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VGCC Offers Decorative Painting Classes In Day, Evening During Summer Term

A new personal enrichment art class, Decorative Painting in Acrylics, will be offered both in days and evenings by Vance-Granville Community College during the summer term, beginning in May. Different instructors will teach the classes, both on the main campus in Vance County. Lee Brigham, a longtime VGCC art instructor, will teach the day class  Read More

ON DISPLAY

Monica Oakley, an Information Systems/Network Administration student, admires drawings of the Drawing I, ART 131 class mounted in the Main Campus library, to the right of the front door as you enter. The display will be up for the month of April. Drop by and take a look at the work of these talented students.

VGCC Day Care Center Earns State’s Highest Rating

The stars are shining brightly on the Vance-Granville Community College Day Care Center on its main campus in Vance County. After a thorough review and inspection, the Division of Child Development of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a five-star rating – the highest awarded by the state – to  Read More

115 Entries in Kerr Lake Art Society Photo Show on Display at Vance-Granville

Photographers from South Hill, Va., and Wake Forest took top honors in the Kerr Lake Art Society Photography Show currently on display at Vance-Granville Community College’s Civic Center. Karolyn Hawthorne’s “First Burst,” a close-up of yellow crocuses opening in the sun, won the Best Color Picture award, while A.C. Hall Jr.’s “Fog at Laurel Mill,”  Read More

VGCC Instructors’ Work Chosen For Year-Long Exhibit In Raleigh

A copper wire sculpture and a quilted wall hanging by two Continuing Education instructors at Vance-Granville Community College have been selected for exhibit for a year in the Caswell Building in Raleigh. President H. Martin Lancaster of the North Carolina Community College System chose “Dancing Maiden,” a copper wire sculpture by Lelia Brigham of Henderson  Read More

Child Care Center at VGCC Franklin Campus Earns State’s Highest Rating

The stars are shining full force on the Child Care Center at Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus. After a thorough review and inspection, the Division of Child Development of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a five-star rating – the highest awarded by the state – to the Franklin  Read More

Portrait Painting Class Returns To VGCC

Leslie Hall Johnson of Oxford has been teaching portrait painting at Vance-Granville Community College about eight years. During that time she has found people reluctant, at first, to try the skill. “Portrait painting is not easy, but those who work at it find they can do it, they find it very rewarding, and they don’t  Read More

VGCC Invites Community To Share Diversity Of Cultures At Annual Fair

Click here for a complete schedule of Entertainment Dulcimer, classical piano, gospel and barbershop harmony. Puerto Rican, Middle Eastern and American Indian displays. Pottery, books, paintings on sale. All these and more will be on display from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, in the Civic Center at Vance-Granville Community College. Admission is  Read More

Financial Workshop Scheduled At VGCC Franklin Co. Campus

Vance-Granville Community College will offer “Financial Workshop for Individual Investors” at its Franklin County Campus in Louisburg. The five-week introduction to financial planning will be held on Wednesday afternoons from 2 to 4 p.m., Feb. 28-March 28, in Room 131 at the campus on N.C. 56 west of Louisburg. Ed Armstrong, investment representative with Edward  Read More

Basic Skills Classes Offered At Convenient Times At VGCC’s Warren County Campus

Need Adult Basic Education preparation for the General Education Development (GED) test? Vance-Granville Community College has three options at convenient times to get these classes at its Warren County Campus. ABE/GED classes are offered from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, or 6 to 8 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, or 6 to 9  Read More