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VGCC Nursing students join Public Health campaign

Posted on October 27, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Nursing students at Vance-Granville Community College are partnering with the local health department on a new community health awareness project.   Jackie Sergent, health promotion coordinator and health education supervisor for the Granville-Vance District Health Department , recently visited VGCC to speak with students in the Associate Degree Nursing program . Sergent discussed the role … Read More

Vance-Granville Community College President Joins NC New Schools Board of Directors

Posted on October 27, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Dr. Stelfanie Williams, the president of Vance-Granville Community College, has been named to the board of directors of North Carolina New Schools , a professional services agency focused on developing high-performing schools and districts across the state.    Williams became the sixth president of Vance-Granville Community College in 2012. She came to VGCC after several … Read More

VGCC Criminal Justice Students complete service projects

Posted on October 22, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Criminal Justice Technology students at Vance-Granville Community College are in training to serve the public, and they recently got a head start with a pair of service projects that involve giving back to their communities.   First, students in the Criminal Justice Club continued their longstanding tradition of picking up trash along the whole length … Read More

VGCC Drama students present “Waiting for Godot”

Posted on October 22, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College Drama students will present a production of the Samuel Beckett classic, “Waiting for Godot,” on campus, Nov. 6-9. Performances begin on Thursday, Nov. 6, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Nov. 7, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 8, at 2 p.m. and at 7:30 p.m.; and on Sunday, Nov. 9, at 2 p.m. All … Read More

VGCC Franklin Campus Child Care Students learn about Fire Safety

Posted on October 22, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Young students at the Child Care Center on Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus recently celebrated Fire Safety Week (Oct. 5-11).   Special guests at the five-star child day care during the week included Louisburg Firefighter Lt. Dalton West, Smokey the Bear, Brian Champion of the N.C. Forest Service and the “Fire Pup.” Children learned … Read More

VGCC to be featured on WRAL-TV

Posted on October 17, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will be among the subjects of the WRAL “College Road Trip” program, airing on Tuesday, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m.   On the occasional series, the station spotlights several of North Carolina’s colleges and universities over the course of a half-hour broadcast. A crew from the station visited the college earlier this … Read More

VGCC Franklin Campus hosts seminar on Interviewing and Hiring

Posted on October 17, 2014 by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College Small Business Center has scheduled a free seminar, entitled “Innovative Interviewing Techniques for the Small Business,” on Tuesday, Nov. 4, from 2 until 4 p.m. at the college’s Franklin County Campus (8100 N. C. 56 Highway, Louisburg).   This seminar is designed to help small business owners learn how to interview … Read More

VGCC holds Spring Semester New Student Orientation sessions

Posted on October 16, 2014 by VGCC Staff
The Spring 2015 semester at Vance-Granville Community College begins Monday, Jan. 12, and orientation sessions for new students have already begun. Attending an orientation session is required for all new students who wish to enroll in any of the college’s curriculum programs , and for students who are returning to VGCC after being away for … Read More

State Employees’ Credit Union offers Continuing Education scholarships through VGCC

Posted on October 16, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College is offering 10 scholarships of $750 each to students enrolled in Continuing Education classes through a program funded by the State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) of North Carolina.   “The SECU is providing these funds to VGCC on behalf of the student to be used for registration fees, books, certification fees and … Read More

VGCC announces 2014-15 Vanguards Basketball schedule

Posted on October 16, 2014 by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College Vanguards men’s basketball team is scheduled to play at least 25 games during the 2014-2015 season, including ten home games. This is the program’s second season under the leadership of head coach Michael Woody.   The Vanguards compete in Region X of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II, … Read More