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New VGCC Scholarship endowed in memory of local couple

July 15, 2019 | by Chelsea Porter
VGCC's Endowment team with Dr. Desmarais and Sara Wester and Dr. M.W. "Buddy" Wester
Dr. M.W. Wester, III, and his wife, Sara Wester, of Henderson have endowed a new scholarship at Vance-Granville Community College in memory of Dr. Wester’s parents. The new Presidential Merit Award-level scholarship honors the legacy of the late Dr. and Mrs. M.W. Wester, Jr., better known as “Wes” and “Dee Dee” to their friends. The … Read More

VGCC Child Care Center awarded Five Stars

June 21, 2019 | by Chelsea Porter
The staff of the Vance-Granville Community College Child Care Center (on the college’s Main Campus) proudly display the certificate indicating the center’s renewed five-star license. They include, seated, from left, Pam Harris, Melanie Copeland and Kathy Hughes; and standing, from left, Hilda Cordell, Anita Fuller, and Rhonda Pegram.
The state of North Carolina has once again awarded a five-star license — the highest possible rating — to the Child Care Center at Vance-Granville Community College’s Main Campus. State evaluations of child care programs are conducted once every three years, explained Melanie Copeland, the manager of the VGCC center. “On a scale of one … Read More

Faith Harris Used VGCC Degree to Advance her Career

June 17, 2019 | by Chelsea Porter
Faith Harris speaking at the VGCC Endowment Fund Golf Tournament in May of 2019 as part of the celebration of the college’s 50th anniversary.
Students at Vance-Granville Community College today may not realize that they have the opportunity to learn from someone who was a student when their school was brand-new. Faith Harris has served for the past several years as program head for information technology at VGCC, but her association with the college goes back 50 years, before … Read More