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VGCC Changes Website Address, Eases Access To Wealth Of Information

March 13, 2002 | by VGCC Staff
It has become easier to find Vance-Granville Community College on the Worldwide Web. VGCC launched its new Website address – www.vgcc.edu – on March 7. This makes it easier to gain access to a tremendous amount of information available on the college’s site. When the VGCC Website was established several years ago, it was assigned … Read More

VGCC Grows, Adapts To Community Needs

March 12, 2002 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College continues to grow and grow. Each new semester seems to bring record enrollment as the people of Vance, Granville, Warren and Franklin counties look to the college to train, and re-train, them for meaningful employment in the changing economy. Fall Semester 2001 saw 3,744 students enrolled in curriculum programs leading to associate … Read More

What Big Teeth You Have!

March 7, 2002 | by VGCC Staff
Suzanne Cheever, a dental hygienist, demonstrates for 3 year-olds, in the Vance-Granville Community College Day Care Center, the proper way of brushing their teeth. Cheever also recommended foods for good tooth health, showed X-rays of teeth and modeled the uniform she uses when cleaning teeth in the office of her father, Dr. Wilson S. Hoyle … Read More

Biggest Crowds Ever Make Cultural Fair Huge Success

March 4, 2002 | by VGCC Staff
The people came early, and they stayed long. From the opening patriotic numbers by the Day Care Children to the closing song. “This Land Is Your Land,” by faculty and staff members, Vance-Granville Community College’s Cultural Fair on Feb. 28 enjoyed big crowds. This was the 4th annual fair sponsored by the college’s Cultural Enhancement … Read More

VGCC TV Show Features ‘Something New’ In Cyberspace

March 4, 2002 | by VGCC Staff
VGCC’s weekly television show, “ Vance-Granville Today ,” shown on Thursday nights, will unveil something new at Vance-Granville Community College in its next edition. Exciting changes that will affect VGCC’s website are coming soon, and Ken Lewis, VGCC’s director of information technology, will be featured on this week’s show to reveal the changes. The Marketing … Read More

March 15 Scholarship Deadline

March 4, 2002 | by VGCC Staff
Scholarship applications are available from the Student Services offices in Building 8 and the Financial Aid Office in Building 4 for students who wish to apply for the 2002-2003 school year. The scholarships, made possible by the VGCC Endowment Fund, are awarded by a committee of faculty and staff. Students should apply by March 15 … Read More

VGCC Trio Program Considered Priceless

March 4, 2002 | by VGCC Staff
February was National TRIO Month, and Student Support Services observed the occasion with several activities. Student Support Services is one of the programs in TRIO, and since it began at VGCC in 1978, its tutoring and counseling services have been strong factors in the educational success of many students with barriers that frequently hinder academic … Read More

College Transfer Guide Helps You Decide

March 4, 2002 | by VGCC Staff
As the time approaches to apply to four-year institutions, the selection of the right college becomes more important than ever. In an effort to make this task as easy as possible for VGCC ’s College Transfer students, Beth Brockhaus, Student Services counselor, has provided these handy charts so that students may see at a glance … Read More

Ambassador Spotlight Meet Harry Burman

March 2, 2002 | by VGCC Staff
Meet Harry Burman, Networking major at Vance-Granville Community College. Born in Bombay, India, Harry listed his hobbies as computers, fishing, reading and antiques. Harry said that his long-range plans are to join a large company similar to IBM or SAS, with the hope of one day being able to “buy that Mercedes I want to … Read More

VGCC Art Student’s Painting Selected To Hang In Raleigh

February 27, 2002 | by VGCC Staff
Pam Danzer, a student in the Continuing Education art class at Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus, has received a singular honor. An oil painting Danzer did of her daughter, Jenny Lynn, has been selected to hang for a year in the Caswell Building, the offices in Raleigh of the North Carolina Community College System. … Read More