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Aviation classes take off at VGCC

July 23, 2020 | by VGCC Public Information
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Vance-Granville Community College is introducing new opportunities for education and training in the Aviation field – covering both manned and unmanned flight. VGCC is partnering with Total Flight Solutions, an aviation company with a location at Triangle North Executive Airport in Louisburg, to offer these classes. The first courses being offered by VGCC will provide … Read More

Students succeed through hard work in VGCC Truck Driver Training Program

June 26, 2020 | by VGCC Public Information
students in front of truck
The new Truck Driver Training, or CDL, program at Vance-Granville Community College began in February, had to be suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and then later resumed before finally concluding this month. Through all the ups and downs, VGCC officials say that the students in this first class have shown great perseverance and determination. … Read More

VGCC’s 36th golf tournament, presented by Gupton Services, set for Sept. 15

June 25, 2020 | by VGCC Public Information
Gupton Services
Vance-Granville Community College is getting ready for its 36th Annual Endowment Fund Golf Tournament, which is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, at the Henderson Country Club. The tournament was delayed from its traditional spring date due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, Gupton Services, Inc., of Henderson will serve as the event’s presenting sponsor … Read More

New VGCC Scholarship endowed in memory of Anne Tanner Berry

June 18, 2020 | by VGCC Public Information
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Vance-Granville Community College Endowment Fund board member Marshall Tanner and his wife, Martha, recently established a new scholarship at the college in memory of their daughter. VGCC will award the Anne Tanner Berry Memorial Academic Achievement Scholarship to a student in a medical field, with a preference for second-year students who are older than the … Read More

VGCC student receives top academic honor

June 17, 2020 | by VGCC Public Information
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Vance-Granville Community College student Jacob A. Comer of Rougemont was recently named the recipient of the North Carolina Community College System’s Academic Excellence Award for 2020. One student from each of the 58 colleges in the state system is honored with the award each year.  Comer, a home-schooled high school student, has taken college transfer … Read More

Vance County Schools recognizes VGCC with partnership award

June 12, 2020 | by VGCC Public Information
Vance County Early College Logo
Vance County Schools recently recognized Vance-Granville Community College with the 2019-2020 “Partnership of the Year” award for collaborating with Vance County Early College High School (VCECHS). “We are pleased to be able to partner with Vance County Early College and the entire school system,” VGCC President Dr. Rachel Desmarais said, in accepting the award on … Read More

VGCC’s Commitment to Action

June 8, 2020 | by Spence Bailey
VGCC Main Campus Gazebo
Vance-Granville Community College President Dr. Rachel Desmarais and Board of Trustees Chair Danny Wright have released the following joint statement: Realizing that it is not enough to issue a statement condemning the actions and systems resulting in multiple losses of life that disproportionately affect black Americans, Vance-Granville Community College (VGCC) reaffirms in action its mission … Read More

Enrollment up for summer term at VGCC

June 2, 2020 | by VGCC Public Information
SGA students giving out VGCC T-shirts at the 2018 Welcome Back event on our Main Campus.
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Vance-Granville Community College has been working diligently to educate more students this summer. The hard work is paying off. As of the beginning of the summer semester in late May, VGCC had 1,228 students enrolled in credit programs. That represents an estimated 11% increase compared to the beginning of the summer … Read More

In Memoriam: Ms. Andrea L. Harris

May 23, 2020 | by Spence Bailey
In Memoriam: Ms. Andrea L. Harris
Vance-Granville Community College mourns the loss of Andrea Harris, a member of our Board of Trustees and an extraordinary Vance County citizen. Ms. Harris passed away Wednesday morning at the age of 71. VGCC President, Rachel M. Desmarais, Ph.d., affirmed that “she was a powerful voice for equity, justice, and education”. Ms. Harris was known … Read More

Dean Jeff Allen earns doctorate degree

May 22, 2020 | by VGCC Public Information
Portrait of Dr. Jeffrey Allen
Jeff Allen earns doctorate degree Jeffrey Allen, VGCC’s Dean of Student Retention & Success, received a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) degree in Adult and Community College Education from North Carolina State University. Allen is a resident of Oxford. “We congratulate Dr. Allen on this milestone in his life, and we applaud Jeff for his commitment … Read More