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Main Campus Child Care Center Students Graduate

July 2, 2018 | by VGCC Staff
Six graduates of the Vance-Granville Community College on the college’s Main Campus were honored in a ceremony on June 1. Preparing to enter kindergarten this fall, the Class of 2018 includes Luke Siler Capps of Oxford; Reed Harding Copeland of Bullock; Victon Steven-Cejorus Doyle of Wake Forest; Eli Michael Duke of Oxford; Cole Thomas Faulkner … Read More

VGCC Honors Radiography Graduates At Pinning Ceremony

June 26, 2018 | by VGCC Staff
Twenty new graduates of Vance-Granville Community College’s two-year program were honored in a May 7 pinning ceremony in the college’s Civic Center. The Radiography Class of 2018 included James D. Bolton of Henderson, Marco Antonio Carmen-Vazquez of Oxford, Yamile Chavarin of Henderson, Whitney Michelle Cox of Oxford, Crystal Gill of Henderson, Brittany Harmon of Norlina, … Read More

New Nursing Scholarship Named In Honor Of Retired R.N.

June 25, 2018 | by VGCC Staff
Hutson Wester of Henderson recently made a donation to the Vance-Granville Community College to create the Brenda McGee Wester, R.N., Academic Achievement Scholarship in honor of his wife. Wester has long been a supporter of the college’s scholarship program. He started his first scholarship in the 1980s, recently elevating the Hutson Wester Insurance scholarship to … Read More

VGCC Hires New Basketball Coach

June 25, 2018 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College has hired a new coach for men’s basketball, according to a report in the Sunday, June 24, edition of  . Former Southern Vance High School boys’ basketball coach Greg Ackles has been signed to become the head coach this fall for the 2018-2019 basketball season, the newspaper reports.   Read the story … Read More

VGCC Pins 2018 Associate Degree Nursing Graduates

June 22, 2018 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College recognized 34 students who graduated this spring from the Associate Degree Nursing program with a pinning ceremony in the college’s Civic Center on May 9. Among those honored with distinctive nursing pins at the ceremonies were eight who graduated through the LPN to ADN Transition Program, which helps Licensed Practical Nurses to … Read More

Heavy Equipment Operator Course Returning To Warren Campus

June 13, 2018 | by VGCC Staff
WARRENTON — The Heavy Equipment Operator course will be offered by Vance-Granville Community College starting Tuesday, July 10, at the college’s Warren County Campus. A Short-Term Workforce Training Grant from the N.C. Community College System will be available to cover the cost of tuition and books for qualified students taking the nine-week course, according to … Read More

VGCC’s Endowment Golf Tournament Sets Record For 7th Consecutive Year

June 8, 2018 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College’s 34th annual Golf Tournament hit a new record total by raising $125,000 to help fund scholarships for deserving students and support the mission of the college. That result surpassed the $116,675 generated in 2017, in what was previously the highest-grossing golf tournament in VGCC history. A total of 168 golfers formed 42 teams to … Read More

Basic Skills Graduates Encouraged To Dream Of Better Futures

May 30, 2018 | by VGCC Staff
Graduates of Vance-Granville Community College’s Adult Basic Skills programs received a double dose of encouragement to dream of better futures and work to make those dreams come true at their commencement exercises on May 3. The honorees were among those students who have completed either the Adult High School Diploma program or the High School Equivalency program in the … Read More

Class Of 2018 Gets Encouragement From Meredith VP, SGA Leader

May 29, 2018 | by VGCC Staff
Dr. Jean Jackson returned home to offer inspiration to Vance-Granville Community College’s newest graduates, encouraging the Class of 2018 to make the most of the opportunities that lie ahead. “In many ways, you are Vance-Granville Community College,” the Middleburg native told members of the 49th commencement exercises on May 11. “You are the very best … Read More

VGCC Trustees Expand Pharmacy Tech Programs With Certificates

May 22, 2018 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College’s Board of Trustees approved the addition of new certificates in the Pharmacy Technology curriculum program and the College and Career Promise (CCP) Pathways at the bimonthly meeting on the college’s Main Campus on Monday, May 21. The Pharmacy Technology certificates, which will be available this fall, expand opportunities in a program that … Read More