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VGCC to offer Agricultural Entrepreneurship program at Farmers Market

Posted on September 26, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College is offering a new course designed specifically to help local farmers and budding entrepreneurs succeed in developing profitable, environmentally-sound small farms or agricultural businesses.   The “NC REAL Agricultural Entrepreneurship” program will be conducted at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market, located at 210 Southpark Drive in Henderson, on Tuesday evenings, October … Read More

VGCC President creates new Scholarship

Posted on September 24, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Dr. Stelfanie Williams, the president of Vance-Granville Community College, and her family have established a new scholarship to help students continue their education.   In awarding the Keith and Stelfanie Williams Family Scholarship, preference will be given to students who first came to VGCC for an Adult High School Diploma or High School Equivalency diploma … Read More

VGCC Women’s Volleyball team starts season

Posted on September 23, 2014 by VGCC Staff
The 2014 Vance-Granville Community College women’s volleyball season is underway.   The Vanguards began their season on Sept. 6 with a non-conference tri-match hosted by Mid-Atlantic Christian University in Elizabeth City. VGCC lost both to the host team and to the squad from another four-year school, Christendom College.   Conference play began on Sept. 11, … Read More

VGCC Culinary students and faculty play multiple roles at Hot Sauce Contest

Posted on September 22, 2014 by VGCC Staff
The eighth annual North Carolina Hot Sauce Contest , held Sept. 13 in downtown Oxford, again featured the Culinary Arts department from Vance-Granville Community College. Not only did students from the program serve up their own spicy treats to festival attendees, but students and faculty members also formed the entire team of judges for the … Read More

Free Microsoft Office Software now available for VGCC Students

Posted on September 22, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College is now providing students with popular software at no charge, thanks to a partnership with Microsoft’s Office 365 “Student Advantage” program.   Currently-enrolled students with VGCC e-mail addresses will be able to obtain the Office 365 ProPlus package, a version of Office that includes the latest editions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, … Read More

Henderson Kiwanis Club celebrates fully endowed VGCC Robert Turner Scholarship

Posted on September 22, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Officials from Vance-Granville Community College were guests at a recent meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Henderson. Club members were celebrating the culmination of the process of fully endowing a scholarship at the college in memory of Robert J. Turner, a longtime member of the club.   After Turner passed away in 2007, the club … Read More

J.F. Webb star Tyrek Beverly joins VGCC basketball team

Posted on September 17, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Tyrek Beverly of Oxford, a 2014 graduate of J.F. Webb High School, recently signed a letter of intent to join the men’s basketball team at Vance-Granville Community College. Beverly is pictured above (seated, right), signing his letter with his mother, Temeka Marable of Oxford, at his side. Standing in back is VGCC Vanguards head coach … Read More

VGCC welcomes new trustee, gets update on plans for new building

Posted on September 17, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College’s Board of Trustees welcomed Barbara Cates Harris of Oxford as its newest member and received an update on plans for its newest building on Monday, Sept. 15.   District Court Judge Daniel F. Finch of Oxford, the chief district court judge for the Ninth Judicial District, swore Harris into office. She was … Read More

VGCC to offer free High School Equivalency practice tests for limited time

Posted on September 11, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will provide High School Equivalency practice tests at no cost to any local adult on weekdays between Sept. 22 and Oct. 3, 2014, as part of the national GED Testing Service’s “See for Free” program.   Students may take the “GED Ready” practice tests at either VGCC’s Main Campus in Vance County; … Read More

VGCC names head of new Mechatronics program

Posted on September 11, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Keith Shearon of Youngsville has been named to lead the new Mechatronics Engineering Technology program at Vance-Granville Community College. Shearon brings decades of industry experience in manufacturing and electronics to the program and his students.   Shearon begins teaching the first two courses offered as part of the two-year Mechatronics degree, “Circuit Analysis” and “Introduction … Read More