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VGCC Carpentry program and Granville County Habitat partner to finish house

Posted on May 4, 2016 by VGCC Staff
Students in the Carpentry program at Vance-Granville Community College recently started work on their second project in partnership with Granville County Habitat for Humanity. The first construction project was a home in Oxford that students helped build from start to finish, leading to its dedication in January . This time, students will be completing a … Read More

VGCC Summer Term registration ends May 19; Fall registration continues

Posted on May 3, 2016 by VGCC Staff
Area residents have until Thursday, May 19, to complete the process of registering for Summer Term classes at Vance-Granville Community College. Those classes begin on Monday, May 23. Meanwhile, registration has already begun for the fall semester, which starts Aug. 15. For new students, enrollment begins with an application for admission and an application for … Read More

NFL player-turned-farmer to speak at VGCC Commencement

Posted on May 2, 2016 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will welcome former NFL player and Henderson native Jason Brown to serve as the principal commencement speaker for graduation exercises on Friday, May 13. Daniel Davis of Norlina, parliamentarian of the VGCC Student Government Association, will be the student speaker. Approximately 550 students are scheduled to be honored during ceremonies beginning at … Read More

VGCC nominates Radiography student for statewide leadership award

Posted on May 2, 2016 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College recently selected Nicholas L. Kemp of Wake Forest, a student in the Radiography program, as its nominee for the North Carolina Community College System’s Governor Robert W. Scott Student Leadership Award. The award was established in 2004 in honor of Scott, who served as Governor of North Carolina from 1969-1973, and as … Read More

VGCC student nominated for Herring Award

Posted on May 2, 2016 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College recently nominated Emory Gant-Hawkins of Henderson, a student in the college’s Culinary Arts program, for the North Carolina Community College System’s Dallas Herring Achievement Award. The award was established by the system in 2010 to honor the late Dr. Dallas Herring, the longtime State Board of Education chairman and one of the … Read More

VGCC offers Medical Office Assistant course in Louisburg

Posted on May 2, 2016 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will soon begin a continuing education program that prepares students for jobs in area medical offices. The Medical Office Assistant training program is scheduled to be held on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., with an additional 33 hours of coursework online, from May 16 through June 6 … Read More

VGCC planning summer Science Camps at two campuses

Posted on April 29, 2016 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will offer a Science Camp for local middle school students this summer at both the college’s Main Campus (in Vance County) and the Franklin County Campus (near Louisburg). First, the Main Campus camp will be held June 13-17, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. A second camp will be held … Read More

VGCC holds Banquet to honor Student-Athletes

Posted on April 29, 2016 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College celebrated Vanguard student-athletes at its annual Athletics Banquet, held on April 18 in the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus. VGCC Director of Student Activities & Athletics Jeffrey Allen started the event by praising the hard-working students for meeting their academic requirements while also keeping up with a packed schedule of … Read More

Award named in honor of VGCC Vice President Graham

Posted on April 28, 2016 by VGCC Staff
A new award has been named in honor of Vance-Granville Community College Vice President of Finance and Operations Steven Graham by the Carolinas Association of Governmental Purchasing. The association has established an award for outstanding candidates seeking to become Certified Local Government Purchasing Officers, and has named it the “Steven C. Graham Achievement Award” in … Read More

VGCC to offer Private Pilot Ground School

Posted on April 27, 2016 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will soon offer a course that prepares area residents to take flight with a private pilot’s license. The Private Pilot Ground School is scheduled to be held on VGCC’s South Campus , located between Creedmoor and Butner, on Wednesday evenings from 6:30 until 9:30 p.m., May 18 through July 27. In this … Read More