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Orientations Set For 2005-2006 Medical Coding Classes At VGCC

July 28, 2005 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College is wrapping up a successful year of Medical Coding computer classes and is planning for a new round of the one-year program to begin on Aug. 15. Medical Coding is one of the fastest-growing occupations in the nation, with an annual salary ranging from $24,000 to $40,000, dependent on experience and certifications. … Read More

VGCC Franklin Campus Offers Variety Of Information Technology Curriculum Classes

July 27, 2005 | by VGCC Staff
Time is running short for persons who want to enroll in Fall Semester Information Technology curriculum classes, many of which are offered conveniently on the Franklin County Campus. Fall Semester curriculum registration will be held Thursday and Friday, Aug. 11 and 12, and Tuesday, Aug. 16, at the Franklin Campus on N.C. 56 west of … Read More

VGCC Training Helps Nursing Student Save Life Of Choking Henderson Woman

July 26, 2005 | by VGCC Staff
There’s a song made popular by the group Alabama in which they sing, “I believe there are angels among us.” On Friday, July 15, Lynwood and Shelby Jones of Henderson met their angel. The Joneses had stopped at a Henderson drive-in restaurant for lunch. About 2:30 p.m., Shelby Jones was eating a hamburger when she … Read More

VGCC Trustees Hear Preliminary Plans For Area Public Safety Training Complex

July 25, 2005 | by VGCC Staff
  The need for a facility to train area firefighters, EMTs and law enforcement personnel was discussed by the Vance-Granville Community College Board of Trustees at their bi-monthly meeting July 18. College staff members told the trustees that Vance-Granville trains about 3,100 municipal and volunteer firefighters, emergency medical and rescue personnel, and law enforcement officers … Read More

Board Member And Student Leader To Address VGCC Summer Graduates

July 19, 2005 | by VGCC Staff
Dr. G. Thomas Houlihan will be the principal speaker for Vance-Granville Community College summer graduation on Tuesday, Aug. 9. About 307 graduates are expected to receive degrees, diplomas and certificates in ceremonies to begin at 6 p.m. in the Civic Center on the main campus in Vance County. John Williamson of Oxford, who will graduate … Read More

11 VGCC Welding Students Earn National Certification

July 15, 2005 | by VGCC Staff
Eleven Welding Technology students at Vance-Granville Community College continued a tradition among welding students at the college by passing the national certification exam July 14. Since the program began at Vance-Granville in 1972, 534 welding students have been certified, according to Bill Jones, program head and instructor for Welding Technology. The 2005 welding class, 10 … Read More

VGCC Offers Evening Nursing Assistant Class At South Campus

June 27, 2005 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will conduct a Nursing Assistant I class in the evenings, beginning Aug. 1, at its South Campus in Granville County. Classes will run from Aug. 1 to Oct. 27 from 5 to 9 p.m., Monday-Thursday, at the campus on N.C. 56 between Butner and Creedmoor. Registration for the course will be held … Read More

VGCC Offers Nursing Assistant Class At Franklin County Campus

June 27, 2005 | by VGCC Staff
 A daytime class to train Nursing Assistant I’s will begin in August at Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus. Classes will be held from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Monday-Thursday, beginning Aug. 8 and running until Oct. 13, at the campus on N.C. 56 west of Louisburg. Registration for the course will be held at … Read More

VGCC Staff, Faculty Members Attend International Leadership Conference

June 27, 2005 | by VGCC Staff
Four representatives of Vance-Granville Community College attended the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development’s International Conference on Teaching & Leadership Excellence May 29-June 1 in Austin, Texas. VGCC President Randy Parker took three 2004 award winners from the school to the conference. They were former Vice President Fred Wilson, who retired last year and … Read More

VGCC Offers Paper Crafting Class

June 23, 2005 | by VGCC Staff
Students can learn to decorate and brighten a variety of paper articles in a Paper Crafting 101 class beginning July 11 at Vance-Granville Community College. Marsha Overby will instruct the class that will be held on five Monday evenings from 6:30 to 9:30 in Room 5224 through Aug. 8 on the main campus in Vance … Read More