VGCC Cabinet Making Class Has Definite Feminine Touch
Who says women can’t operate power tools? If you have doubts, you should check out Wadie Ryan of Warren County’s Largo community drilling holes in the bookcase she was making in the Vance-Granville Community College Cabinet Making class during the spring. There was Juanita Williamson of the Cokesbury community of Vance County ripping boards on … Read MoreVGCC Offers WorkKeys Assessments To Public On One Day Per Month
Vance-Granville Community College will begin conducting WorkKeys assessments on a monthly basis, beginning Friday, May 20. WorkKeys is a system designed to describe job skill requirements, measure an individual’s skills, and match people to jobs. The skills measured are skills required in the workplace but do not require job-specific knowledge. Many employers use these assessment … Read More‘Race 4 Literacy’ Course Runs Through VGCC & New Hope School
The North Carolina Community College System has a campaign called “Race 4 Literacy,” with the purpose of trying to help every adult in the state earn a high school diploma. Vance-Granville Community College’s newest vehicle in this race is a community-based Basic Skills/GED ( general educational development ) site in New Hope Elementary School in … Read MoreVGCC Free Seminar Offered To Help In Business Start-up
Vance-Granville Community College will offer a free seminar, ” Steps to Starting Your Own Business, ” on June 7 at the main campus in Vance County. The seminar will run from 6 to 9 p.m. in Room 7107 of Building 9. Jess McLamb of the Roper Group of Raleigh will cover what a person should … Read MoreVGCC Educators Symposium Encourages Local People To Fill Schools’ Teaching Need
There is a documented shortage of qualified teachers in the public schools in Vance, Granville, Franklin and Warren counties. Vance-Granville Community College took a step toward helping ease that need with its first Educators Symposium on April 7 at the college. Ninety-two people from the four counties participated in the symposium, which was directed at … Read MoreDuke Power Grant Will Help VGCC Train Solectron Creedmoor Employees
Vance-Granville Community College has received a $108,376 grant from Duke Power to train employees of Solectron Creedmoor. The grant funds were provided through the Duke Power Community College Grant Program, which provides up to $3 million annually for four years to community colleges that serve Duke Power’s North Carolina service area. The focus of the … Read MoreSuccess In A Small Town: Students ‘Race’ To Norlina For GED
