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VGCC Radiography students provide Christmas gifts for kids

Posted on December 12, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Students in the Radiography program at Vance-Granville Community College recently completed a community service project to provide a happier holiday for local children in need.   Some 30 members of the junior (first-year) Radiography class each “adopted” one child and provided him or her with a Christmas present through “All God’s Children,” a charitable organization … Read More

VGCC Vanguards go 1-1 in last two basketball games of 2014

Posted on December 11, 2014 by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College Vanguards men’s basketball team closed out the fall semester and the year 2014 with a win on the road and a loss at home.   On Dec. 4, VGCC traveled to face the junior varsity team at the University of Mount Olive. The Vanguards defeated the Trojans in a dominating 80-51 … Read More

Students learn about careers at VGCC Business Technologies Fair

Posted on December 11, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College’s first-ever Business Technologies Fair brought young people to campus to learn more about careers and how to prepare for them. The event, held Nov. 12 in the VGCC Civic Center, engaged hundreds of middle and high school students from Vance, Granville and Warren counties, as well as educators from those counties and … Read More

VGCC holds College Day for transferring students

Posted on December 10, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College hosted admissions officers from four-year colleges and universities on Nov. 20 in the Student Learning & Success Center on VGCC’s Main Campus. The event was VGCC’s annual “College Day,” where students obtain important information about transfer requirements, financial aid and scholarships that can help them continue their education.   VGCC counselors organized … Read More

VGCC Vice President endows Scholarship

Posted on December 10, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Dr. Angela Ballentine, the vice president of academic and student affairs at Vance-Granville Community College, has established a new scholarship for students at the college where she has served for more than 20 years. Ballentine has named this new scholarship the “Charles and Audrey Ballentine Academic Achievement Scholarship,” in memory of her parents. Her father … Read More

Gift from N.C. Black High School Alumni to benefit HSE students at VGCC

Posted on December 9, 2014 by VGCC Staff
The North Carolina Association of Black High School Alumni recently presented a gift to the Vance-Granville Community College Endowment Fund to help students obtain a High School Equivalency (HSE) diploma. The donation will help offset the cost of testing fees for students in the Adult Basic Skills program at VGCC’s Franklin County Campus .   … Read More

VGCC Seminar Focuses on Starting a Business

Posted on December 8, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Area residents whose goals for the New Year include starting a new business venture will want to mark their 2015 calendars for an upcoming seminar from the Vance-Granville Community College Small Business Center. The SBC will offer a free seminar, entitled “Ten Steps to Starting a Business,” on Tuesday, Jan. 6, from 6 until 9 … Read More

VGCC falls to Louisburg, 100-90, in spirited Vanguard Night contest

Posted on December 8, 2014 by VGCC Staff
A large home crowd cheered on the Vance-Granville Community College Vanguards at Aycock Recreation Center in Henderson on Dec. 3, and were treated to an exciting night of basketball action. Although the home team (who came into the contest with a 1-7 record) eventually lost to the undefeated, nationally-ranked Louisburg College Hurricanes by a score … Read More

VGCC Quilting students take seasonal challenge

Posted on December 5, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Participants in the Quilting class on the Main Campus of Vance-Granville Community College recently completed a fun project to create pieces of art that will come in handy during the holiday season. Students and their instructor, Peggy Stocks of Kerr Lake, took part in a “Christmas Tree Skirt Challenge.” They worked on these quilts starting … Read More

Ribbon cut to open Mechatronics Lab at VGCC South Campus

Posted on November 25, 2014 by VGCC Staff
The Granville County Chamber of Commerce recently held a ceremonial ribbon-cutting and open house to celebrate the new Mechatronics lab on Vance-Granville Community College’s South Campus , which is located between Creedmoor and Butner. Area residents and community leaders had a chance to take a closer look at the new Mechatronics Engineering Technology program, which … Read More