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VGCC Golf Tournament brings in more than $110,000

October 27, 2020 | by VGCC Public Information
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Vance-Granville Community College recently held its annual Endowment Fund Golf Tournament at the Henderson Country Club, raising more than $110,000. Proceeds will help fund scholarships for deserving students and support the mission of the college.  Delayed from its traditional spring date due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 36th annual tournament was presented by Gupton Services, … Read More

VGCC receives $125,000 grant from The Cannon Foundation

October 27, 2020 | by VGCC Public Information
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The Cannon Foundation, based in Concord, North Carolina, recently awarded a $125,000 grant to the Vance-Granville Community College Endowment Fund. The funds will support VGCC’s Nursing Simulation Lab and Heavy Equipment Operator program simulators. “With this grant, Vance-Granville Community College will continue to enhance our Nursing and Heavy Equipment Operator training programs, so that students … Read More

VGCC schedules Nursing Program Information Sessions

October 20, 2020 | by VGCC Public Information
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Vance-Granville Community College is offering virtual information sessions for anyone interested in applying to the Nursing programs at the college. VGCC offers training options to become a Registered Nurse (RN) through the Associate Degree Nursing program or a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) through the Practical Nursing program. The upcoming sessions, offered through Zoom (www.zoom.us), are … Read More

VGCC celebrates Medical Assistants Recognition Week

October 20, 2020 | by VGCC Public Information
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The Vance-Granville Community College Medical Assisting Program is celebrating Medical Assistants Recognition Week, October 19 –23, 2020, as designated by the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) and in collaboration with the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (NCCRT). Medical assistants across the country will be recognized during this special week and honored on Medical Assistants Recognition … Read More

VGCC awarded funds for continuing education scholarships

October 13, 2020 | by VGCC Public Information
Vance-Granville Community College recently received just over $188,000 from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund to help local residents obtain job training. The GEER Fund, created as part of the federal CARES Act, will provide scholarships for eligible VGCC continuing education students pursuing short-term workforce training programs within certain pathways that will lead to … Read More

VGCC observes Domestic Violence Awareness Month

September 29, 2020 | by VGCC Public Information
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Vance-Granville Community College is presenting activities every Thursday during October as part of the observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. VGCC’s Counseling department and Psychology Club are partnering with local domestic violence prevention organizations Families Living Violence Free, Safe Space and Infinite Possibilities, along with mental/behavioral health provider Cardinal Innovations. The series kicks off on … Read More

VGCC continues to focus on Student Access and Enrollment Services

September 29, 2020 | by VGCC Public Information
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Vance-Granville Community College has recently experienced growth in credit students taking more classes, as well as upward trends in student headcount. The college has been intentional about focusing on student access and success overall, and has a strategic goal of continuing to enhance the “front-door experience” for students, which includes admissions and enrollment services. To … Read More

New Scholarship endowed at VGCC in memory of George Ronald “Ronnie” Daniel

September 23, 2020 | by VGCC Public Information
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Faye Daniel Chappell and her brother, R. T. “Tom” Daniel, both of Oxford, recently established a new scholarship at Vance-Granville Community College in memory of their brother, George R. “Ronnie” Daniel. VGCC will award the Ronnie Daniel Memorial Academic Achievement Scholarship to a student from Granville County. Preference will be given to students in programs … Read More

VGCC student engages in cutting-edge COVID-19 research

September 17, 2020 | by VGCC Public Information
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Vance-Granville Community College student Emiliano Dunton of Oxford has faced challenges in his life, and now, he is involved in research related to what is perhaps the world’s biggest challenge today: the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. Dunton, a VGCC Bioprocess Technology student, is participating in a research externship program at North Carolina Central University (NCCU) through … Read More

VGCC names 255 students to President’s and Dean’s Lists

September 10, 2020 | by VGCC Public Information
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Vance-Granville Community College has announced that 110 students earned President’s List academic honors and another 140 earned Dean’s List academic honors for the spring 2020 semester, while two made the President’s List and three made the Dean’s List for the summer 2020 term. The President’s List recognizes students who achieved a perfect 4.0 grade-point average … Read More