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VGCC holds Google Plus seminar for Small Businesses

Posted on November 5, 2014 by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College Small Business Center has scheduled a free seminar, entitled “Enhancing Your Business Using No-Cost Features of Google+,” on Tuesday, Nov. 18, from 6 until 8 p.m. in Building 7 on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County.   Google+ (pronounced and sometimes written as “Google Plus”) is the second-largest social networking … Read More

VGCC Vanguards record first victory of basketball season

Posted on November 4, 2014 by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College Vanguards only needed two games to find their first win of the 2014-15 basketball season, with an overwhelming 98-62 road victory over the junior varsity squad from St. Andrews University on Nov. 3. That brought VGCC’s record to 1-1 to start the team’s second season under head coach Michael Woody.   … Read More

VGCC observes Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Posted on November 3, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College held educational programs for students on two campuses in recognition of October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Faculty and staff members at both the college’s Main Campus in Vance County and the South Campus in Granville County organized events on Oct. 22.   At Main Campus, counselors Seletha Pherribo and Cathy Davis … Read More

VGCC Scholarship endowed in memory of Hubert Gooch

Posted on October 30, 2014 by VGCC Staff
A longtime educator and community leader will continue to make a difference in the lives of local students, through a new Vance-Granville Community College scholarship established in his memory.   The family of Hubert L. Gooch Jr. of Oxford, who died in March, recently created a new scholarship through the VGCC Endowment Fund. In awarding … Read More

VGCC Child Care kids learn about Fire Safety

Posted on October 29, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Children enrolled in the Child Care Center on Vance-Granville Community College’s Main Campus recently learned about fire safety and fire trucks as part of October’s observance as Fire Prevention Month. Special guests at the center in October were, pictured above (from left), Captain Bryant Williams of Vance County Emergency Services and Battalion Chief Tim Twisdale … Read More

VGCC to hold Business Technologies Fair

Posted on October 29, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will hold a “Business Technologies Fair” on Wednesday, Nov. 12, in the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County.   From 9:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m., area high schools will bring groups of students to the event. Parents of high school students are welcome to attend with their children. … Read More

VGCC now enrolling students for new Criminal Justice Cohort program

Posted on October 28, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College’s Criminal Justice Technology program is again offering an innovative approach to help certified law enforcement officers earn a two-year degree in a little more than a year.   Starting in January, officers will be given a chance to complete an Associate in Applied Science Degree in Criminal Justice through a series of … Read More

Middle School Students explore Health Careers with VGCC Pharmacy Technology faculty

Posted on October 28, 2014 by VGCC Staff
A pair of Vance-Granville Community College faculty members recently helped middle school students learn about careers in health care as well as medication safety. VGCC Pharmacy Technology program head Dr. Erica Fleming and Pharmacy Technology instructor Brenda Harvey conducted a workshop for 20 students from Wake and Johnston counties on Oct. 4.   Part of … Read More

Vanguards Women’s Volleyball season ends

Posted on October 28, 2014 by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College women’s volleyball team recently closed out the 2014 season.   In an Oct. 9 match at Central Carolina Community College, the Vanguards lost, three sets to none. Kara Reese of Henderson led the Vanguards in kills (four) and digs (14), while also making three blocks and seven points. VGCC’s Rachel Thomas … Read More

VGCC President back in the Classroom

Posted on October 28, 2014 by VGCC Staff
As president of Vance-Granville Community College, Dr. Stelfanie Williams juggles multiple responsibilities. For the fall 2014 semester, she added another one: teaching a class of 25 College Transfer students. The president recently completed her first stint as an adjunct instructor at VGCC.   Williams taught an eight-week, one-credit-hour “College Transfer Success” course on the college’s … Read More