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VGCC Brings Medical Coding program to Franklin Campus

Vance-Granville Community College will make the Medical Coding certificate program available at its Franklin County Campus for the first time this fall.  Medical Coding is a one-year Community & Economic Development program that is currently being offered on two other VGCC campuses.  It includes training in coding, billing, insurance, medical terminology, and preparing for a  Read More

VGCC Warren Campus Class Helps Residents Preserve Wealth

Vance-Granville Community College and AXA Advisors, LLC will present a one-day course in Wealth Preservation at the college’s Warren County Campus on September 26.  Participants will learn techniques to maintain or enhance their financial stability.  AXA representative Robert Hanks will serve as the instructor for the course.  The class will be held on Tuesday, Sept.  Read More

VGCC Offers Flight Ground School at Franklin Airport

Franklin County Airport Manager Leigh Osborn will serve as the instructor for the upcoming Private Pilot Flight Ground School, offered by Vance-Granville Community College.  Classes will be held at Franklin County Airport on Sunday evenings, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Sept. 10 – Dec. 3.  This course is designed to prepare students to take  Read More

VGCC Franklin Campus Offers Holiday Cooking Class

A five-week course on preparing specialty dishes for the holidays will be offered at Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus in Louisburg, in two sessions this fall.  Classes will be held Tuesday evenings, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Sept. 12 – Oct. 10, and Oct. 17 – Nov. 14.  “This class will teach students  Read More

VGCC Class Helps Health Care Professionals with Spanish

A course in the Spanish language specifically designed for health care professionals will be offered at Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus this fall.  Classes will be held on Saturday mornings, from 9 a.m. until noon, Sept. 16 – Nov. 18.  Instructor Ruth Diaz will provide health care professionals with the basic skills to successfully  Read More

VGCC Franklin Campus Schedules Spanish Class

Vance-Granville Community College will offer a Conversational Spanish course at its Franklin County Campus in Louisburg this fall.  Classes will be held on Tuesday evenings, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Sept. 12 – Nov. 14.  The course will teach non-Spanish speakers the basics of the language, with an emphasis on oral comprehension and verbal  Read More

VGCC Franklin Campus Offers “Holiday Sweets & Treats” Class

Vance-Granville Community College will offer a five-week course, “Holiday Sweets and Treats,” in two sessions this fall at its Franklin County Campus in Louisburg.  Classes will be held Thursday evenings, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Sept. 14 – Oct. 12, and Oct. 19 – Nov. 16.  “This class offers great ideas for quick and  Read More

VGCC Names 72 to Summer Dean’s List

Vance-Granville Community College has announced that 72 students earned Dean’s List honors for the Summer Semester that ended August 4. To qualify for the Dean’s List, a student had to maintain a 3.5 grade-point average and have no grade lower than “B” while carrying at least 9 semester hours, according to Marsha J. Nelson, VGCC  Read More

Franklin Regional Medical Center Gives Annual Scholarships

Franklin Regional Medical Center recently established two annual scholarships for nursing students at Vance-Granville Community College.  Current VGCC students enrolled in the Associate Degree Nursing program with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher will be eligible for the scholarships.  Each scholarship is worth $2,500, which would pay for tuition and books.  Recipients would  Read More

VGCC Names New Dean of Applied Technologies

A new Dean of Applied Technologies & Public Service is on the job this fall at Vance-Granville Community College. VGCC named Bobby Van Brunt to succeed Dean James Wheeler, who returned to the classroom. As Dean, Van Brunt will oversee the college’s eleven applied technologies and public service programs, which include Automotive Systems Technology, Basic  Read More