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Portrait Painting Class Returns To VGCC

Posted on February 16, 2001 by VGCC Staff
Leslie Hall Johnson of Oxford has been teaching portrait painting at Vance-Granville Community College about eight years. During that time she has found people reluctant, at first, to try the skill. “Portrait painting is not easy, but those who work at it find they can do it, they find it very rewarding, and they don’t … Read More

VGCC Invites Community To Share Diversity Of Cultures At Annual Fair

Posted on February 15, 2001 by VGCC Staff
Click here for a complete schedule of Entertainment Dulcimer, classical piano, gospel and barbershop harmony. Puerto Rican, Middle Eastern and American Indian displays. Pottery, books, paintings on sale. All these and more will be on display from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, in the Civic Center at Vance-Granville Community College. Admission is … Read More

Financial Workshop Scheduled At VGCC Franklin Co. Campus

Posted on February 14, 2001 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will offer “Financial Workshop for Individual Investors” at its Franklin County Campus in Louisburg. The five-week introduction to financial planning will be held on Wednesday afternoons from 2 to 4 p.m., Feb. 28-March 28, in Room 131 at the campus on N.C. 56 west of Louisburg. Ed Armstrong, investment representative with Edward … Read More

Basic Skills Classes Offered At Convenient Times At VGCC’s Warren County Campus

Posted on February 9, 2001 by VGCC Staff
Need Adult Basic Education preparation for the General Education Development (GED) test? Vance-Granville Community College has three options at convenient times to get these classes at its Warren County Campus. ABE/GED classes are offered from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, or 6 to 8 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, or 6 to 9 … Read More

VGCC Line Dancing Class Offers ‘Chattahoochie Hustle,’ ‘Texas Waltz’

Posted on February 7, 2001 by VGCC Staff
Line dancing classes will begin again at Vance-Granville Community College on March 6, and instructor Lori Forsythe will teach a wide variety of the most popular of the dances. Classes will be held on Tuesdays from 7 to 8 p.m. in Room 9111 on the lower level of the Civic Center on VGCC’s main campus … Read More

VGCC Offers Certification Course For Computer Service Technicians

Posted on February 5, 2001 by VGCC Staff
Area residents can take a giant step toward earning international certification as computer service technicians through a course being offered by Vance-Granville Community College. The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) A+ Certification Course will begin March 6 on VGCC’s main campus in Vance County. Graduates of the course will qualify to take the examination that … Read More

TURTLE TIME

Posted on January 31, 2001 by VGCC Staff
Sadie Gupton, left, and Monique Nash feel the hard shell of a box turtle brought to the Day Care Center at Vance-Granville Community College Jan. 30 by employees of the Museum of Life and Science in Durham. Three people from the Science Education Resource Center at the museum presented a “Meet the Turtles” program in … Read More

Fire Departments Seek Employees At VGCC’s 23rd Annual Career Day

Posted on January 25, 2001 by VGCC Staff
Henderson-Vance County Fire Chief Daniel E. Wilkerson said he’ll definitely have representatives at Vance-Granville Community College’s 23rd annual Career Day program March 28. The fire departments are among about 100 area businesses, industries and agencies that have been invited to participate in the annual Career Day event, to be held in the Civic Center on … Read More

VGCC Increases Days Offering Free English Instruction Classes

Posted on January 18, 2001 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College now offers its English-As-A-Second-Language (ESL) classes four nights a week. The college has been holding the classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays at all of its four campuses – in Vance, Granville, Warren and Franklin counties. Recently, ESL classes began on Monday and Wednesday evenings at VGCC’s South Campus on N.C. 56 between … Read More

PAJAMA PARTY

Posted on January 5, 2001 by VGCC Staff
Bryan Hughes, son of Susan and Len Hughes of Oxford, shows Rhonda Pegram and his classmates his favorite bedtime book, The Piano Book, in the 2-year-old class at the Vance-Granville Community College Day Care Center Jan. 5. Pegram is the lead teacher for the class. Children in all the classes at the center wore their … Read More