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VGCC alumna and Henderson City Council member encourages Adult Basic Skills graduates

Posted on May 19, 2016 by VGCC Staff
Graduates of Vance-Granville Community College’s Adult Basic Skills programs were challenged to believe in themselves and to continue their education, as an alumna who is now a member of the Henderson City Council offered encouragement at commencement exercises on May 5. “Twenty-five years ago, I was sitting in the same spot that you all are … Read More

VGCC Portrait Painting students exhibit their work

Posted on May 18, 2016 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College is holding an art show consisting of works by students in the recent Portrait Painting continuing education class taught by Leslie Johnson of Oxford. The portraits are displayed in the lobby on the first floor of Building 7 on the college's Main Campus in Vance County, now through May 25, 2016. Pictured … Read More

Trustees approve Simulation & Game Development for VGCC

Posted on May 18, 2016 by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College Board of Trustees brought the Simulation and Game Development curriculum under the college’s Information Technology Program at its bimonthly meeting on Monday, May 16. Trustees approved offering students an associate’s degree in Information Technology with a track in Simulation and Game Development, ending an instructional service agreement VGCC has had with … Read More

VGCC South Campus celebrates Earth Day

Posted on May 12, 2016 by VGCC Staff
Earth-themed posters, “pine cone cars” and a fashion show featuring recycled costuming highlighted Earth Day at Vance-Granville Community College’s South Campus on April 22. The day kicked off with a choir of students, faculty and staff singing an Earth Day anthem by William Wallace based on Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy,” with Wesley Williams, the Engineering … Read More

VGCC Culinary students excel at SkillsUSA competition

Posted on May 12, 2016 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College students recently earned two first-place awards and a second place in Culinary Arts competitions at the 51st annual State Leadership and Skills Conference. The college's chapter of SkillsUSA also received recognition with a Top Ten Membership Award. Students and faculty attended the conference in Greensboro on April 19-21. A record 2,300 participants … Read More

Two VGCC campuses to host Mini-Medical School summer camps

Posted on May 11, 2016 by VGCC Staff
High school students from throughout the region are invited to learn about health sciences and careers in medicine by participating in the 2016 “Mini-Medical School” Summer Camp, conducted by the Wake Area Health Education Center (AHEC) in partnership with Vance-Granville Community College. The intensive, week-long day camp is being offered twice: June 13-17, at VGCC’s … Read More

New VGCC Summer Bridge program accepting applicants

Posted on May 11, 2016 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College is accepting applications from incoming first-year students for the new “Summer Bridge” program through June 1. The Summer Bridge program is a two-week (June 20-July 1, 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 semester begins … Read More

VGCC awarded grant to bring teachers and manufacturers together

Posted on May 9, 2016 by VGCC Staff
The State Board of Community Colleges has awarded a $10,000 grant to Vance-Granville Community College to support a project that will bring together educators and employers. VGCC and 11 other community colleges received a competitive grant as part of a statewide “Taste of Industry” initiative. VGCC’s grant was the largest awarded by the State Board. … Read More

VGCC Director of Student Activities & Athletics receives award

Posted on May 4, 2016 by VGCC Staff
Jeffrey Allen, the director of student activities and athletics at Vance-Granville Community College, recently received the Laura Thomas Award from the North Carolina Association on Higher Education and Disability (NC AHEAD). The award recognizes an outstanding professional outside of the field of disability services who has demonstrated exemplary support of disability services within a postsecondary … Read More

VGCC wins national award for online ‘Voyager’ student guide

Posted on May 4, 2016 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College’s “ Vanguard Voyager ” student guide has been recognized with an award by the (National Council for Marketing and Public Relations) at the organization’s annual national conference. The “Vanguard Voyager: Your Guide to Professional and Personal Success” was awarded a Bronze Paragon award at the conference in St. Louis, Missouri, in March. … Read More