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VGCC President on Public TV On Friday, Sunday Evenings

May 17, 2006 | by VGCC Staff
President Randy Parker of Vance-Granville Community College will be the featured guest on NC PEOPLE on UNC-TV this weekend. Parker will be interviewed by William Friday, retired University of North Carolina president, on the program that airs on the statewide public TV network. The show can be seen at 9 p.m. on Friday, May 19, … Read More

2005 VGCC Medical Assisting Graduates Score 100% on National Certification Exam

May 15, 2006 | by VGCC Staff
All 11 August 2005 graduates of the Medical Assisting Program at Vance-Granville Community College who took the American Association of Medical Assisting National Certification exam in January have passed the test, the college learned recently. The new Certified Medical Assistants are Shelia B. Cash, Wanda B. Dunston and April N. Stainback of Henderson, Connie G. … Read More

30 Nursing Graduates Get Pins In Ceremonies at VGCC

May 15, 2006 | by VGCC Staff
Beth Phillips, the former nursing program director at Vance-Granville Community College, returned to the school May 11 to deliver the address to 30 Associate Degree Nursing graduates at their pinning ceremonies. Receiving their nursing pins, distinctive to the VGCC program, at the ceremonies were: Daryl W. Atkinson, Carol Elaine Bartlett, Stephanie Lynn Black, Barbara Holmes … Read More

April 13, 2005

May 13, 2006 | by VGCC Staff
TOP EVENING STUDENTS – Applied Technology Students of Spring Semester have been chosen from the seven Applied Technology programs that conduct evening sessions. The top students and their programs, front row, from left, are: Larry Holt of Creedmoor, Carpentry; Tomika Jones of Henderson, Cosmetology; Kenneth Waddell of Henderson, Welding Technology; Mark Medlin of Stovall, Air … Read More

VGCC Student Excels in Drive To Achieve His Career Goal

May 8, 2006 | by VGCC Staff
Larry Holt of Creedmoor, Vance-Granville Community College’s Applied Technologies Student of the Semester for Spring 2006, has a good job that he likes. However, he has a career goal in mind and has turned to VGCC to help him reach that goal. The Hillsborough native works as a tractor-trailer delivery driver for a brewery company … Read More

FARM FUN

May 7, 2006 | by VGCC Staff
In conjunction with a “Farmyard Fun” learning unit, the children and staff of the Vance-Granville Community College Day Care Center were recently visited by Mr. and Mrs. Terry Davis and some furry friends from their farm. In the center of the picture, Mr. Davis and his grandson, Jackson, hold a baby goat, surrounded by children … Read More

VGCC Automotive Program Recertified by National Groups

May 4, 2006 | by VGCC Staff
The Automotive Systems Technology program at Vance-Granville Community College has been recertified as meeting national standards by the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF) and the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE). NATEF and ASE first certified the VGCC program in June 2001 after Vance-Granville chose to undergo a rigorous self-evaluation and on-site evaluations … Read More

CNA II CERTIFIED

May 4, 2006 | by VGCC Staff
Graduates of Certified Nursing Assistant II class at Vance-Granville Community College receive their certificates following recent completion of the course at VGCC’s main campus. From left are: Linda Hahnel, RN, instructor, and graduates Laronda Perry of Henderson, Gloria Williams of Creedmoor, Debra Gill-Ragland and Turkessa Green of Henderson, Shamira Pulliam of Roxboro, Ebony Gill of … Read More

Popular Computer Classes Begin Soon At Vance-Granville Community College

May 3, 2006 | by VGCC Staff
Three of the most popular and most-needed computer classes offered by Vance-Granville Community College’s Computer Center will be starting up in the next few weeks on the main campus in Vance County. Intermediate Excel 2003, which teaches more advanced spreadsheet functions, will begin May 16 and run through May 30. This class is held on … Read More

SPINNING AT VGCC

May 2, 2006 | by VGCC Staff
The panel of the statewide political talk show NC SPIN discuss what may happen at the next session of the North Carolina General Assembly during a mock presentation of the show May 2 in the Vance-Granville Community College Civic Center. Legislative topics covered during the discussion included the budget, the lottery, lobbying and ethics reform, … Read More