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VGCC to offer Enrollment Day on June 16

Posted on June 6, 2016 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will hold “Enrollment Day” on Thursday, June 16, from 9 a.m. until noon, and from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m., at all four of its campuses. During those times, VGCC counselors and other staff members will be ready to assist anyone who is interested in enrolling at the college for the Fall … Read More

VGCC adding Histotechnology program, holding information session

Posted on June 2, 2016 by VGCC Staff
New opportunities to train for medical laboratory technician careers will soon be available at Vance-Granville Community College through a new degree program in Histotechnology. The two-year program will start when the fall semester begins on Aug. 15, and enrollment is already underway. An information session about Histotechnology and the college’s other Health Sciences programs will … Read More

VGCC celebrates Male Mentoring students

Posted on June 2, 2016 by VGCC Staff
The first-ever PRIDE awards were presented as the Male Mentoring program at Vance-Granville Community College recently held an awards ceremony to recognize outstanding students who have participated in the program. The ceremony, held May 2 in the VGCC Civic Center, began with welcoming remarks from the president of the college, Dr. Stelfanie Williams. “I want … Read More

VGCC Welding degree program graduates first students

Posted on June 2, 2016 by VGCC Staff
Among those walking across the stage at Vance-Granville Community College commencement exercises on May 13 were two students who became the first-ever graduates of the college’s Associate in Applied Science degree program in Welding Technology . VGCC has offered a three-semester diploma program in Welding for more than 40 years but added the two-year degree … Read More

Graduates at VGCC receive seeds of wisdom from farmer and classmate

Posted on May 31, 2016 by VGCC Staff
At Vance-Granville Community College’s 47th commencement exercises on May 13, the graduates received life lessons from a Franklin County farmer, Jason Brown, who left behind a career in the NFL to raise his family and feed the hungry. Members of the Class of 2016 were joined by numerous loved ones in a picturesque setting, at … Read More

VGCC SkillsUSA students clean up adopted road

Posted on May 31, 2016 by VGCC Staff
Criminal Justice Technology students at Vance-Granville Community College recently continued an annual tradition when they completed a service project through the college chapter of SkillsUSA. For decades, the VGCC Criminal Justice Club has “adopted” Poplar Creek Road near the college’s Main Campus on Interstate 85 in Vance County, and periodically picked up trash along the … Read More

VGCC graduates 13 cadets in school’s 102nd BLET Class

Posted on May 27, 2016 by VGCC Staff
Thirteen cadets graduated on May 17 from the Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) program at Vance-Granville Community College, in a ceremony held in the Civic Center on Main Campus. After passing the state certification exam, all are authorized to work in any law enforcement agency in North Carolina. Graduates of VGCC’s 102nd BLET class included … Read More

Thomas Jefferson tackles slavery in final VGCC lecture

Posted on May 27, 2016 by VGCC Staff
Capping off a series of lectures for students and the public, Vance-Granville Community College welcomed Thomas Jefferson, as portrayed by Bill Barker, to campus in April. The subject of Barker’s third and final presentation was “Mr. Jefferson and Slavery.” Earlier lectures focused on the pursuit of science and the United States Constitution. Before introducing the … Read More

VGCC pins Associate Degree Nursing graduates

Posted on May 27, 2016 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College recognized 51 students who graduated this spring from the Associate Degree Nursing program with a pinning ceremony in the college’s Civic Center on May 11. Among those honored with distinctive nursing pins at the ceremonies were 14 who graduated through the LPN to ADN Transition Program, which helps Licensed Practical Nurses to … Read More

Students graduate from VGCC Tea class

Posted on May 27, 2016 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College recently celebrated the graduation of students from the fifteenth edition of a class called “Let's Have a Tea Party.” The class held its final meeting and graduation ceremony in April with an afternoon tea party planned and carried out by the students at Magnolia Manor Plantation Bed and Breakfast in Warrenton. Graduates … Read More