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Small Business leaders enjoy informative Summit at VGCC

Representatives of area businesses and community leaders gathered in the Vance-Granville Community College Civic Center on Oct. 22 for the second annual Small Business Summit, organized by the VGCC Small Business Center in partnership with the Granville County Chamber of Commerce , the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce , the Chamber of Commerce of Warren County  Read More

Students learn about careers at VGCC Applied Technologies expo

Vance-Granville Community College helped local students explore technical career fields on Oct. 15 by holding an “Applied Technologies Expo” in the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County.   Approximately 240 middle and high school students from Vance, Granville, Franklin and Warren counties attended the event. They received information and saw demonstrations  Read More

Small Business Summit to be held Tuesday, Oct. 22

The Vance-Granville Community College Small Business Center’s second annual Small Business Summit, entitled “Know What’s Vital to Your Business Today,” will be held in the Civic Center on VGCC’s Main Campus on Tuesday, October 22 from 5:30 until 8:30 p.m. Business representatives and interested members of the community are invited to this event, which has  Read More

VGCC Women’s Volleyball team gets first win of season

The Vance-Granville Community College women’s volleyball team won its first match of the season on Oct. 5, in what was also the program’s first match against a team from a four-year university. The Vanguards bested the squad from Mid-Atlantic Christian University in a thrilling home match that started with VGCC victories in the first two  Read More

VGCC receives Back-to-Work Grant

Vance-Granville Community College was recently awarded $120,000 by the State Board of Community Colleges to implement the North Carolina Back-to-Work program established last year by the N.C. General Assembly. VGCC was one of 49 of the state’s 58 community colleges receiving a total of $5,874,104 in such grants this year, with amounts ranging from $52,600  Read More

VGCC offers course on building, repairing computers

Vance-Granville Community College is currently registering students for a course that will teach area residents how to get the best performance out of their personal computers.   “PC Maintenance & Repair” is scheduled to be held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 5:30 until 9:30 p.m., Oct. 31, 2013 through Feb. 6, 2014, in room  Read More

VGCC History club elects officers

Vance-Granville Community College’s History Club recently elected officers for the 2013-2014 year. They include president Jennifer Burns of Henderson, vice president Morgan McFalls of Oxford, treasurer Jeffrey Worley of Butner and public information officer Jessie Hartley of Oxford. Advisors for the club are VGCC History instructors Victoria Klesmith and Natasha Thompson.   Pictured above, from  Read More

Three VGCC Instructors named Certified Nurse Educators

Three instructors from the Nursing program at Vance-Granville Community College recently earned the designation Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) after meeting strict eligibility criteria and successfully completing a rigorous certification examination developed and administered by the National League for Nursing (NLN). The newly certified educators are Nursing department chair Erica L. Jastrow of Franklinton, instructor Camella  Read More

VGCC awarded $1.75 million Federal Grant for Training

Vance-Granville Community College will develop and enhance innovative training programs for advanced manufacturing careers with support from a new grant worth more than $1.75 million, awarded on Sept. 18 by the U.S. Department of Labor. The Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) Grant is the single largest competitive grant award received in  Read More

VGCC students and advisor attend SNCAE statewide conference

The Vance-Granville Community College chapter of the Student North Carolina Association of Educators (SNCAE) recently sent a delegation to the organization’s fall leadership conference, held Sept. 21 at North Carolina A&T State University. Above, from left (pictured during the conference), VGCC was represented by Jackie Heath, chapter advisor for SNCAE (and head of the college’s  Read More