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Nursing Program show support for Breast Awareness Month

October 16, 2019 | by VGCC Public Information
Image of Nurses wearing pink for Breast Cancer Awareness
The student and faculty of the VGCC Nursing Programs wore pink to show support for Breast Cancer Awareness on October 15th. October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and everyone should visit Wear It Pink ( https://www.wearitpink.org/about/breast-cancer-awareness-month ) or the National Breast Cancer Foundation website ( https://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/breast-cancer-awareness-month ) to learn more about the signs and symptoms … Read More

Student Course Evaluations

October 14, 2019 | by Chelsea Porter
Campus Labs logo
The Fall 2019, 16 and 12-week session’s course evaluation is now open through 11:59 p.m. Friday, October 18, 2019.  Students please check your email for the course evaluation link. 

VGCC Education Department Fall 2019 Meet & Greet and Info Session on Franklin Campus

October 10, 2019 | by Chelsea Porter
VGCC Early Childhood student working in a classroom with very young children in
Meet VGCC Faculty, Hear about Eagle Voyage, and Meet Staff from FGV Smart Start, and a Few area Childcare Center Directors. Saturday, November 2, 2019 10am -1:30pm RSVP by October 30 Come join us! Meet the NCCU Rep and VGCC faculty along with representatives from Franklin-Granville-Vance Smart Start, find out more about the possibilities within … Read More

VGCC students help with Ducky Derby

October 4, 2019 | by VGCC Public Information
Simone Rose VGCC Student
Vance-Granville Community College students volunteered at Franklin-Granville-Vance Smart Start’s 10th Annual “Ducky Derby” fundraiser in downtown Henderson on Saturday, Sept. 21. The Ducky Derby festival, the local Smart Start program’s signature fundraiser, was a sell-out event, with record-setting attendance. Young children and their families watched over 2,250 yellow rubber ducks, purchased by supporters, swim down … Read More

Ten graduate from EMT-Paramedic training at VGCC

September 20, 2019 | by VGCC Public Information
EMT Paramedic graduates
Vance-Granville Community College honored 10 students who completed the college’s year-long Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic program on Sept. 18. The graduates included Mackenzie Sizemore of Bullock; Jan Aldana, Tyler Patrick, Justin Simmons and Tayler Thompson, all of Henderson; Jessica Ellington of Kittrell; Travis Faulcon of Littleton; Jesse Basden of Louisburg; Paige Harrell of Oxford; and Sareta … Read More

Rasheed sworn in for new term as VGCC trustee

September 20, 2019 | by VGCC Public Information
Abdul Rasheed and family
Abdul Sm Rasheed of Henderson recently took the oath of office for another term as a member of the Vance-Granville Community College Board of Trustees. He is the retired president/CEO of the N.C. Community Development Initiative and currently serves on the North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority board. He has also been a trustee of his … Read More

VGCC celebrates 50 years on four campuses

September 20, 2019 | by VGCC Public Information
Lydon Hall Dean of Warren Campus
Vance-Granville Community College recently brought together students, faculty, staff and community members to mark the 50th anniversary of the college, with festivities on all four of its campuses. The original charter for the college, then known as Vance County Technical Institute, was issued on Sept. 4, 1969. During the week of the actual anniversary, celebratory … Read More

VGCC introduces online Career Coach program for students

September 16, 2019 | by VGCC Public Information
Vance-Granville Community College recently introduced a new web-based service that will help students explore careers and make plans for their future. Through the interactive “Career Coach” program, students can: • take a career assessment and get suggestions for possible career goals, based on their interests; • access the latest information about jobs and salaries in … Read More

VGCC sees enrollment growth

September 13, 2019 | by VGCC Public Information
Vance-Granville Community College received welcome news as it celebrated its 50th anniversary recently: an increase in enrollment over the same time last year. As of the beginning of the fall semester in August, VGCC had 3,073 students enrolled in curriculum programs. That represented a 3.7% increase compared to the beginning of the fall 2018 semester, … Read More

Medical Assistants Recognition Week Celebration

September 11, 2019 | by VGCC Public Information
Medical Assistants Recognition Week
The Vance-Granville Community College Medical Assisting Program is gearing up to celebrate Medical Assistants Recognition Week, October 21–25, 2019, as designated by the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA). Medical assistants across the country will be recognized during this special week and honored on Medical Assistants Recognition Day, October 23, 2019. In celebration of Medical … Read More