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Art by VGCC Dean Selected for State Display

February 14, 2007 | by VGCC Staff
Each year, North Carolina Community College System president Martin Lancaster selects artwork submitted by the various schools in the system to display at the system’s headquarters in Raleigh for a year. This year, a piece from Vance-Granville Community College was selected for display. The piece is a quilt called “Christmas Friendship,” by Leo Kelly, Jr. … Read More

VGCC Names 235 to Dean’s List

February 13, 2007 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College has announced that 235 students earned Dean’s List honors for the Fall Semester that ended in December 2006.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 12 semester hours, according to Marsha J. Nelson, VGCC … Read More

Three VGCC stalwarts retire

February 12, 2007 | by VGCC Staff
More than 88 years of combined experience exited Vance-Granville Community College when three long-time college employees recently retired. Danny Guin (above, left) and Roxanne Fleming (above, center) retired in late 2006 and James Wheeler (above, right) followed suit in January 2007.Guin retired after 33 years working full-time at Vance-Granville. At a retirement celebration on Nov. … Read More

Credit Union Hopes to Meet Future Employees at VGCC Career Day

February 7, 2007 | by VGCC Staff
The State Employees’ Credit Union branch on Graham Avenue in Henderson employs several Vance-Granville Community College graduates already, so members of its staff feel strongly about reaching students at the college’s 29th annual Career Day, which will be held on Wednesday, March 28 from 9 a.m. until noon in the Civic Center on the college’s … Read More

VGCC Offers Online Courses Specifically for Teachers

January 31, 2007 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College is adding to its selection of online courses for adults with several convenient, interactive offerings that appeal particularly to educators. New courses include Teaching Science: Grades 4-6; Differentiated Instruction in the Classroom; Integrating Technology in the K-5 Classroom; Microsoft Excel 2003 in the Classroom; and Microsoft Word 2003 in the Classroom. These … Read More

VGCC Simulation Center Benefits Students and Region

January 31, 2007 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College is significantly enhancing its Health Sciences programs in the spring 2007 semester with the opening of the Allied Health Science Simulation Center at Maria Parham Medical Center in Henderson. A new North Carolina Community College System grant worth $153,565 will help make sure the simulation center is fully equipped to prepare students … Read More

VGCC Seminar Helps Local Residents Earn Extra Income

January 30, 2007 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College’s Small Business Center will present a free seminar on starting a business for extra income on Tuesday, Feb. 20. 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. Mike Collins, president of The Perfect Workday Company … Read More

VGCC Franklin Campus Offers Class on Buying, Using Digital Cameras

January 30, 2007 | by VGCC Staff
“Digital Camera Know How and Photo Editing” will be taught at Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus, starting Wednesday, Feb. 21. Classes will be held on the campus, located on N.C. 56 about one mile west of Louisburg, Wednesdays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., through March 28.Rex Lue of Oxford, who has an extensive … Read More

VGCC Offers eBay Class at Franklin Campus

January 30, 2007 | by VGCC Staff
As more and more people buy and sell items over the Internet through the eBay service (www.ebay.com), a popular course at Vance-Granville Community College helps local residents do so successfully. “Buying and Selling on eBay” will be offered on the college’s Franklin County Campus, located on N.C. 56 about one mile west of Louisburg, as … Read More

VGCC South Campus Offers Substitute Teaching Course

January 25, 2007 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College is offering a course to train anyone interested in becoming a substitute teacher. Classes began on Monday, Jan. 29, but it is not too late to enroll. Classes will continue through March 5.The course will cover topics such as lesson plans, responsibilities of Substitute Teachers, legal issues, and discipline. This course is … Read More