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Veterans attend Job Fair at VGCC

Posted on November 12, 2014 by VGCC Staff
The Civic Center on Vance-Granville Community College’s Main Campus in Vance County hosted the “Employ-A-Veteran” Career Fair on Nov. 7. The eighth annual event, organized by the N.C. Division of Workforce Solutions in partnership with VGCC, the Kerr-Tar Workforce Development Board, Global Management Systems Inc., local veterans’ organizations and local employers, was designed to help … Read More

VGCC Ambassadors announced

Posted on November 12, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College has selected 13 outstanding students to serve as ambassadors during the 2014-2015 school year. Ambassadors represent the college at special campus and community functions, among other duties.    This year’s ambassadors include Dianna DeWeese of Creedmoor ( Accounting and Business Administration ); Sherly Gerardo of Henderson ( College Transfer /Vance County Early … Read More

VGCC adding Cosmetology evening classes at Franklin Campus

Posted on November 12, 2014 by VGCC Staff
During the spring 2015 semester, Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus will offer Cosmetology courses during the evening. The evening program is returning after an absence of several years. The Franklin Campus , located on N.C. 56 just outside Louisburg, will join the South Campus in Granville County as the two VGCC locations offering Cosmetology … Read More

VGCC Student Government Officers Elected

Posted on November 10, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College’s Student Government Association has elected a slate of officers to serve during the 2014-2015 year. They include President Theresa Chiplis of Norlina, a student in the Global Logistics Technology program; Vice President Joseph Richardson of Henderson, a College Transfer student; Secretary Imani Burwell of Kittrell, a Franklin County Early College High School … Read More

‘A heart bigger than Texas’ (The Daily Dispatch, October 21, 2014)

Posted on November 7, 2014 by VGCC Staff
By David Irvine The Daily Dispatch, Henderson, NC www.HendersonDispatch.com October 21, 2014   Lelia Brigham had her funeral all planned out — down to the music.   But then she had a realization.   Brigham has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, John Price said. She worked with David Grissom, a retired United Methodist minister, to … Read More

Granville County Habitat for Humanity and VGCC partner on new home

Posted on November 6, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Granville County Habitat for Humanity will soon start construction on a new affordable home in Oxford, in partnership with the Carpentry program at Vance-Granville Community College. Officials from VGCC joined Habitat volunteers and community leaders at a groundbreaking ceremony on Oct. 21 at 305 Linden Avenue, the site that one day will house a local … Read More

VGCC Warren Campus to host Business Credit Seminar

Posted on November 6, 2014 by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College Small Business Center, in partnership with the Chamber of Commerce of Warren County , has scheduled a free seminar, entitled “Understanding How to Access Credit and Capital for Your Small Business,” for Wednesday, Nov. 19, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the college’s Warren County Campus in Warrenton.   A light … Read More

Ambassador Programs at Eaton-Johnson Middle School, VGCC Renew Partnership

Posted on November 6, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College and Eaton-Johnson Middle School in Henderson are expanding upon the partnership between the two institutions’ student leadership programs.   As part of a broad collaboration between the community college and the middle school, the ambassador programs from each side have worked together since 2008. At both VGCC and EJMS, “ambassadors” are outstanding … Read More

Event at VGCC helps fuel growth for local small businesses

Posted on November 5, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Representatives of area businesses and non-profit organizations gathered in the Vance-Granville Community College Civic Center on Oct. 21 for the Small Business Summit and Expo, organized by the VGCC Small Business Center in partnership with the Chamber of Commerce of Warren County and the Lake Gaston Regional Chamber of Commerce .   The event, entitled … Read More

VGCC Advisory Committees hold annual meetings

Posted on November 5, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Citizens from Vance, Granville, Franklin and Warren counties came together at the Main Campus of Vance-Granville Community College on Oct. 28 as the college’s advisory committees held their annual meetings.   VGCC’s 37 advisory committees are made up of people from the communities served by the college who have worked in the fields for which … Read More