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VGCC concludes 2012-2013 basketball season

February 18, 2013 | by VGCC Staff
The 2012-2013 Vance-Granville Community College men’s basketball season is history, and first-year head coach Mike Rotolo feels pleased with the foundation the Vanguards laid during the past rebuilding year.   The 2-15 Vanguards played a tough schedule against high-quality opponents. Some of the VGCC squad’s defeats came at the hands of perennially strong Patrick Henry … Read More

New VGCC classes offer instruction in Beekeeping and Raising Chickens

February 17, 2013 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College is offering two new Personal Enrichment courses to help area residents learn how to begin raising bees and chickens. Both are taught by local farmer Mike Holland and will be held in part at the Holland Farm on Lickskillet Road in Warren County.   The one-day “Backyard Chicken Craft” class is scheduled … Read More

Jones retires as WIA Director at VGCC

February 15, 2013 | by VGCC Staff
Sylvia Jones of Durham recently retired as Director of the Workforce Investment Act department at Vance-Granville Community College. Her colleagues held a retirement reception in her honor on Jan. 29 at the college’s Main Campus. She is pictured above with members of the WIA department staff (from left, Helen Bradby, Courtney Cooke, Willie Mae Foster … Read More

VGCC Golf team announces 2013 schedule

February 15, 2013 | by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College golf program will take students around the Carolinas during the 2013 season, the first season under Coach Bobby Paff.   VGCC Vanguards golfers are set to compete in at least nine intercollegiate matches or tournaments this spring. Some events are open to the team’s male or female golfers only. The 2013 … Read More

VGCC offers Office Computer Skills training

February 12, 2013 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College is currently registering students for “Today’s Office: Computer Skills,” a course designed to teach employees to use the software programs commonly used in local workplaces. The class is scheduled to meet Monday-Friday 9 a.m. until noon, March 11 through May 31, 2013. Classes will meet in room 7136 of Building 7 on … Read More

VGCC Child Care Center Awarded Five Stars

February 12, 2013 | by VGCC Staff
The state of North Carolina has once again awarded a five-star license — the highest possible rating — to the Child Care Center at Vance-Granville Community College’s Main Campus .   “This state evaluation measures quality in child care programs and is done once every three years,” said Denise Gill, the manager of the child … Read More

VGCC and North Carolina A&T sign Nursing agreement

February 11, 2013 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College and North Carolina A&T State University have formed a partnership that will allow graduates of VGCC’s Associate Degree Nursing program to easily transition to N.C. A&T ’s four-year Nursing degree program. Representatives of the college and the university formally signed their new agreement in a ceremony on February 8 in the Civic … Read More

VGCC Franklin Campus offers Opportunities for Learning and Training

February 11, 2013 | by VGCC Staff
Several continuing education and occupational training classes are scheduled to begin soon at Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus near Louisburg.   “BioWork: Preparation & Purification of Biological Samples for HPLC Analysis” will be offered twice, first on Saturdays (8 a.m. – 5 p.m.) from March 2 through March 23, and later on Fridays (8 … Read More

VGCC invites high school seniors to FAFSA Day Feb. 23

February 5, 2013 | by VGCC Staff
Registration is now open for FAFSA Day 2013, a statewide event that will be hosted locally on the Main Campus of Vance-Granville Community College on Saturday, Feb. 23.   On FAFSA Day, college financial aid officers and other volunteers provide free help to North Carolina high school seniors and their families to complete their Free … Read More

VGCC Radiography Student recognized for Academic Excellence

January 29, 2013 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College has named student Rita Hatzimimis of Wake Forest as its recipient of the North Carolina Community College System’s Academic Excellence Award for 2013. One student from each of the 58 colleges in the state system is honored with the award each year. Hatzimimis will be officially recognized at Commencement in May, when … Read More