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VGCC Course Prepares Potential Buyers To Know What To Expect, What To Look For

An eight-week course called “Pre-Ownership Education” coming up at Vance-Granville Community College promises to take the mystery out of buying a home. Classes will be held at VGCC’s main campus on Thursday evenings from 6 to 8, beginning Oct. 9 and concluding Dec. 4. Kenya Brumby, a mortgage consultant and predatory lending specialist with the  Read More

VGCC Alumni Association Seeking Lifetime Members

Attention all alumni of Vance-Granville Community College: the college’s Alumni Association has a deal for you. For a mere $30, you can become a lifetime member of the association. Join up and you’ll receive a VGCC alumnus pin and an Alumni Association membership card that will entitle you to a 10 percent discount on all  Read More

VGCC Offers Free Seminar For Seniors On Estate And Tax Planning Strategies

A two-hour seminar entitled “Estate & Tax Planning Strategies Made Simple” will be presented free of charge for senior citizens Wednesday, Oct. 1, at Vance-Granville Community College. Including specialized planning for IRA owners, the seminar will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 noon in the Seminar Room of Building 9 on VGCC’s main campus  Read More

Only One Day Remains To Register For VGCC Mini-Semester Classes

The final opportunity to register for Fall Semester mini-semester classes at Vance-Granville Community College will be Monday, Sept. 29. Mini-semester classes are curriculum classes that are held three hours a day, twice a week for eight weeks in order to get in the same number of instruction hours for the same credits as a course  Read More

VGCC Adds Nurse Aide Class At South Campus In Granville

Vance-Granville Community College has scheduled a Nurse Aide I class it beginning Sept. 22 at it South Campus in Granville County. A Nurse Aide II class that was scheduled at the same time at the campus on N.C. 56 between Butner and Creedmoor has been canceled. NAI classes will be held Monday-Thursday from 8 a.m.  Read More

VGCC To Expand Nursing Program; Plans To Add Weekend/Night Option

Vance-Granville Community College is doing its part to try and alleviate the nursing shortage throughout its service area. The North Carolina Board of Nursing has approved the college’s application to increase the number of students in its Associate Degree Nursing program from 80 to 110. The first of these additional nursing students will be accepted  Read More

VGCC Starts Cake Decorating Class At Masonic Home For Children

Wouldn’t you like to make cakes that look as good as they taste? Take the new Vance-Granville Community College class in cake decorating and you can. Hazel Davidson, food services supervisor at the Masonic Home for Children in Oxford, will teach the class in the Home’s cafeteria on Tuesday evenings, Sept. 9 through Oct. 28.  Read More

VGCC Starts Beginning Quilting Class

Quilting is one of the most popular personal enrichment classes taught at Vance-Granville Community College with four classes scheduled this fall. But many people may think the current classes may be too advanced, and they would be reluctant to sign up. Therefore, the college is offering a class for beginners to get them started on  Read More

VGCC South Campus Art Classes Offer Something For Everyone

If you want to paint in oils, pastels, acrylics or water colors, the Continuing Education art classes at Vance-Granville Community College’s South Campus are for you. Also, if you’re a beginner and need basic drawing and composition instruction before you begin painting, you can find that in the classes taught at the campus on N.C.  Read More

‘Early Bird’ Gets Her Space At EXPO ’03 Vendors Urged To Sign Up For Oct. 14 Event

Clareese Moss, owner of Shortcakes Embroidery, said, “I sent my entry fee in early for EXPO so I’d be sure to get my same booth where all my customers would know where to find me.” EXPO ‘03 will be held Oct. 14 in the Vance-Granville Community College Civic Center, and businesses who want to participate  Read More