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VGCC Office Administration Club Guest Speakers give career advice

Posted on May 30, 2014 by VGCC Staff
The Office Administration Club at Vance-Granville Community College hosted two guest speakers as the spring 2014 semester drew to a close.   A “lunch and learn” exclusively for club members on April 30 featured Marianne Durling (pictured above), Director of Health Information Management for Granville Health System. Students learned about the field of Health Information … Read More

VGCC Franklin Campus Day Care Raises Funds for Children’s Hospital

Posted on May 30, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Young students at the Child Care Center at Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus recently participated in a nationwide fundraiser for Tennessee-based St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The children’s families raised $250 for the St. Jude “ Trike-a-Thon ,” which is designed to teach pre-schoolers to use riding toys safely while also raising money for … Read More

VGCC instructor graduates from Leadership Program

Posted on May 29, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Cynthia W. Young of Oxford, an instructor for Human Services Technology at Vance-Granville Community College, recently graduated from the North Carolina Community College Leadership Program (NCCCLP). She is one of 29 community college faculty and staff members across the state to complete the program this year. Young will continue to be involved with the program, … Read More

VGCC holds Fall Semester New Student Orientation in June and July

Posted on May 29, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Throughout June and July, Vance-Granville Community College is holding orientation sessions for new students who are enrolling for the Fall 2014 semester, which begins Monday, Aug. 18. Attending an orientation session is required for all new students in any of the college’s curriculum programs , and for students who are returning to VGCC after being … Read More

Congressman addresses VGCC Graduates

Posted on May 28, 2014 by VGCC Staff
As the featured speaker at Vance-Granville Community College’s 45th commencement exercises on May 16, U.S. Representative G.K. Butterfield applauded the new graduates and imparted some words of wisdom. Butterfield addressed members of a graduating class that numbered approximately 430 before they received their diplomas and degrees , in a ceremony that was held at the … Read More

VGCC Pins Largest Class of Nursing Graduates

Posted on May 23, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College recognized a record-high 55 students who graduated this spring from the Associate Degree Nursing program with a pinning ceremony in the college’s Civic Center on May 14.   Among those honored with distinctive nursing pins at the ceremonies were seven who graduated through the LPN to ADN Transition Program , which helps … Read More

VGCC concludes series of workshops for women

Posted on May 23, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College recently completed a project designed to encourage women to complete a two-year degree at the college and then successfully transfer to a four-year university. The third and final installment of a series of workshops called “ An Educated Woman, An Educated Future ” was held on May 5 in the Civic Center … Read More

VGCC Makes Significant Progress with Sustainability Efforts

Posted on May 22, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Sustainability efforts at Vance-Granville Community College’s four campuses are making an impact, the VGCC Board of Trustees learned at the regular bimonthly meeting on Monday, May 19. Among North Carolina’s 58 community colleges, VGCC ranked ninth best in energy consumption per full-time-equivalent students and 12th per square footage, Steve Graham, the Vice President of Finance … Read More

VGCC offers PLC course at South Campus

Posted on May 21, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will offer a course this summer that provides basic instruction in Programmable Logic Controllers. “Introduction to PLC’s” is scheduled to be held Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 5:30 until 9:30 p.m., June 2 through July 31, on VGCC’s South Campus , located between Creedmoor and Butner.   A Programmable Logic Controller (example pictured … Read More

VGCC graduates 11 Law Enforcement Cadets in School’s 98th BLET Class

Posted on May 21, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Eleven cadets graduated on May 13 from the Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) program at Vance-Granville Community College, in a ceremony held in the Civic Center on Main Campus. After passing the state certification exam, all are authorized to work in any law enforcement agency in North Carolina. This class boasted a 100-percent passing rate … Read More