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Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company endows VGCC Scholarship

June 20, 2017 | by VGCC Staff
Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, which has a major manufacturing and distribution facility in Oxford, recently established a new scholarship at Vance-Granville Community College. For the company, headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the scholarship marks an enhancement of its partnership with the community college. The company was the presenting sponsor of VGCC’s 33rd annual … Read More

North Carolina Central University, Vance-Granville Community College Launch Program for Early Childhood Teachers and Specialists

June 13, 2017 | by VGCC Staff
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DURHAM, N.C. – The North Carolina Central University (NCCU) Department of Human Sciences and Vance-Granville Community College (VGCC) have signed an agreement to offer two education-related bachelor’s degree programs on the community college campus in Henderson, N.C. NCCU will provide the second two years of study at VGCC for students with Associate in Applied Science … Read More

VGCC to offer Enrollment Day on June 29

June 12, 2017 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will hold “Enrollment Day” on Thursday, June 29, from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m., at all four of its campuses. During those extended hours, VGCC admissions , financial aid and advising staff members will be ready to assist anyone who is interested in enrolling at the college for the Fall 2017 semester, … Read More

Bailey named VGCC Director of Admissions

June 8, 2017 | by VGCC Staff
Spence Bailey has been named the director of admissions at Vance-Granville Community College. As part of the college’s Enrollment and Outreach division, Bailey (pictured above) will lead a department that develops and maintains a student-centered process of admission, from engaging and recruiting prospective students to welcoming them to VGCC. Bailey has been a member of … Read More

Creedmoor attorney speaks to Vance County Early College students

June 8, 2017 | by VGCC Staff
Shortly before the recent spring semester ended, attorney Roderick Allison of Creedmoor spoke to Vance County Early College High School students as part of a spring speakers’ series sponsored by the Vance-Granville Community College Male Mentoring Success Initiative (MMSI). VGCC staff member Anthony Pope, co-coordinator of the MMSI, introduced Allison as a “triple threat,” not … Read More

Former Judge Quon Bridges speaks at VGCC South Campus

June 8, 2017 | by VGCC Staff
Attorney and former N.C. District Court Judge S. Quon Bridges spoke to students, faculty and staff at Vance-Granville Community College’s South Campus as part of a speakers’ series sponsored by the college’s Male Mentoring Success Initiative (MMSI), as the spring semester drew to a close. Among those in the audience were Granville Early College High … Read More

VGCC Pharmacy Technology students serve community

June 8, 2017 | by VGCC Staff
Students in the Pharmacy Technology program at Vance-Granville Community College have been participating in a unique “community pharmacy practice” clinical rotation at a Granville County nonprofit organization. Under the supervision of Pharmacy Technology Program Head Dr. Erica Fleming, students completed part of their clinical rotation at Area Congregations in Ministry (ACIM) in Oxford on Fridays … Read More

VGCC students excel at SkillsUSA state competition

June 8, 2017 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College students recently earned several awards at the 52nd annual State Leadership and Skills Conference, which was held in Greensboro. A record 2,600 participants competed in 110 contests at the conference, billed as the largest showcase of career and technical education in the state.  VGCC Culinary Arts student Shirley Bennett of Durham took … Read More

Recent VGCC Medical Assisting graduate first to take RMA exam on campus

June 6, 2017 | by VGCC Staff
D. Troy Glover of Youngsville recently made history at Vance-Granville Community College, when he became the first person to take the Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) exam at the college’s Franklin County Campus . According to VGCC Medical Assisting instructor Patrice Allen, the college has been working for the past several years to become an approved … Read More

VGCC team competes in electric car race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with help from sponsors

June 5, 2017 | by VGCC Staff
Teamwork is what got a group from Vance-Granville Community College onto the track at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway — not only the teamwork demonstrated by students and faculty from curriculum programs at the college, but also by a team of sponsors from the community who supported them. For the first time, VGCC sent a … Read More