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Former Harlem Globetrotter speaks to Vance County Early College students

October 24, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
Harlem Globetrotter Legend James “Twiggy” Sanders spoke to the student body of Vance County Early College High School in early October about the importance of education. His presentation was held in the Civic Center on Vance-Granville Community College’s Main Campus, where the high school is located. Other VGCC students, faculty and staff also attended. Sanders, … Read More

VGCC Women’s Volleyball team honors sophomores

October 20, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College Vanguards women’s volleyball program paid tribute to its sophomore leaders on Oct. 11, just before a match with conference rival Davidson County Community College at Aycock Recreation Center in Henderson. The two second-year players rounding out their VGCC playing careers are Jesse Edwards and Kiyanna Kearney, both of Henderson. Edwards is … Read More

VGCC names new coordinator for Student Activities & Athletics

October 20, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
Jermiel Hargrove has been named the coordinator of student activities and athletics at Vance-Granville Community College. Hargrove (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, women’s volleyball and a new cheerleading squad. He will also serve as … Read More

VGCC names seven students to summer President’s and Dean’s Lists

October 19, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College has announced that four students earned President’s List and three earned Dean’s List academic honors for the summer term that ended in July. 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 … Read More

VGCC students conducting Hurricane Matthew relief drive

October 18, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College Radiography students, in partnership with Black’s Tire & Auto Service, are collecting supplies to help those who have been affected by Hurricane Matthew in North and South Carolina. They are particularly seeking adult diapers, baby diapers, children’s toys, bottled water, cleaning supplies, toiletries (especially women’s sanitary products), canned goods & non-perishable food … Read More

Vance-Granville awarded $150k for public safety training

October 17, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
The Cannon Foundation Board of Directors recently approved a $150,000 grant to the Vance-Granville Community College Endowment Fund to renovate a 3,200-square-foot space on the college’s Main Campus for an Emergency Simulation Lab. The new lab will enable law enforcement and emergency services departments in Vance, Granville, Franklin and Warren counties to train and certify … Read More

Rehoboth United Methodist Church endows VGCC Scholarship

October 17, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
A new scholarship has been endowed at Vance-Granville Community College by Rehoboth United Methodist Church, carrying on the legacy of a Granville County native and educator. The church, located in Vance County between Henderson and Oxford and less than five miles from the college’s Main Campus, received a bequest from the estate of Marie Wilson … Read More

VGCC announces full schedule for Fine Arts Days

October 13, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will hold its second annual “Fine Arts Days” on Monday, Oct. 17, and Tuesday, Oct. 18, with a free concert at McGregor Hall Performing Arts Center on the first day and a variety of activities at multiple locations on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County on the second day. All events … Read More

VGCC Main Campus hosts free QuickBooks seminar

October 10, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College Small Business Center, in partnership with the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce, will offer a free seminar, “Introduction to QuickBooks Software,” on Wednesday, Nov. 16, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., in room 7109 (Building 7) on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. Leading the seminar will be Semone Brisson, a … Read More

VGCC to recognize sophomores on Women’s Volleyball team

October 10, 2016 | by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College Vanguards women’s volleyball team will honor its sophomores at the match on Tuesday, Oct. 11, at 6 p.m., at Aycock Recreation Center in Henderson. Admission is free of charge for the match, at which the Vanguards will host the Storm from Davidson County Community College. The two second-year players rounding out … Read More