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Two New Computer-Related Classes Offered on Franklin Campus

Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus in Louisburg is offering two new classes in October that help local residents become more successful with technology. The first, “Digital Camera Know How and Photo Editing,” will be taught from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesdays, Oct. 10 through Nov. 14. Rex Lue of Oxford, who has  Read More

There’s No Place Like Franklin Campus for the Holidays

Three courses at Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus in Louisburg are designed to help local residents get ready for the fast-approaching holiday season. A five-week course, “Holiday Sweets and Treats,” will be held Thursday evenings, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Oct. 19 – Nov. 16. “This class offers great ideas for quick and  Read More

VGCC Schedules Dining course

Vance-Granville Community College will offer a course entitled “Dining for Business or Pleasure” at the college’s main campus in Vance County. The first class will be held on October 17. Constance Lue, the course’s instructor, noted that “to be well-rounded, a successful person needs to know the basics of etiquette and dining manners.” Lue said  Read More

Nurse Aide II Classes Offered at VGCC South Campus

Vance-Granville Community College will offer a Nurse Aide II course at the college’s South Campus in Granville County, October 30 through December 19. Classes will be held from 8:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m., Monday-Thursday. Registration will be held on October 23 at 3 p.m. at the South Campus, located on N.C. 56 between Butner and  Read More

VGCC Offers Decorating Classes at Warren Campus

To help area residents celebrate in style, Vance-Granville Community College will offer two decorating classes at its Warren County Campus in Warrenton starting this month. “Holiday Decorating” will be taught on Wednesdays from 1 until 4 p.m., Oct. 18 through Nov. 23. Instructor Dot Overby will instruct participants on making their own floral arrangements and  Read More

EXPO ’06 Offers Public opportunities to check out Businesses, Win Prizes

EXPO 2006, the 17th annual business exposition, will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 10, from 1 to 7 p.m. in the Vance-Granville Community College Civic Center, and the public is invited to attend. As many as 85 businesses and agencies from Vance, Granville, Warren and Franklin counties, and the surrounding area, will be on hand  Read More

VGCC Expands Online Learning Opportunities

In recent years, Vance-Granville Community College has experienced dramatic growth in the availability and popularity of classes that are offered online. In the spring 2006 semester, 1,270 students enrolled in online courses at VGCC. “We are an Internet society,” said Evelyn Harris, Director of Distance Education at VGCC. “Learning in a classroom without walls is  Read More

Day Care Center Showcased Art

Above: Vance-Granville Community College accountant John Suther and his son, Davis, 2, examine the student artwork on display at the VGCC Day Care Center’s Annual Art Show on Sept. 22. The 39 artists ranged in age from one to four years old and used a variety of techniques, including marble painting, collage, brush painting, melted-crayon  Read More

VGCC Co-Op Students Find Unique Opportunities

Vance-Granville Community College recently celebrated its first-ever Cooperative Education Week (Sept. 11-15). During that week, VGCC Director of Career Services Linda Fletcher increased awareness of how cooperative education, often called “Co-Op,” works to give many students a smooth transition from school to work. Cooperative education is an academic program that combines classroom studies with on-the-job,  Read More

VGCC Offers new eBay Class at South Campus

As more and more people buy and sell items over the Internet through the eBay service (www.ebay.com), Vance-Granville Community College helps local residents do so successfully, through a popular new course. “Buying and Selling on eBay” will be offered on the college’s South Campus in Granville County as a night class from 6 to 10  Read More