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Oxford High School Class Of 1960 Honoring Former Teacher, Husband With Scholarship

May 26, 2005 | by VGCC Staff
Mary Frances McSwain taught and counseled in Granville County schools more than 30 years. Now, her former students are planning to honor her with a luncheon and a scholarship at Vance-Granville Community College. The scholarship will also be in memory of her husband, the late Eben G. McSwain, who was one of the first instructors … Read More

Heavy Trucks To Bikes To Autos: VGCC Student Can Fix Them All

May 25, 2005 | by VGCC Staff
Donald Briggs of Wake Forest is Vance-Granville Community College’s Vocational Student of the Semester for spring 2005. Briggs, who is on schedule to graduate from the Automotive Technology program in August, is no stranger to motor vehicle repair. He tried a couple of other fields before entering the automotive program. The Wake County native completed … Read More

VGCC Golf Tourney Sets Records For Players, Scholarship Money

May 25, 2005 | by VGCC Staff
  VGCC MORNING CHAMPS – The team representing Carlisle Motion Control of South Hill, Va., shot a gross 58, net 53, to win first place in the morning round of the 21st Annual Vance-Granville Community College Endowment Fund Golf Tournament May 10. Team members, from left, are Marc Reed, Melvin Terry, Michael Terry and Kris … Read More

Thirteen Graduate From VGCC Day Care, Ready To Move On To ‘Big School’

May 25, 2005 | by VGCC Staff
en 5-year-olds graduated from the Vance-Granville Community College Day Care Center on May 20 and will enter kindergarten this fall. Three other graduates were unable to attend. Complete with white mortar boards and tassels, the youngsters marched in to the center’s Multi-Purpose Room and participated in commencement exercises before a full house of beaming parents … Read More

VGCC Trustees Approve High School Agreement, Day Care Rate Increase

May 19, 2005 | by VGCC Staff
Area high school students will continue to be able to take courses through Vance-Granville Community College that will provide them high school electives as well as college credit as a result of action taken by the VGCC Board of Trustees. The board approved at its bi-monthly meeting May 16 cooperative program agreements for 2005-2006 with … Read More

VGCC Honors Nursing Graduates At Annual Pinning Ceremonies

May 17, 2005 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College awarded unique VGCC nursing pins to 42 graduates of the Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program during ceremonies May 11 in the Civic Center. The 37 women and five men graduates received their Associate in Applied Science degrees at spring graduation May 14. They are now eligible to take the state nursing boards … Read More

Graduates Urged to Use Their Talents; ‘Use Head, Hearts, Hands In Harmony’

May 17, 2005 | by VGCC Staff
The commencement speaker for Vance-Granville Community College’s Spring Graduation on May 14 told the 423 graduates that life boils down to choices. Dr. Larry Keen, vice president of the North Carolina Community College System, said, “You must choose whether to take your God-given talents and apply them, to have your head, hearts and hands working … Read More

Comprehensive Office Assistant Course Offered In Summer By VGCC Computer Center

May 16, 2005 | by VGCC Staff
Vance Granville Computer Center will offer the popular, comprehensive Office Assistant class this summer on the main campus in Vance County. This 112-hour course will meet Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to noon. It will cover the entire Microsoft Office suite of software, including Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint, as well as the features … Read More

Need A Few High School Credits? Get Diploma Online Through VGCC

May 13, 2005 | by VGCC Staff
Literacy Education at Vance-Granville Community College has gone high-tech! Beginning this summer, persons over 18 who need only a few credits to get their high school diplomas can work on the subjects they need online via a computer. The Adult High School Diploma program VGCC begins online in June and a registration and information session … Read More

VGCC Staffer Donates Hair To ‘Locks of Love’

May 11, 2005 | by VGCC Staff
People around Vance-Granville Community College have been asking, “What happened to Sheila McCall’s long hair?” Answer: She gave it away. McCall, the lead accounting technician in the college Business Office, let her hair grow for a year and a half until there were more than 10 inches to donate to “Locks of Love.” This is … Read More