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VGCC Earns High Marks in State Report

Vance-Granville Community College met all 12 of the North Carolina Community College Performance Standards for 2006-2007, according to the 2007 Critical Success Factors report from the N.C. Community College System office. VGCC was one of only seven colleges in the state to meet or exceed all 12 standards. Some of the standards are also designated  Read More

Eaton-Johnson Middle School, VGCC Forge Partnership

At first glance, it seems to be quite a leap from middle school to community college. But educators in Vance County believe that it’s never too early to start exploring and planning for higher education.Students at Eaton-Johnson Middle School in Henderson recently got a heads-up on several occupational fields and the training that is available  Read More

Congressman Miller Visits VGCC South Campus

U.S. Representative Brad Miller paid a visit to Vance-Granville Community College’s South Campus, located between Butner and Creedmoor, on June 4. Miller was accompanied by his constituent services representative, Nikki Wilson.He spoke with a group of VGCC faculty, staff and trustees, including Board of Trustees chair Donald C. Seifert, Sr. of Henderson and vice-chair David  Read More

Oxford Attorney Gives Insights to VGCC Students

Vance-Granville Community College students recently heard the inside story of how our legal system works from Oxford attorney A. Chance Wilkinson (above). Wilkinson, of the Watson, Dunlow & Wilkinson firm and also an Oxford city commissioner, was a special guest speaker for a Business Law class taught by instructor and Business Administration program head Carl  Read More

VGCC Recognizes Mentors, Mentees

Vance-Granville Community College recently recognized students, faculty and staff who took part in the first year of the college’s Male Mentoring Program. The Male Mentoring Program, or M2P, is designed to assist first-year ethnically diverse students in acquiring the confidence, resources and skills needed to succeed academically and socially at Vance-Granville. The program places emphasis  Read More

VGCC Nursing Instructor Retires

Patsy Nelms of Castalia, a Nursing instructor at Vance-Granville Community College, recently retired from the college after 33 years of service. A reception was held in her honor on May 4. Renee Hill, Director of Nursing for VGCC, said it had been an honor to know and work with Nelms, who was already a veteran  Read More

Longtime head of VGCC Welding program retires

William J. “Bill” Jones of Oxford recently announced his retirement as head of the Welding Technology program at Vance-Granville Community College. Jones, who was named VGCC Instructor of the Year in 2000, has taught at the college since April 10, 1972.“This is both a joyous and a sad day for Vance-Granville Community College, but especially  Read More

VGCC Reschedules Class on Gardens of Europe

Vance-Granville Community College will offer a unique class this summer that provides the next best thing to visiting the gardens of Europe. The eight-week Garden History course will be held on Tuesdays, starting June 19, from 3 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. on the college’s main campus in Vance County. This course was originally scheduled to  Read More

VGCC Trustees Meet

The Vance-Granville Community College Board of Trustees held their bimonthly meeting on Monday, May 14 at the Henderson campus of VGCC. At the meeting, Dr. G. Thomas Houlihan announced that he would leave the Board in June for an appointment on the State Board, and the Board unanimously approved a Warren County Liaison. The Board  Read More

VGCC Graduates 14 New Law Enforcement Officers

Fourteen cadets graduated May 29 from the Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) course at Vance-Granville Community College. After passing the state certification exam, all 14 are authorized to work in any law enforcement agency in North Carolina.Graduates of VGCC’s 83rd BLET class included Andre Maurice Alston of the Vance County Sheriff’s Office, Clarence Franklin Bowen  Read More