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VGCC President Reports Spring Enrollment Growth

Vance-Granville Community College President Randy Parker has announced growth in spring curriculum program enrollment at the college.VGCC curriculum programs, in which students work toward degrees and diplomas, posted a total of more than 4,100 students this semester. “This is a record-setting enrollment for our college for a spring semester term,” Parker said. “Typically, enrollment decreases  Read More

Gardening Class Offered at VGCC Franklin Campus

Just in time for Spring, Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus offers a Gardening class, starting April 5. This course is ideal “for anyone who wants to spruce up their homes with beautiful flowers and plants, even if they don’t have a green thumb,” according to Franklin Campus assistant director Anthony Pope.Classes will be held  Read More

VGCC Warren Campus Offers Computer Courses

Vance-Granville Community College’s Warren County Campus will offer two evening courses starting in April that allow area residents to brush up on their computer skills. Susan Lynch is the instructor for both courses.A “Beginner’s Guide to Computers and the Internet” will be held in room W431 at the campus in Warrenton on Mondays, April 2  Read More

VGCC South Campus Honors Medical Coding graduates

Vance-Granville Community College honored 29 students on March 13 who completed the Medical Coding certificate program at the college’s South Campus in Granville County. South Campus assistant director Jason Snelling congratulated the graduates, noting that this was the first Medical Coding graduating class at the campus, located between Butner and Creedmoor. “You will be going  Read More

VGCC Warren Campus Offers Health Care Training

Vance-Granville Community College’s Warren County Campus will start two courses in April that prepare area residents for careers in health care. First, a Medication Aide training course will be held at the campus in Warrenton from Monday, April 2 through Thursday, April 5, from 8 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Medication Aides work in settings such  Read More

VGCC Hosts BioDiesel Workshop

Area residents can see a demonstration of what may be the future of energy on March 29 at Vance-Granville Community College. Piedmont BioFuels and the BioAg Center, part of the BioNetwork, will co-sponsor a Biodiesel workshop on Thursday, March 29 from 1:30 until 4 p.m. at the Bioprocess Technology lab in the back of Building  Read More

VGCC Trustees Meet, Hear Updates

The Vance-Granville Community College Board of Trustees held their bimonthly meeting on Jan. 22 at the college’s main campus in Vance County. At the meeting, the Board approved a new curriculum program for the college. The Board also heard that the South Campus building project is complete and financial disbursements from the Butler estate are  Read More

VGCC Guest Speakers Celebrate Black History Month

In February, Vance-Granville Community College welcomed a series of four guest speakers to its Main Campus as part of the college’s month-long celebration of Black History. The first speaker was Rob Jiggetts, a public health educator from the Granville-Vance District Health Department. He spoke in the Civic Center on Feb. 8 about health issues facing  Read More

VGCC Seminar Describes What Every Manager Should Know

Vance-Granville Community College’s Small Business Center will present a free seminar for people who work as managers or supervisors on Tuesday, March 20. The seminar will be held from 9 a.m. until noon in room 7107 of Building 7 on the college’s main campus in Vance County. Instructor Mike Collins of Wake Forest, president of  Read More

VGCC Seminar Focuses on Understanding Credit

Vance-Granville Community College’s Small Business Center will present a free seminar, “Understanding Your Credit,” on Tuesday, March 6. The seminar will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in room 7107 of Building 7 on the college’s main campus in Vance County. Instructor Joyce Siler will lead participants through ways of establishing good credit,  Read More