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VGCC Vanguards 10-6 after three January home games

The Vance-Granville Community College men’s basketball team went 1-2 in the Vanguards’ first three home games of 2009. On Jan. 10, the Louisburg College Hurricanes defeated VGCC 83-72 in the first-ever men’s basketball game on the varsity level between the nearby schools. Louisburg College has a nationally recognized team and a storied basketball tradition, while  Read More

VGCC Hosts Future Educators Symposium

Vance-Granville Community College will host the “Future Educators Symposium” on Thursday, Jan. 29, from 6 until 9 p.m. in the Civic Center on the college’s main campus in Vance County. Admission to the symposium, which is designed for anyone interested in pursuing a career in education, is free. A highlight of the symposium will be  Read More

VGCC Franklin Campus offers Biotech training

Vance-Granville Community College will offer two biotechnology training programs this spring on the college’s Franklin County Campus , located on N.C. 56 west of Louisburg. One of the programs, the “BioWork” Process Technician course, is available during the day, during the evening and on Saturdays. Students may take the class either from 9 a.m. to  Read More

VGCC offers Seminar on Managing Conflict at Work

Vance-Granville Community College’s Small Business Center will offer a free seminar on Conflict Management from 9 a.m. until noon on Tuesday, Jan. 27 in room 7107 of Building 7 on the college’s main campus in Vance County. Participants will learn how to view conflict, which is inevitable in the workplace, as an opportunity for changes  Read More

VGCC Computer classes start in January at Main Campus

Vance-Granville Community College will offer several of its popular computer-related classes for area residents starting later this month on the college’s main campus in Vance County. A night class will help participants start a small home-based business using unwanted items from their attics, basements and closets. In “Internet Auctions – Buy & Sell,” students will  Read More

VGCC to host Dr. Martin Luther King Holiday Gospel Celebration on Thursday, Jan. 15

Vance-Granville Community College’s Civic Center will once again be filled with the harmonious voices of area choirs in a program that honors the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. The gospel celebration will be held in the Civic Center on VGCC’s Main Campus in Vance County on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. Among  Read More

VGCC offers Seminar on Persuasion

Vance-Granville Community College’s Small Business Center will offer a free seminar, entitled “Power of Persuasion,” from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 27 in room 7107 of Building 7 on the college’s main campus in Vance County. The seminar, presented by Deborah Barberousse of Shelby, N.C., is designed for business leaders whose success  Read More

VGCC’s “Three Musketeers” Help Each Other Succeed

In Vance-Granville Community College’s GED program, three women are known as the “Three Musketeers,” and they share the philosophy of the men in the classic novel: “All for one, and one for all.” Peggy McGohan of Oxford and Mary Evans and Jackie Robertson, both of Henderson, met while taking math classes under VGCC instructor Jeff  Read More

VGCC offers Seminar on E-mail etiquette at work

Area businesspeople can learn how to steer clear of e-mail mistakes by attending a free seminar offered by Vance-Granville Community College’s Small Business Center in January. The seminar, entitled “E-mail Etiquette in the Workplace,” will be held from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 21 in room 7107 of Building 7 on the  Read More

Businessman advises VGCC Students

An area native who has done business around the world recently offered advice to Vance-Granville Community College students as a guest speaker for two classes. Roger Taylor, Jr. grew up in Warren County and attended Warren County Schools before studying accounting at Greensboro College and embarking on a business career. Today, Taylor owns two businesses,  Read More