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Two sign onto VGCC Volleyball squad

August 12, 2015 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College recently signed a pair of student-athletes to join the 2015 Vanguards women’s volleyball team: Morgan Carter of Norlina and Melissa Elliott of Townsville. Carter (pictured above, left) graduated from Warren New Tech High School and played volleyball for three seasons at Warren County High School. She is now enrolled in the College … Read More

Warren County students graduate from VGCC summer transportation academy

August 10, 2015 | by VGCC Staff
Sixteen Warren County High School students were honored on July 31 for making history as the graduates of the first-ever Summer Transportation & Trades Academy (STTA). The summer program was conducted by Vance-Granville Community College, in partnership with Warren County Schools , the Federal Highway Administration and the North Carolina Department of Transportation . Based … Read More

Vance-Granville has banner year with fundraising, grants

August 10, 2015 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College has enjoyed its most successful year in fundraising and grants, with more than $2.2 million in contributions and nearly $1.3 million in grant funding. “We are so grateful to the community we serve for this incredible generosity,” said VGCC President Dr. Stelfanie Williams. “These individuals, organizations and businesses that have given to … Read More

VGCC Names New Director of Student Activities & Athletics

August 7, 2015 | by VGCC Staff
Jeffrey Allen has been named the director of student activities and athletics at Vance-Granville Community College. Allen (pictured above) will oversee clubs, organizations and extracurricular activities that engage students on campus, as well as the college’s intercollegiate athletics program, which includes men’s basketball and women’s volleyball teams. He will also serve as the advisor for … Read More

VGCC Electronics Engineering program moves to South Campus

August 4, 2015 | by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College Electronics Engineering Technology program has moved to the college’s South Campus , just in time for the fall semester to begin on Aug. 17. The campus is located on N.C. 56 between Creedmoor and Butner. The program has been based at VGCC’s Main Campus in Vance County since it first began … Read More

Twenty graduate from EMT-Paramedic training at VGCC

August 3, 2015 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College recently honored ten men and ten women who completed the college’s year-long Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic program in July. Graduates included Morrissa Lawrence, Idabelle Proffitt and Paul Tidwell, all of Bullock; Nathasia Lofton of Butner; Timothy Fulcher, Jeffrey Harris, Jamie Orr, Phyllis Stokes and Modjeska Thrower, all of Henderson; Susan Rice of Kittrell; … Read More

VGCC launches “VOLT” initiative

July 28, 2015 | by VGCC Staff
A new type of virtual college experience is emerging at Vance-Granville Community College, with the “Vanguard Online Learning through Technology,” or VOLT, initiative. Marking a new chapter in the college’s history of offering distance education, VOLT is now accepting its first students, who will start their courses when VGCC’s fall semester begins on Aug. 17. … Read More

VGCC Human Services program receives national accreditation

July 27, 2015 | by VGCC Staff
The Human Services Technology program at Vance-Granville Community College was recently awarded accreditation by the Council for Standards in Human Service Education (CSHSE) for the first time. At its May 26 meeting, the CSHSE governing board voted to accredit the program for an initial period of five years. “Congratulations on being one of our exemplary … Read More

VGCC names 338 students to President’s and Dean’s Lists

July 27, 2015 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College has announced that 148 students earned President’s List and 190 students earned Dean’s List academic honors for the spring 2015 semester. The President’s List recognizes students who achieved a perfect 4.0 grade-point average (GPA) while carrying a “full load” (of at least 12 credit hours) in 100-level or higher curriculum courses. To … Read More

Middle School students have unique STEM experiences at VGCC Science Camp

July 23, 2015 | by VGCC Staff
If you are an area middle school student who spent part of this summer breaking up rocks, bending glass, catching insects, dissecting squids and crayfish, making a compost bucket for worms or building a house for bats, then you must have been at Vance-Granville Community College’s fifth annual Science Camp. A total of 33 students, … Read More