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New VGCC Employees complete Orientation

Posted on August 20, 2015 by VGCC Staff
Full-time employees who have joined Vance-Granville Community College in recent months completed the New Employee Orientation program in August. Pictured above, they included, seated, from left: Connie Ragland (NCWorks Job-Driven Initiative Coach), Brenda Smith (Telecommunicator, Office of Public Safety/Campus Police), Patricia Pryor (Financial Aid Assistant), Kristen Bowen (Library Clerk), Audrey Parker (Director of Human Resources) and … Read More

VGCC Franklin Campus to host second Food Truck Rodeo

Posted on August 19, 2015 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus will be the site of a Food Truck Rodeo on Tuesday, Sept. 1, from 5 until 7 p.m. The public is invited. Five food trucks based in the Raleigh area are scheduled to be featured: Ladybug’s Treats (specializing in homemade desserts), CockADoodleMoo (chicken, barbecue and burgers), Sweet Traditions (cakes … Read More

Two sign onto VGCC Volleyball squad

Posted on August 12, 2015 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College recently signed a pair of student-athletes to join the 2015 Vanguards women’s volleyball team: Morgan Carter of Norlina and Melissa Elliott of Townsville. Carter (pictured above, left) graduated from Warren New Tech High School and played volleyball for three seasons at Warren County High School. She is now enrolled in the College … Read More

Warren County students graduate from VGCC summer transportation academy

Posted on August 10, 2015 by VGCC Staff
Sixteen Warren County High School students were honored on July 31 for making history as the graduates of the first-ever Summer Transportation & Trades Academy (STTA). The summer program was conducted by Vance-Granville Community College, in partnership with Warren County Schools , the Federal Highway Administration and the North Carolina Department of Transportation . Based … Read More

Vance-Granville has banner year with fundraising, grants

Posted on August 10, 2015 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College has enjoyed its most successful year in fundraising and grants, with more than $2.2 million in contributions and nearly $1.3 million in grant funding. “We are so grateful to the community we serve for this incredible generosity,” said VGCC President Dr. Stelfanie Williams. “These individuals, organizations and businesses that have given to … Read More

VGCC Names New Director of Student Activities & Athletics

Posted on August 7, 2015 by VGCC Staff
Jeffrey Allen has been named the director of student activities and athletics at Vance-Granville Community College. Allen (pictured above) will oversee clubs, organizations and extracurricular activities that engage students on campus, as well as the college’s intercollegiate athletics program, which includes men’s basketball and women’s volleyball teams. He will also serve as the advisor for … Read More

VGCC Electronics Engineering program moves to South Campus

Posted on August 4, 2015 by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College Electronics Engineering Technology program has moved to the college’s South Campus , just in time for the fall semester to begin on Aug. 17. The campus is located on N.C. 56 between Creedmoor and Butner. The program has been based at VGCC’s Main Campus in Vance County since it first began … Read More

Twenty graduate from EMT-Paramedic training at VGCC

Posted on August 3, 2015 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College recently honored ten men and ten women who completed the college’s year-long Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic program in July. Graduates included Morrissa Lawrence, Idabelle Proffitt and Paul Tidwell, all of Bullock; Nathasia Lofton of Butner; Timothy Fulcher, Jeffrey Harris, Jamie Orr, Phyllis Stokes and Modjeska Thrower, all of Henderson; Susan Rice of Kittrell; … Read More

VGCC launches “VOLT” initiative

Posted on July 28, 2015 by VGCC Staff
A new type of virtual college experience is emerging at Vance-Granville Community College, with the “Vanguard Online Learning through Technology,” or VOLT, initiative. Marking a new chapter in the college’s history of offering distance education, VOLT is now accepting its first students, who will start their courses when VGCC’s fall semester begins on Aug. 17. … Read More

VGCC Human Services program receives national accreditation

Posted on July 27, 2015 by VGCC Staff
The Human Services Technology program at Vance-Granville Community College was recently awarded accreditation by the Council for Standards in Human Service Education (CSHSE) for the first time. At its May 26 meeting, the CSHSE governing board voted to accredit the program for an initial period of five years. “Congratulations on being one of our exemplary … Read More