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VGCC to hold Medical Office Administration and Medical Coding information session

Posted on July 19, 2016 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will offer an information session for the Medical Office Administration program on Wednesday, July 27, at noon in room 4203 (Building 4) on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. The Medical Office Administration curriculum prepares individuals for employment in medical and other health-care related offices. Course work includes medical terminology; information … Read More

NCCU staffer on VGCC campus to coordinate new Criminal Justice degree

Posted on July 14, 2016 by VGCC Staff
HENDERSON – An advisor is now in place on the main campus of Vance-Granville Community College to facilitate the new “Eagle Voyage” partnership that offers area residents an opportunity to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice through North Carolina Central University. Keana Williams (pictured above), a Raleigh resident, recently became the first … Read More

New Simulation and Game Development courses offered by VGCC

Posted on July 14, 2016 by VGCC Staff
New Simulation and Game Development courses will be offered at Vance-Granville Community College during the fall semester, which begins Aug. 15, after the college’s Board of Trustees added a two-year degree track in the growing information technology career field. VGCC previously only offered first-year courses toward a similar degree, but now the full degree is … Read More

VGCC Information Session highlights new Medical Coding evening option

Posted on July 14, 2016 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus will offer an information session on Monday, July 25, at 6 p.m., in Room F-1204, focused on the Medical Office Administration program, including a new opportunity to train for careers in Medical Coding. VGCC is offering the first course that students traditionally take as part of the Medical Coding … Read More

VGCC to offer second Enrollment Day on July 20

Posted on July 12, 2016 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will hold the second “Enrollment Day” of the summer on Wednesday, July 20, from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m., at all four of its campuses. On Enrollment Day, VGCC counselors and other staff members will be ready to assist anyone who is interested in enrolling at the college for the Fall 2016 … Read More

VGCC names 269 students to President’s and Dean’s Lists

Posted on July 6, 2016 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College has announced that 125 students earned President’s List and 144 students earned Dean’s List academic honors for the spring semester that ended in May. 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 Male Mentoring students visit Atlanta

Posted on July 6, 2016 by VGCC Staff
The Male Mentoring program at Vance-Granville Community College took a group of students on an educational trip to Atlanta as the spring semester drew to a close. The “mentees” who participated in the tour included Benjamin Marshall of Butner; Mikal Williams of Clayton; Cody Boylorn, Tyler Boylorn and Joshua Horton, all of Franklinton; Christopher Blue … Read More

VGCC to receive federal grant funding for TechHire program

Posted on June 30, 2016 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College has been awarded nearly $1 million as part of a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to a consortium that involves three other North Carolina community colleges. The grant totals $4 million and will be split among VGCC, Alamance Community College, Halifax Community College and James Sprunt Community College. JSCC … Read More

VGCC reschedules Summer Bridge program

Posted on June 30, 2016 by VGCC Staff
The new Vance-Granville Community College program for incoming first-year students, “Summer Bridge,” is still accepting applications and has been rescheduled for July 18-29. The Summer Bridge program is a two-week (Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.) intensive series of activities designed to help new students prepare to meet the challenges of college before the fall … Read More

VGCC Golf Tournament sets new record with more than $104,000 raised

Posted on June 27, 2016 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College’s 32nd annual Endowment Fund Golf Tournament, presented by Oxford-based Union Bank, hit a new record total by raising $104,160 to help fund scholarships for deserving students and support the mission of the college. That result surpassed the $100,318 generated in 2015, in what was previously the highest-grossing golf tournament in VGCC history. … Read More