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Growing VGCC Male Mentoring program coaches students to success

February 25, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College recently held spring semester kick-off events for the Male Mentoring Program at all four of the college’s campuses. The program, which uses the slogan, “Lead by Example,” seeks to help male students stay in school and on track to graduate or transfer to a four-year university. VGCC is one of several North … Read More

Ferguson honored for leadership at VGCC

February 24, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
Eddie Ferguson, director of the Endowment Fund at Vance-Granville Community College, was recently honored with the President’s Leadership Award from Dr. Stelfanie Williams, the president of the college. Ferguson’s honor is one of three Glen Raven Excellence in Teaching and Leadership Awards presented to VGCC employees during each academic year. The others, the Faculty Member … Read More

VGCC spreading the word about Apprenticeships

February 24, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College officials, in collaboration with regional partners, have launched an initiative to introduce the “apprenticeship” model to students and employers throughout the area. In December, representatives of local industries, economic developers and school system officials met at the college to learn more about the North Carolina Triangle Apprenticeship Program (NCTAP). VGCC recently became … Read More

Credit scores, small business financing to be discussed at free VGCC Franklin Campus seminars

February 22, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College Small Business Center has scheduled a pair of free seminars for Wednesday, March 23, at the college’s Franklin County Campus near Louisburg. “How to Improve Your Credit Score” will be held from 1 until 4 p.m. that day. “How to Finance a Small Business and Not Run Out of Money” will … Read More

Hall and Beverly are standouts for VGCC Vanguards

February 19, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College sophomores Raekwon Hall of Raleigh (above, left) and Tyrek Beverly of Oxford (above, right) have been consistently putting up big stats for the Vanguards men’s basketball team recently as their team faced challenges in five straight conference games this month. Playing at home on Feb. 3, VGCC fell to the reigning national … Read More

VGCC to offer free workshop on succeeding in agriculture

February 16, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College Small Business Center is inviting local farmers and budding entrepreneurs to a free “Lunch and Learn” entitled “Growing a Successful Agricultural Business,” on Thursday, February 25, from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m., in the Franklin County Cooperative Extension office (103 S. Bickett Blvd., Louisburg). The instructor will be Russ Vollmer of … Read More

Microsoft Office and IT Academy courses scheduled at VGCC

February 16, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
New training courses in computer software and hardware are set to be offered soon at Vance-Granville Community College, and grant funding can help eligible area residents pay for them. All of these courses will be offered in a “hybrid” format, with some coursework online and some on VGCC’s Main Campus during the evening. The “Microsoft … Read More

Cast, crew announced for VGCC Dinner Theater production

February 12, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College has announced the cast and crew for “Deathtrap,” a comedy-thriller that will be the college’s fourth annual Dinner Theater event. The dinner theater is scheduled for the evenings of Thursday, April 28, and Friday, April 29, in the Civic Center on VGCC’s Main Campus in Vance County. Dinner begins at 6 p.m. … Read More

Stay Online employees complete Six Sigma training at VGCC

February 10, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College recently recognized four employees of Stay Online, a Creedmoor-based manufacturer, for completing the Six Sigma Green Belt Training and Certification program. VGCC Director of Customized Training Sara Lloyd presented certificates to Howard Schero of Raleigh, a web development content manager for the company; Alicia Cannady of Youngsville, an international order fulfillment manager; … Read More

National changes by GED may affect some VGCC test takers

February 10, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
The national GED Testing Service recently announced revisions to the “cut,” or passing scores, as well as performance levels for its High School Equivalency (HSE) test, and is making those revisions retroactive to January 1, 2014, when the 2014 GED Test series was first released. North Carolina will join 32 states in recognizing these changes … Read More