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Former Dallas Cowboy addresses VGCC students

Posted on March 24, 2016 by VGCC Staff
A former NFL defensive lineman visited the Main Campus of Vance-Granville Community College on March 16 and spoke to students, faculty and staff about his experiences and the keys to success. Greg Ellis spoke in the VGCC Civic Center for an hour-long presentation that was sponsored by the college’s Male Mentoring Program. That program’s co-coordinator, … Read More

Math education expert visits VGCC

Posted on March 24, 2016 by VGCC Staff
The Male Mentoring Program and the Academic Skills Center at Vance-Granville Community College brought a renowned educator to campus recently to speak to math students and instructors. Dr. Lee Stiff, former president of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, presented "Math Matters: Seeing Math for What It Is" on March 10 on VGCC’s Main … Read More

VGCC students step up to the mic at talent show

Posted on March 23, 2016 by VGCC Staff
More than a dozen Vance-Granville Community College students sang, played instruments, performed magic tricks and demonstrated martial arts on March 4 in “VGCC’s Got Talent,” the first event of its kind for the college. Organized by the VGCC Student Government Association, the talent competition was held in the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus. … Read More

Trustees Approve Budget Requests For County Funding

Posted on March 23, 2016 by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College Board of Trustees approved a proposed total budget request of $2,786,098 for the 2016-2017 fiscal year for Vance, Granville, Franklin and Warren counties at its bimonthly meeting on Monday, March 21. The meeting, held on the college’s Main Campus, began with an announcement from VGCC President Dr. Stelfanie Williams on a … Read More

VGCC holds Summer Term New Student Orientation sessions

Posted on March 22, 2016 by VGCC Staff
Registration for classes and orientation sessions for new students have begun for the Summer 2016 term at Vance-Granville Community College, which starts Monday, May 23. Students who wish to enroll at VGCC starting in the Fall 2016 semester may also attend one of the orientation sessions for summer. Attending an orientation session is required for … Read More

Guest speaker at VGCC tells personal stories from civil rights movement

Posted on March 22, 2016 by VGCC Staff
In celebration of Black History Month, the Male Mentoring program at Vance-Granville Community College recently hosted a special guest speaker with unique insights into the people and events of the civil rights movement. The speaker, Delores S. Eaton of Durham (pictured above), is the wife of the late Granville County native, the Rev. Herbert H. … Read More

VGCC Franklin Campus hosts free small business accounting seminars

Posted on March 22, 2016 by VGCC Staff
The Franklin County Campus of Vance-Granville Community College will soon host a pair of free Small Business Center seminars focused on accounting. “Introduction to QuickBooks Software” will be held on Wednesday, April 20, from 9 until 11 a.m. “Clueless About Accounting” will follow on that same day, from 6 until 8 p.m. The first is … Read More

VGCC’s new ‘VanGuarantee’ to help area residents afford higher education

Posted on March 22, 2016 by VGCC Staff
HENDERSON, N.C. — Dr. Stelfanie Williams, the president of Vance-Granville Community College, announced a major new commitment on Monday, March 21, to eliminate financial barriers to higher education for residents of Vance, Granville, Franklin and Warren counties. President Williams said a new need-based scholarship program, called the “VanGuarantee,” is designed to cover tuition, student fees … Read More

VGCC Agricultural project receives $25,000 grant

Posted on March 17, 2016 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College has been awarded a $25,000 grant through the Rural Community College Agricultural Cooperative Initiative, with funding provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The grant is for a project entitled “Cultivating and Connecting Agricultural Communities” that seeks to strengthen agricultural cooperative partnerships in Franklin, Granville, Vance, and Warren counties. A … Read More

AT&T sponsors new VGCC Summer Bridge program

Posted on March 16, 2016 by VGCC Staff
AT&T North Carolina has made a $10,000 contribution to Vance-Granville Community College to support a new student success initiative. For the first time, the college will offer a “Summer Bridge” program this year for incoming first-year students. With AT&T’s sponsorship, the program will be available at no cost to participating students. “Thanks to the strong … Read More