 10:00 am – VGCC Singers 10:30 am – Anna Jennings – Country Line Dancing 11:00 am – Philip Brantley – Guitar 11:30 am – Student Support Service Students Perform 12:00 pm –  Whole Village Dancers 12:30 pm –   Read More