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Diplomat talks Turkey at VGCC on October 15

September 23, 2008 | by VGCC Staff
A veteran diplomat will visit Vance-Granville Community College to discuss the Republic of Turkey on Wednesday, Oct. 15 from 11 a.m. until noon in the Civic Center on the college’s main campus. The public is invited to attend the presentation, which is offered free of charge. The guest speaker, Ambassador Michael W. Cotter (pictured above), … Read More

VGCC Board Approves 2008-2009 Budget for College

September 22, 2008 | by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College Board of Trustees held its bimonthly meeting on Monday, September 15 at the college’s Henderson campus. During that meeting, Ninth District Superior Court Judge Henry W. Hight swore in retired educator Grace W. Vickery of Henderson for another four-year term on the Board. Appointed by the Governor, Vickery will serve though … Read More

Vance County Early College holds Open House

September 19, 2008 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College president Randy Parker welcomed students and parents to the inaugural open house for Vance County Early College High School on Aug. 21 at the college’s main campus. “We’re looking forward to you walking across the stage to get your diploma in five years,” Parker told students. Early College programs allow high school … Read More

VGCC Hosts HVAC Technician Certification Exam

September 18, 2008 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will serve as host for a certification exam for professionals in the heating/ventilating/air-conditioning/refrigeration (HVAC/R) industry on Wednesday, Oct. 15. The North American Technician Excellence (NATE) HVAC technician certification exam session will begin at 6 p.m. on Oct. 15 at the college’s main campus in Vance County. NATE certification symbolizes a technician’s knowledge, … Read More

VGCC offers update seminar for Cosmetologists

September 18, 2008 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College’s Small Business Center will offer a one-day course for cosmetologists to update their skills. The Cosmetologist Update seminar, “Up Dos Made Easy,” will be held on Monday, Oct. 13 in room 3226 (Cosmetology classroom) of Building 3 on the college’s main campus, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. The eight-hour seminar will … Read More

Former VGCC Student heads off to teach in Korea

September 16, 2008 | by VGCC Staff
The educational career of former Vance-Granville Community College student David DeShetler (pictured above) of Henderson has taken him across the state and now stretches across the Pacific Ocean. In August, he left for Korea, where he will find himself in front of a classroom. DeShetler, 26, was home-schooled until enrolling at J.F. Webb High School … Read More

Early College holds Open House at VGCC Warren Campus

September 12, 2008 | by VGCC Staff
Warren Early College High School held its first Open House on Thursday, August 7 on the Warren County campus of Vance-Granville Community College. Nearly 95 percent of the families were in attendance, according to Danylu Hundley, the principal of the high school. Hundley and Alice Park, the high school’s administrative assistant, greeted students and family … Read More

Time Growing Short For Vendors to Register for EXPO 2008

September 11, 2008 | by VGCC Staff
EXPO 2008, the annual business exposition for Vance, Granville, Franklin and Warren counties, will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 14, from 1 to 7 p.m. in the Vance-Granville Community College Civic Center. Businesses and organizations who want to participate have until Friday, Sept. 26 to register. EXPO exhibitors get a booth in the Civic Center … Read More

VGCC Literacy Program Opens Up New World for Students

September 9, 2008 | by VGCC Staff
A Vance-Granville Community College program has a unique focus: helping adults who are new to reading or who are struggling to learn to read. The “new readers” classes are now available every Wednesday and Thursday from 8:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. on the college’s main campus in Vance County. In the “new readers” classes, each … Read More

VGCC Franklin Campus Offers Crochet Class

September 8, 2008 | by VGCC Staff
A Crochet course for beginners will be taught at Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus, starting Sept. 16. Classes will be held on the campus, located on N.C. 56 about one mile west of Louisburg, Tuesdays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., through Nov. 4. Students will be able to use what they learn in … Read More