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VGCC Community Band to hold first rehearsal

Vance-Granville Community College’s Community Band will hold its first rehearsal on Monday, Oct. 20 from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. in the Civic Center on the college’s main campus in Vance County. Area musicians are invited to join and perform with the group, which will be a joint effort between interested citizens and VGCC students.  Read More

VGCC Names 18 to Summer Dean’s List

Vance-Granville Community College has announced that 18 students earned Dean’s List honors for the Summer Semester that ended Aug. 4. 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 VGCC Vice President of  Read More

VGCC Class Introduces Students to Healthcare Occupations

Vance-Granville Community College will offer a course, “Introduction to Healthcare Occupations,” for Spanish speakers at the college’s South Campus , located between Creedmoor and Butner. Classes will be held on Mondays from 6 until 9 p.m., Oct. 20 through Nov. 17. Students will become better prepared for jobs in healthcare facilities, convalescent homes, medical offices  Read More

VGCC to hold Medical Assisting information session

Vance-Granville Community College will hold an information session on careers in Medical Assisting at the college’s Franklin County Campus in Louisburg, where the Medical Assisting program is conducted. The first information session will take place on Wednesday, October 15 from 6 until 7 p.m. in the multi-purpose room (F400) at the Franklin Campus. Now in  Read More

VGCC Computer classes start in October at Main Campus

Vance-Granville Community College will offer several of its popular computer-related classes for area residents during the day, starting in October on the college’s main campus in Vance County. One course will focus on Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel, two of the most popular and widely used components of the Microsoft Office suite, which have recently  Read More

Nurse Aide II course offered at night at VGCC

Vance-Granville Community College will offer an evening Nurse Aide II course at the college’s main campus in Vance County, October 20, 2008 through Feb. 4, 2009. Classes will be held Monday through Wednesday, from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. To register for the course, a student must be listed on the Nurse Aide I (CNA  Read More

Nineteen Honored at VGCC Medical Assisting Pinning

Vance-Granville Community College held a pinning ceremony for its 2008 Medical Assisting program graduates on August 5 at the college’s Franklin County Campus in Louisburg, where the program is conducted. The 19 graduates were Amy Diane Crudup of Clayton; Lashaun Denise Branch, Sarah Elizabeth Heston, Wendy Jean Ferrell and Shakeera Monique Robinson, all of Franklinton;  Read More

VGCC introduces advanced Biotech training for workers

Vance-Granville Community College will offer a new advanced biotechnology training program during the evening on its Franklin County Campus in Louisburg, starting in October. “Bioprocessing in the Workplace,” a 64-hour course, will be held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6 until 10 p.m. Classes will start on October 7 and end on December 2.  Read More

VGCC offers Shag Dancing lessons

Shag dancing will be the topic of an upcoming Vance-Granville Community College course. Classes will be held on Monday evenings, Oct. 20 through Dec. 8, from 7 until 8 p.m. in room 9111 on the college’s main campus in Vance County. The course is designed to teach Shag dancing by demonstrating the five basic steps.  Read More

VGCC evening Computer classes start in October

Vance-Granville Community College will offer several of its popular computer-related classes for area residents during the evening, starting in October on the college’s main campus in Vance County. VGCC will offer a class on the popular QuickBooks bookkeeping software on Wednesday nights, Oct. 8 through Nov. 19, from 6 until 10 p.m. in room 7100.  Read More