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Portrait Photography Exhibit Slated at VGCC

Award-winning portrait photographer Bill Gerber will exhibit his work at Vance-Granville Community College for almost a month this fall. Among the examples on exhibit will be portraiture of families and children done by Gerber and his wife, Kathy, who operate their portrait studio at his Creative Color Lab on Dabney Drive in Henderson. Include in  Read More

VGCC Graduate Hopes To Help Save Rain Forests Through Peace Corps

When he was 9 years old, Jeff Rose heard a couple from his church talk about their experiences while in Africa. “They were amazing stories, and I have made it my lifelong goal to go to a small village in Africa and try to help the people,” said the Oxford native and Vance-Granville Community College  Read More

VGCC Instructors Conduct Seminar On Terrorism, Taliban, Afghanistan

Students, faculty and staff of Vance-Granville Community College received information during a seminar Oct. 3 to help them understand the terrorism situation facing the United States and to understand the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. Dr. John Beck, chairman of the College Transfer program who has taught history and politics more than 20 years, was one  Read More

VGCC Plans Quilting Class at Franklin Campus

Quilters of all levels of experience are invited to attend a quilting class beginning Sept. 10 at Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus. The class will be held in the new building opened in April at the campus on N.C. 56 west of Louisburg. Classes are scheduled on Mondays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.  Read More

Greensboro Artist, Teacher To Judge Autumn Arts Juried Show At VGCC

The 2001 Autumn Arts Juried Art Show will be a return engagement for the judge, Este Rayle of Greensboro. Cash prizes, merchandise and the prestigious Grumbacher Award will be awarded to winners selected by Rayle in the show, to be held Oct. 22-Nov. 15 at Vance-Granville Community College’s Civic Center. This will be the 26th  Read More

Intermediate Spanish Offered At VGCC Franklin Campus

Vance-Granville Community College will offer a new 12-week intermediate Spanish class at its Franklin County Campus this fall. Classes will begin Sept. 10 and will run from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Mondays at the campus on N.C. 56 west of Louisburg. George Tyler will teach the class. The class is designed for people who  Read More

VGCC Class Offers Instruction In Most Popular Line Dances

One of Vance-Granville Community College’s most popular continuing education classes, line dancing, will begin again on Sept. 11 when instructor Lori Forsythe teaches a wide variety of the popular steps. Classes will be held on Tuesdays from 7 to 8 p.m. in Room 9111 on the lower level of the Civic Center on VGCC’s main  Read More

New Night Program At VGCC Offers Adult High School Diploma Classes

People who need only a few credits to earn high school diplomas can earn them at night in a new program at Vance-Granville Community College. Classes will begin Sept. 25 on VGCC’s main campus for people 18 and over to study and earn an adult high school diploma from the school. These classes are designed  Read More

AutoCAD, A+ Computer Courses Scheduled First Time At VGCC Franklin County Campus

People in the Franklin County area who want to use their computers for design work should be interested in the AutoCAD 2000 course being offered for the first time this fall at Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus. Another first-time computer offering this fall at Franklin Campus will be the CompTIA A+ Certification course that  Read More

AutoCAD Computer Course Scheduled First Time At VGCC’s South Campus

People in the Granville County area who want to use their computers for design work should be interested in the AutoCAD 2000 course being offered for the first time this fall at Vance-Granville Community College’s South Campus. Keith Johnson of Henderson will teach the AutoCAD (Automated Computer Aided Design) 2000 course, which has been very  Read More