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VGCC to hold Enrollment Day on Saturday, April 8

Posted on March 20, 2017 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will hold “Enrollment Day” on Saturday, April 8, from 9 a.m. until noon, in Building 8 on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. During those hours, VGCC staff members will be ready to assist anyone who is interested in enrolling at the college for the summer term, which starts on May … Read More

VGCC offers online four-week summer classes

Posted on March 20, 2017 by VGCC Staff
Students can earn college credits on an accelerated schedule at Vance-Granville Community College by taking four-week online classes this summer. For the first time, VGCC has scheduled certain curriculum courses on back-to-back four-week schedules during the summer term. The first four-week mini-term will begin May 30 and end on June 26. Then, the second mini-term … Read More

Glen Raven joins VGCC as partner in Apprenticeship program

Posted on March 20, 2017 by VGCC Staff
The Glen Raven, Inc., site in Norlina recently became the third area manufacturer to join Vance-Granville Community College in the North Carolina Triangle Apprenticeship Program (NCTAP), a partnership that seeks to provide new opportunities for local students and to prepare a skilled workforce. Representatives of VGCC and of the two other local NCTAP members, Oxford-based … Read More

VGCC adding new Associate in Fine Arts degree

Posted on March 14, 2017 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College is preparing to offer an Associate in Fine Arts (AFA) degree in Visual Arts, with classes starting in August. Prospective students can begin the process of enrollment now. The degree will be a third college transfer option available at the college, joining the Associate in Arts and Associate in Science degrees already … Read More

VGCC basketball season ends in second round of conference tourney

Posted on March 10, 2017 by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College Vanguards men’s basketball team recently closed out the season at the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II Region X tournament, the first two rounds of which were held at Richard Bland College in Petersburg, Va. On March 4, VGCC, the tenth seed in the tournament, defeated the seventh-seeded Titans … Read More

Computer-aided drafting course offered at VGCC

Posted on March 9, 2017 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College has scheduled a “CAD with Solid Edge” course, to be held Monday through Thursday, April 3 through May 25, on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. Students will choose to take the course on one of two different schedules: 9 a.m. until noon, or 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Solid Edge … Read More

VGCC to welcome back “Thomas Jefferson”

Posted on March 8, 2017 by VGCC Staff
A series of lectures at Vance-Granville Community College by Bill Barker, in character as President Thomas Jefferson, were so popular in 2016 that the college’s Endowment Fund is bringing him back to the community. Barker will speak as Jefferson on the “Freedom for Religion” in the VGCC Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus in … Read More

New members join VGCC endowment board

Posted on March 8, 2017 by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College Endowment Fund Board of Directors recently welcomed four new members. They include Tanya Evans of Timberlake, Ronnie Goswick of Franklinton, Katharine Macon Horner of Durham and Marshall Tanner of Oxford. “We are delighted to welcome these leaders to our Endowment board, and we appreciate their commitment to supporting our students and … Read More

VGCC announces Small Business Summit; fitness entrepreneur to keynote

Posted on March 6, 2017 by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College Small Business Center has scheduled its fifth Small Business Summit for Thursday, April 6, from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m., at the Warren County Armory Civic Center in Warrenton. The event, presented by CenturyLink, is free of charge. Local partners helping to organize the summit are the Chamber of Commerce of … Read More

VGCC information session to spotlight health programs

Posted on March 2, 2017 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will hold a Health Care Programs Information Session on Wednesday, March 15, at noon, in Room G1131 on the college’s South Campus, located between Creedmoor and Butner. Information will be available about curriculum programs in Radiography , Histotechnology , Pharmacy Technology , Medical Assisting , Human Services Technology , Medical Office Administration … Read More