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VGCC introduces Health Unit Secretary job training course

Posted on May 21, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College is currently registering students for a course providing them with the skills and knowledge to succeed as a Health Unit Secretary. The course, being offered for the first time at the college, is scheduled to be held Monday-Thursday from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m., June 2 through July 24, on VGCC’s Main … Read More

Local basketball standout signs with VGCC

Posted on May 21, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Holden Hedgepeth, a leading member of the Colts boys’ varsity basketball team at Crossroads Christian School in Henderson, is set to become a Vance-Granville Community College Vanguard this fall.   Hedgepeth recently signed a national letter of intent to join the VGCC men’s basketball team. Hedgepeth was a forward for the Colts and was named … Read More

State Legislator helps celebrate VGCC Adult Basic Skills graduates

Posted on May 20, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College held commencement exercises honoring graduates of the college’s Adult Basic Skills programs on May 8 in the VGCC Civic Center. Participants in the ceremony were among those students who have completed either the Adult High School Diploma program or the High School Equivalency program in the past year.   VGCC Vice President … Read More

30th Annual VGCC Golf Tournament raises Record-Setting Amount

Posted on May 20, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College’s 30th annual Endowment Fund Golf Tournament generated approximately $51,000 from entry fees and from sponsors to help fund scholarships for deserving students and support the mission of the college. That result set a new record as the highest-grossing golf tournament in VGCC history, far surpassing the previous record of $35,420, set just … Read More

VGCC Early Childhood Program earns Renewed Accreditation

Posted on May 19, 2014 by VGCC Staff
The Early Childhood Education program at Vance-Granville Community College recently learned that it is one of 15 associate degree programs to earn the distinction of Accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) this year. This is the VGCC program’s second accreditation, which lasts for seven years. In 2007, the program … Read More

VGCC honors Radiography Graduates

Posted on May 16, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Twenty-two new graduates of Vance-Granville Community College’s two-year Radiography program were honored in a May 12 pinning ceremony in the college’s Civic Center.   The Radiography Class of 2014 included Dana Michelle Thompson of Creedmoor; Marilyn Cook Griffin and Bernard Kimani, both of Durham; Erin Sleboda Edwards of Franklinton; Chelsea Hunter Wade of Henderson; Christina … Read More

VGCC recognizes Pharmacy Technology students at Pinning

Posted on May 16, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College honored 19 students who have completed the Pharmacy Technology program with a pinning ceremony, held on May 7 in the small auditorium on the college’s Main Campus. Instructor Brenda Harvey presided over the ceremony.   In welcoming remarks, Dr. Stelfanie Williams, the president of VGCC, congratulated the students and thanked the friends … Read More

VGCC names new Dean of Warren Campus

Posted on May 16, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Mitch Evans standing in front of VGCC Warren Campus Sign
Mitch Evans was recently named Dean of Vance-Granville Community College’s Warren County Campus . Evans has served in the North Carolina Community College System for 22 years, including almost five years at VGCC. In his new leadership role, Evans (pictured above by the campus sign) is responsible for supervising all operations at the satellite campus in … Read More

Award Nominee graduates from High School with Two VGCC Degrees

Posted on May 15, 2014 by VGCC Staff
When Martha Yosmara Garcia Cervantes of Creedmoor graduates from Vance-Granville Community College on May 16, she will walk across the stage to receive two degrees days before she receives her high school diploma. To Garcia Cervantes (pictured above on VGCC’s Main Campus), this accomplishment is a reminder that America is the “land of opportunity.”   … Read More

VGCC holds Banquet honoring Student-Athletes

Posted on May 14, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College celebrated Vanguard student-athletes at its annual Athletics Banquet, held on April 23 in the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus. VGCC Director of Student Activities and Athletics Jasmine Hightower served as mistress of ceremonies.   In welcoming remarks, Dr. Stelfanie Williams, the president of VGCC, congratulated the student-athletes and thanked their … Read More