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VGCC Small Business seminar focuses on Cash

Vance-Granville Community College’s Small Business Center will present a free seminar, entitled “Lifeline of Your Business — Cash,” on Thursday, March 4 from 9 a.m. until noon in room 7107 of Building 7 on the college’s main campus in Vance County. Harry Ponder of Asheville leads the seminar, which is designed to teach small business  Read More

Smart Spending workshop returns to VGCC

A workshop that aims to help area shoppers save money every time they buy groceries was a success when it was offered by Vance-Granville Community College earlier this year, so the college will hold the workshop again. The “Smart Spending: Cut Your Grocery Bills” workshop is scheduled for Tuesday, March 9 from 6:30 until 9  Read More

VGCC Offers Seminar on Phone Skills

Vance-Granville Community College’s Small Business Center will present a free seminar on telephone skills on Tuesday, Feb. 23. The seminar will be held from 9 a.m. until Noon in room 7107 (Building 7) on the college’s main campus in Vance County. Jess McLamb, president of the Roper Group in Raleigh, will lead the seminar, which  Read More

Several VGCC South Campus classes start in March

Several Vance-Granville Community College courses are scheduled to begin soon at the college’s South Campus, located on N.C. 56 between Creedmoor and Butner, each one offering area residents the chance to learn new skills for on-the-job or personal use. A course on the Spanish language designed specifically for Correctional Officers will be taught by Eduardo  Read More

VGCC receives community input at Franklin County forum

What will Franklin County need from Vance-Granville Community College in the near future? That was the subject of discussion at a forum attended by almost 40 Franklin County area citizens on Jan. 26 at the college’s Franklin County Campus near Louisburg. The forum was the third in a series of four sessions being held in  Read More

VGCC receives community input at Warren County forum

A group of about 45 Warren County business leaders, public officials and concerned citizens met with Vance-Granville Community College officials on Jan. 27 at the college’s Warren County Campus to discuss what VGCC should be doing to serve the area over the next five years. The Warrenton forum was the last in a series of  Read More

VGCC Vanguards go on Six-Game Winning Streak

2010 has been a good year so far for the Vance-Granville Community College men’s basketball team. The Vanguards had a 4-7 record when December came to a close, but as of Jan. 27, the team has a winning record of 10-8 (8-3 in Region X Division II conference). The Vanguards started a six-game winning streak  Read More

VGCC Board holds meeting at College

The Vance-Granville Community College Board of Trustees held its regular bimonthly meeting on Monday, January 25 at the college’s Henderson campus. At that meeting, the Board voted to approve a mid-year amendment to the 2009-2010 Budget Resolution, making the College’s total combined amended 2009-2010 budget $ 42,831,459 . Also during the meeting, Dr. Kathy Baker  Read More

VGCC receives community input at Granville County forum

A group of more than 50 Granville County businesspeople, community leaders and Vance-Granville Community College officials met on Jan. 19 at the college’s South Campus between Creedmoor and Butner to discuss how VGCC can better serve the area over the next five years. The forum was the second in a series of four sessions being  Read More

VGCC awarded Energy Efficiency Grant

Vance-Granville Community College is among six educational agencies and local governments in North Carolina that recently received grants to save energy. Gov. Bev Perdue’s office announced Jan. 6 the awarding of more than $860,700 in Federal Recovery Act funding for energy efficiency. The six grants mark the first distribution of money from the Energy Efficiency  Read More