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Union Bank honors founders with new VGCC Scholarship

Posted on April 2, 2015 by VGCC Staff
Oxford-based Union Bank has established a new Vance-Granville Community College scholarship to pay tribute to the business and community leaders who founded the bank.   The “Union Bank & Trust Founding Directors Academic Achievement Award” will be presented to a VGCC student for the first time in 2016. This is the second scholarship created by … Read More

Pharmacy Technology program helps Creedmoor Police Department with 2015 Operation Medicine Drop

Posted on April 1, 2015 by VGCC Staff
This information was provided by the Creedmoor Police Department. On Saturday, March 21, 2015, the Creedmoor Police Department, in cooperation with Safe Kids North Carolina, held the 3rd Annual Operation Medicine Drop Take-Back Event at Creedmoor City Hall. The event was a success, collecting more than 13,000 dosage units (pills). These collection events assist in … Read More

Students invited to enter VGCC Library contest

Posted on April 1, 2015 by VGCC Staff
In honor of National Library Week 2015 (April 12-18), Vance-Granville Community College is sponsoring a student contest, and the results should be delicious.   In the contest, VGCC students will suggest a meal (appetizer, entrée and dessert) using library culinary resources (online databases, cookbooks, etc.) as their inspiration. Students should email their entries to library@vgcc.edu … Read More

VGCC offers weekend Motorcycle Safety program

Posted on March 31, 2015 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College has announced upcoming spring and summer dates for the Motorcycle Safety program, which is offered on weekends at the college’s Main Campus in Vance County.   The 22-hour motorcycle safety course will be offered over three consecutive days (Friday through Sunday) on these dates: April 17-19, May 1-3, May 22-24, June 5-7, … Read More

Register now for “Let’s Talk STEM” on April 6

Posted on March 31, 2015 by VGCC Staff
Women who are students at Vance-Granville Community College are invited to an uplifting presentation about STEM careers, as part of this year’s “An Educated Woman, An Educated Future,” a series of two educational luncheon workshops.   The first workshop, entitled “Let’s Talk STEM,” is set for Monday, April 6, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. … Read More

VGCC presents Lecture Series on “Money” issues

Posted on March 30, 2015 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College’s Arts and Sciences division is offering an enlightening public lecture series this semester on the theme of “money,” including issues of economic inequality. Faculty members from various departments within the division are making presentations, applying their particular fields of expertise to the subject.   The first lecture was held March 24 and … Read More

Generations and marketing subjects of business seminars at VGCC Main Campus

Posted on March 30, 2015 by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College Small Business Center has scheduled a pair of free seminars for Tuesday, April 28, at the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. Both are presented by Emily Ballance, a professional speaker and entrepreneur who has owned, operated and marketed two small businesses for over 25 years.    The first seminar, “Understanding … Read More

VGCC offers Two Small Business Seminars April 14

Posted on March 30, 2015 by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College Small Business Center has scheduled a pair of free seminars for Tuesday, April 14, at the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. “Are Your Ready to Run Your Business From Your Home?” will be held from 1 until 4 p.m. that day, while “Cash: The Lifeline of Your Business” will follow … Read More

VGCC names 346 students to President’s and Dean’s Lists

Posted on March 30, 2015 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College has announced that 159 students earned President’s List and 187 students earned Dean’s List academic honors for the fall 2014 semester. This is the first semester that VGCC has published a President’s List, which recognizes students who achieved a perfect 4.0 grade-point average (GPA) while carrying a “full load” (of at least … Read More

Tickets now on sale for VGCC Dinner Theater production

Posted on March 27, 2015 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College’s third annual Dinner Theater event, “Smoke on the Mountain,” is set for the evenings of Thursday, April 30, and Friday, May 1, in the Civic Center on VGCC’s Main Campus in Vance County.   VGCC’s Drama and Culinary Arts departments are teaming up once again to present a delicious meal followed by … Read More