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Warren Early College High School students learn about black history

Posted on March 2, 2017 by VGCC Staff
Warren Early College High School welcomed guest speakers to present a Black History Month program on Feb. 24. The school is located on the Warren County Campus of Vance-Granville Community College and allows students to simultaneously complete both a high school diploma and the first two years of a four-year college degree. After welcoming remarks … Read More

VGCC honors sophomore Vanguards

Posted on February 28, 2017 by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College Vanguards men’s basketball team honored their departing sophomores on Feb. 17 at Aycock Recreation Center in Henderson. The result of the “Sophomore Night” game was a narrow 98-93 loss for the home team to Patrick Henry Community College. The hard-fought contest marked the last home game of the regular season for … Read More

VGCC awards top academic honor to Ivy League-bound student

Posted on February 24, 2017 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College has named student Paul Caroline of Louisburg as its recipient of the North Carolina Community College System’s Academic Excellence Award for 2017. One student from each of the 58 colleges in the state system is honored with the award each year.  Caroline will be officially recognized at Commencement in May, when he … Read More

VGCC to host free Dementia Awareness programs

Posted on February 24, 2017 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will soon host a pair of free programs for the public to learn more about Alzheimer’s disease and related forms of dementia. These educational programs are being facilitated by the Alzheimer’s Association Eastern North Carolina Chapter. Both events are set to be held on Tuesday, March 21, in the Civic Center on … Read More

Cabinet Making course offered at VGCC

Posted on February 22, 2017 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College has scheduled a “Fundamentals of Cabinet Making” course, to be held Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., March 6 through May 23, on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. This course introduces students to the carpentry trade and provides basic information needed to construct and apply finishes to … Read More

Cast, crew announced for VGCC Dinner Theater production of “The Glass Menagerie”

Posted on February 17, 2017 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College has announced an upcoming production of “The Glass Menagerie,” the Tennessee Williams classic, for the college’s fifth annual Dinner Theater. The cast and crew have also been named for the dinner theater, which is scheduled for the evenings of Thursday, April 27, and Friday, April 28, in the Civic Center on VGCC’s … Read More

VGCC receives Perkins career training grant

Posted on February 16, 2017 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College has been awarded a $181,631 grant for the current academic year under the federal Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006. These funds are being used to support students enrolled in VGCC’s workforce-oriented programs with student success coaches and the modernization and expansion of career-training equipment. A portion of … Read More

VGCC names 258 students to President’s and Dean’s Lists

Posted on February 15, 2017 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College has announced that 126 students earned President’s List and 132 earned Dean’s List academic honors for the fall semester that ended in Dec. 2016. The President’s List recognizes students who achieved a perfect 4.0 grade-point average (GPA) while carrying a “full load” (of at least 12 credit hours) in 100-level or higher … Read More

VGCC President honors English department

Posted on February 14, 2017 by VGCC Staff
The president of Vance-Granville Community College, Dr. Stelfanie Williams, recently recognized a group of faculty members for excellence by awarding the “Vanguard Cup” to the college’s English department. The department became just the second recipient of the cup, an honor created by Dr. Williams to recognize “exceptional team performance toward the college mission, vision and … Read More

Foundation creates scholarship for VGCC students in memory of Vance County native

Posted on February 13, 2017 by VGCC Staff
The Watkins Family Foundation, created by the estate of Vance County native Edward Tarry Watkins, has donated $25,000 to the Vance-Granville Community College Endowment Fund to endow a scholarship to help underprivileged women. The donation to VGCC is actually the first made by the newly-established, Houston, Texas-based foundation, according to Meghan Watkins Thompson, a granddaughter … Read More