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VGCC students partner to register bone marrow donors

Posted on March 15, 2016 by VGCC Staff
The SkillsUSA chapter at Vance-Granville Community College recently teamed up with national organizations and a local cancer survivor to find some potential heroes. The survivor, Whitney Johnson Espinosa of Henderson, who calls her campaign against childhood cancer “Whitney’s Hope,” organized a bone marrow registration drive in the Civic Center on VGCC’s Main Campus. She connected … Read More

VGCC partnering with high schools on manufacturing career training

Posted on March 15, 2016 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College, in partnership with Franklin County Schools , has received a total of $70,000 in “NCWorks CTE Career Pathways” grants over the past two years to support advanced manufacturing-related training that connects high schools, the college and industry partners.  Grants were awarded to 20 colleges, including VGCC, by the State Board of Community … Read More

VGCC and Justice Fire Department partner to offer Ag Rescue training

Posted on March 14, 2016 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College recently partnered with the Justice Rural Volunteer Fire Department in Franklin County to offer an unusual training program designed to prepare local firefighters for specific emergency situations that may occur on farms. A course called “Agricultural Machinery Rescue” was conducted from Jan. 19 through March 3, with instructor Joe Burris of Greenville … Read More

VGCC Student Government Association endorses Connect NC Bond

Posted on March 14, 2016 by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College Student Government Association is urging students and all other citizens to support the Connect NC Bond, which is on the ballot for voters in the primary on Tuesday, March 15. Student leaders recently passed a resolution, which reads in part: “We the students of the Student Government Association can attest to … Read More

VGCC to host Afternoon Tea class

Posted on March 10, 2016 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will offer a course on the “afternoon tea” party, the tradition that is enjoying a renaissance as fine hotels, inns and tea rooms across the country give guests an opportunity to retreat from the hurried pace of their lives.  The course, called “Let's Have a Tea Party,” will meet on VGCC’s Main … Read More

Vanguards basketball season ends at conference tourney

Posted on March 10, 2016 by VGCC Staff
The 2015-2016 season recently came to an end for the Vance-Granville Community College Vanguards men’s basketball team with a loss in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II Region X tournament, the first two rounds of which were held at Richard Bland College in Petersburg, Va. VGCC ended the regular season with a … Read More

VGCC installs first officers for SkillsUSA chapter

Posted on March 9, 2016 by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College chapter of the national SkillsUSA organization, established only a few months ago, now has its first official student leaders. On Feb. 29, four students signed their contracts and took their oaths as chapter officers. They included President Benjamin Layton of Kittrell (a Criminal Justice Technology student), Secretary/Treasurer Ashley Allen of Henderson … Read More

Tobacco Trust Fund awards grant to VGCC

Posted on March 9, 2016 by VGCC Staff
The North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund Commission has awarded a $25,000 grant to Vance-Granville Community College to support students in a pair of training programs. The grant, for a project entitled “Cultivating and Growing Agricultural Communities,” will help cover the cost of tuition and other fees for eligible students in the “NC REAL Agricultural Entrepreneurship” … Read More

Special events, mobile apps to be discussed at free VGCC small business seminars

Posted on March 8, 2016 by VGCC Staff
The Warren County Campus of Vance-Granville Community College will soon host a pair of free Small Business Center seminars focused on innovative marketing techniques. “Generating Revenue with Special Events for Business Owners” will be held on Tuesday, April 5, from 1 until 4 p.m. “Mobile Apps for Small Business” will follow on that same day, … Read More

Tickets for VGCC Dinner Theater go on sale March 15

Posted on March 7, 2016 by VGCC Staff
Suspense, thrills and laughter are on the menu as Vance-Granville Community College presents the successful Broadway show, “Deathtrap,” for its fourth annual Dinner Theater. The event is scheduled for the evenings of Thursday, April 28, and Friday, April 29, starting at 6 p.m., in the Civic Center on VGCC’s Main Campus in Vance County. VGCC’s … Read More