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VGCC volunteers support UNC-TV fundraiser

Posted on March 20, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College recently sent a group of approximately 30 volunteers to Research Triangle Park to continue the college’s tradition of helping UNC-TV with the public broadcasting network’s on-air “Festival 2014” fundraiser. This was the tenth consecutive year that the college participated in the Festival. Students, faculty and staff members traveled to the UNC-TV studio … Read More

VGCC Partnership with school systems receives Education and Workforce Innovation Grant

Posted on March 20, 2014 by VGCC Staff
The North Carolina Education and Workforce Innovation Commission has awarded an $800,000 grant to support a workforce training partnership involving Vance-Granville Community College and the four public school systems in the college’s service area.   The grant funds are for the Manufacturing Skills Training Alliance, which includes VGCC and the Career and Technical Education high … Read More

Art Show at VGCC Seeks Entries, Announces Cash Prizes

Posted on March 19, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Artists are invited to submit their works for the 48th annual Kerr Lake Art Show, which will be open to the public April 14-18. The event, co-sponsored by Vance-Granville Community College and the Kerr Lake Art Society, will be held in the Civic Center (Building 9) on VGCC’s Main Campus in Vance County, N.C.   … Read More

VGCC to stage Dinner Theater production of “An Inspector Calls”

Posted on March 19, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College’s Drama and Culinary Arts departments are teaming up once again to present the college’s second annual Dinner Theater . Attendees can enjoy a scrumptious meal followed by an engaging play, on the evenings of Thursday, May 1, and Friday, May 2, in the Civic Center on VGCC’s Main Campus in Vance County. … Read More

VGCC awards 339 Scholarships to students

Posted on March 18, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College awarded 339 scholarships to students at an annual awards ceremony, held Feb. 26 in the college’s Civic Center. The number set a new record for scholarships awarded at VGCC in a single academic year.   In her welcoming remarks, Dr. Stelfanie Williams, the president of VGCC, congratulated the scholarship recipients and thanked … Read More

Registration going on now for VGCC Main Campus Earth Day Run/Walk

Posted on March 18, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College is inviting students, faculty, staff and members of the community to promote both healthier living and a healthier planet by participating in the third annual Earth Day 5K Fun Run/Walk.   The event is part of the college’s celebration of Earth Day, to be held on Tuesday, April 22,on the college’s Main … Read More

VGCC Student recognized for Academic Excellence

Posted on March 17, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College has named student Rebecca L. “Becky” Anderson of Henderson as its recipient of the North Carolina Community College System ’s Academic Excellence Award for 2014. One student from each of the 58 colleges in the state system is honored with the award each year. Anderson will be officially recognized at Commencement in … Read More

VGCC Psychology instructor offers seminars on Dreams

Posted on March 17, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Peter Metzner, a Psychology instructor at Vance-Granville Community College, will offer a free seminar about understanding dreams, and the public is invited.   In the “Dream Circle” seminar, Metzner (pictured above) will facilitate a discussion in which participants will learn how to better understand and work with their own dreams and the dreams of others.    … Read More

Duke Energy awards $245,923 to Vance-Granville Community College

Posted on March 14, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Duke Energy and Vance-Granville Community College (VGCC) today announced a $245,923 investment from the Duke Energy Foundation.   The funds will be used to equip a new Advanced Manufacturing Skills Center at the college.  The center will use state-of-the-art, industrial-grade equipment to train area residents for jobs in manufacturing and related industries.   Duke Energy … Read More

VGCC schedules Summer Term New Student Orientation sessions

Posted on March 14, 2014 by VGCC Staff
Orientation sessions start soon for new students at Vance-Granville Community College for the Summer Term, which begins on Tuesday, May 27. 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 away for three or more years. … Read More