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VGCC schedules “Let’s Have a Tea Party”

Posted on August 20, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will offer a course on “afternoon tea,” the tradition that is enjoying a renaissance as fine hotels, inns and tea rooms across the country give guests an opportunity to retreat from the hurried pace of their lives.    The course, called “Let’s Have a Tea Party,” will meet on VGCC’s Main Campus … Read More

Personal Enrichment opportunities scheduled at two VGCC campuses

Posted on August 15, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College has scheduled several non-credit personal enrichment classes to start soon on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County and the Franklin County Campus near Louisburg, offering area residents a variety of fun opportunities to learn new skills or develop hobbies.   Painting classes taught by longtime art instructor Lelia Brigham will be … Read More

Duke Energy gives $2,000 to support students in new VGCC Mechatronics program

Posted on August 15, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Duke Energy recently presented a $2,000 contribution to the Vance-Granville Community College Endowment Fund. These funds will be used to provide two scholarships, worth $1,000 each, for students enrolled in the college’s new Mechatronics Engineering Technology program.   This is not the first contribution by Duke Energy to the new curriculum program, which is based … Read More

VGCC Nursing student coordinates Blood Drive

Posted on August 14, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College hosted an American Red Cross Blood Drive on its Main Campus in Vance County on July 25. For only the second time, a VGCC Associate Degree Nursing student, in this case Patricia Bumpass of Oxford, served as coordinator of the blood drive.   Considering that it was held on a Friday during … Read More

VGCC selected to share Best Practices for Student Success at Statewide Summit

Posted on August 14, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Officials from Vance-Granville Community College offered tips to their colleagues from across the state at the inaugural NC Community Colleges Performance Partnership Summit, held at the Embassy Suites in Cary on July 31. The college was asked to present after recently being recognized as a leader in preparing students to succeed on certification tests.   … Read More

VGCC hosts regional Summit on Workforce Development Collaboration

Posted on August 12, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Closer alignment between the needs of employers and the training offered at community colleges was the topic of a recent meeting hosted by Vance-Granville Community College. Presidents and other officials from Durham Technical Community College and Piedmont Community College joined their Vance-Granville colleagues, along with business, industry and economic development leaders, on Aug. 7 at … Read More

VGCC names Lloyd to industry training post

Posted on August 12, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College recently named Sara Lloyd as Director of Customized Training. In that position, she will use her extensive industry experience to help meet the needs of area manufacturers and other employers.   Lloyd (pictured above), who has lived in Oxford for the past 15 years, has worked in the manufacturing sector as a … Read More

VGCC Vanguards sign Foster to basketball squad

Posted on August 12, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Reatt Marquis Foster of Hartsville, S.C., recently signed a letter of intent to join the men’s basketball team at Vance-Granville Community College next season. Foster is pictured above (right), signing his letter with his uncle, Anthony Merchant, at left. Standing in back is Matthew Johnson, assistant coach for the VGCC Vanguards.   Foster (6’1″) is … Read More

VGCC announces Volleyball Schedule

Posted on August 8, 2014 by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College women’s volleyball team is scheduled to play 12 matches, including three home matches, during the 2014 season . The Vanguards compete in National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division III, which includes a number of community colleges in North Carolina and Virginia.   The Vanguards will begin this year’s campaign on … Read More

Whatley to join VGCC Vanguards basketball team

Posted on August 5, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Marshall Kristopher (Kris) Whatley of Fayetteville recently signed a letter of intent to join the men’s basketball team at Vance-Granville Community College next season.   Pictured above: Whatley (seated, center) signs his letter, flanked by Matthew Johnson, assistant coach for the VGCC Vanguards, and the student-athlete’s brother, T.J. Robinson.   Whatley (6’1”), a guard, played … Read More