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Take your holiday baking to the next level with VGCC’s Pie Basics class

November 2, 2023 | by VGCC Public Information
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Are you ready to wow your family and friends at the Thanksgiving table this year? You don’t have to be a professional chef to make a great holiday dessert, but it helps to have one as your personal teacher! Learn the tips and tricks to making the perfect pie with VGCC PED’s Pie Basics class, led … Read More

Get career-ready in just weeks with VGCC’s Biowork Process Technician course

September 19, 2023 | by VGCC Public Information
Did you know that North Carolina is home to over 700 biotechnology companies, most of which are right here in Central NC? Vance-Granville Community College can help you connect to a biotech career without having to move away from your hometown! Sign up for our upcoming Biowork Process Technician course to prepare for your new … Read More

VGCC Leadership to present pathway insights to a national audience

July 18, 2023 | by VGCC Public Information
VGCC Department Chair Antoinette Dickens
Vance-Granville Community College has been hard at work as part of the the Non-Credit and Credit Alignment Lab (NCAL), a two-year initiative from the Association of Community College Trustees  and Education Strategy Group to support community colleges systems nationwide in developing new or improved pathways between non-credit and credit programs—in other words, giving students a … Read More

Vance-Granville Community College Selected for FAA Training Program

December 28, 2022 | by VGCC Public Information
Logo for the Federal Aviation Administration's Unmanned Aircraft Systems-Collegiate Training Initiative program
Vance-Granville Community College is proud to announce that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected its Aviation program for the Unmanned Aircraft Systems-Collegiate Training Initiative program, or the UAS-CTI. “I’m happy for VGCC to have been recognized by the FAA as UAS-CTI partner,” says James Brown Jr., Customized Training Director at Vance-Granville’s South Campus. “First … Read More

Ribbon cut on VGCC’s Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center

November 15, 2021 | by VGCC Public Information
People standing for a picture in front of a ribbon
Vance-Granville Community College’s Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center (EIC) is open for business.    Students and community members attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by the Granville County Chamber of Commerce on November 9 to mark this momentous occasion.  The event coincided with Global Entrepreneurship Week.  The EIC is located at VGCC’s South Campus in Creedmoor.  While housed … Read More

EMS coordinator for VGCC teaches life-saving skills to next-generation first responder

August 26, 2021 | by VGCC Public Information
People swimming in a pond
Steve Barney is the coordinator/instructor for Emergency Medical Services programs at Vance-Granville Community College, but he recently taught a different set of students than he usually does – with life-saving results. This summer, Barney led a “Fire Camp” for 26 kids in Warren County in his capacity as chief of the Hawtree Volunteer Fire Department. … Read More

VGCC graduates fourth Truck Driver Training Program class

August 11, 2021 | by VGCC Public Information
Students taking a group photo
Vance-Granville Community College celebrated the graduation of the fourth class in the short history of its Truck Driver Training, or CDL, program. The program includes a combination of classroom instruction, range driving and road driving. With the end of training, students have successfully completed their official DMV road test, making them eligible for their “Class … Read More