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VGCC offers Medication Aide course at Warren Campus

September 10, 2010 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will soon offer a course at its Warren County Campus that allows local residents to qualify as a Medication Aide. Classes will be held on the campus , located at 210 West Ridgeway Street in Warrenton, Monday, Sept. 27 through Thursday, Sept. 30, from 8 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Registration takes place … Read More

VGCC cancels Women’s Volleyball season

September 10, 2010 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College has cancelled its 2010 women’s volleyball season due to an insufficient number of player commitments. Volleyball is one of VGCC’s three intercollegiate sports, along with golf and men’s basketball. The college competes in National Junior College Athletic Association Division II. VGCC athletic officials will use the coming year to continue to build … Read More

VGCC schedules EMT-Basic Course, EMT Refresher

September 10, 2010 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College has scheduled an Emergency Medical Technician-Basic course to start Wednesday, Oct. 13 in Butner. This course, which lasts approximately 20 weeks, represents the first phase of training in Emergency Medical Services. Classes will be held two days each week from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., with one additional class held on a … Read More

VGCC schedules “Let’s Have a Tea Party” in October

September 9, 2010 | by VGCC Staff
It is said that “a tea party is a spa for the soul.” Area residents will soon be able to find out when Vance-Granville Community College again offers the “Let’s Have a Tea Party” course in collaboration with The Old North State Tea Society. The course will be held in the Fellowship Hall at First … Read More

VGCC Seminar seeks to help the Stressed maintain Energy

September 7, 2010 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College’s Small Business Center will offer a free seminar, entitled “Staying Energized in a High-Stress Workplace,” from 9 a.m. until Noon on Tuesday, Sept. 28 in room 7107 of Building 7 on the college’s main campus in Vance County. “Knowing how to renew yourself is one of the key skills in today’s high-stress … Read More

VGCC Radiography students and instructors excel in classroom

September 7, 2010 | by VGCC Staff
Both students and instructors in the Radiography program at Vance-Granville Community College have recently been displaying academic excellence. Of the Radiography graduates from May 2010 who have taken the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists national examination this summer, 100 percent have passed. That success is a repeat of the 100-percent passing rates achieved by the … Read More

VGCC schedules Portrait Painting class

September 3, 2010 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will offer a Portrait Painting class on Tuesdays from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m., Sept. 14 through Nov. 6. Classes will be held in room 5230 (Building 5) on the college’s main campus in Vance County. Instructor Leslie Johnson of Oxford said that new students are reluctant to try portrait painting. “But … Read More

Computers, Substitute teaching subjects of VGCC Franklin Campus classes

September 2, 2010 | by VGCC Staff
Area residents can gain basic computer skills or take a step toward working in education through upcoming evening classes at Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus near Louisburg. The “Beginner’s Guide to Computers and Internet” course will be offered at the Franklin County Campus on Mondays from 6 until 9 p.m., Sept. 13 through Nov. … Read More

VGCC Franklin Campus schedules Welding and Spanish

September 2, 2010 | by VGCC Staff
Upcoming evening classes at Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus near Louisburg give area residents opportunities to learn new skills for personal or workplace use. “Basic Welding” will be offered at the Franklin County Campus on Mondays from 6 until 9 p.m., Sept. 27 through Dec. 13. Under the direction of instructor Joseph Crews, students … Read More

VGCC schedules AutoCAD drafting class on Main Campus

September 2, 2010 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will offer a class that teaches students about computer-aided drafting (CAD), using the AutoCAD software. This course will be held on Tuesday and Thursday nights, Sept. 21 through Nov. 8, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in room 7136, Building 7 on VGCC’s main campus in Vance County. AutoCAD is used in … Read More