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VGCC Announces MLK Celebration Event

January 11, 2023 | by VGCC Public Information
Informational graphic for VGCC's MLK Jr. Event
Vance-Granville Community College Men’s Achievement Academy will host a panel discussion to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Tuesday, January 24 at 6 p.m. at the Main Campus Civic Center in Henderson. The event is presented in partnership with Vance-Granville’s Initiative on Equity for Women of Color (VIEW). The … 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

VGCC Board Chair to Receive Honorary Doctorate Degree

December 8, 2022 | by VGCC Public Information
Photo of VGCC Board Chair Abdul Rasheed
Abdul Sm Rasheed, current chair of the Vance-Granville Community College Board of Trustees, will soon add another accolade to his well-deserved list of credentials. Rasheed will receive an Honorary Doctor of Public Service from Elizabeth City State University during the university’s winter commencement exercises this Saturday, December 10. A part of the ECSU Class of … Read More

Holiday favorites and more to be featured at VGCC Community Band Concert

November 23, 2022 | by VGCC Staff
The VGCC Community Band will present its Winter Concert on Monday, December 12, at McGregor Hall on Breckenridge Street in downtown Henderson. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. and will last approximately one hour. There is no charge for admission. The public is invited to this performance, which will feature a variety of music, … Read More

VGCC joins Scholar of Global Distinction program through UNC

November 8, 2022 | by VGCC Staff
UNC World View The Scholar of Global Distinction Program - developing global educators. Pictures of global maps
Vance-Granville Community College has joined the “Scholar of Global Distinction” program, a partnership between community colleges and UNC World View, a public service program of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As part of this partnership, community colleges and their faculty commit to develop and offer globally intensive courses and activities through which … Read More

VGCC Biotech program set for growth, with federal grant support

November 3, 2022 | by VGCC Public Information
Two male students working with test tubes in a lab.
Vance-Granville Community College is poised to expand its Biotechnology workforce training and play a leading role in preparing talented students for one of the state’s growing industries, following the announcement that the college will receive approximately $1.75 million as part of a federal grant. VGCC is included in a statewide consortium of colleges, universities, and … Read More

VGCC recognized as Entrepreneurial College of the Year by NACCE

November 2, 2022 | by VGCC Staff
The National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE) presents the Heather Van Sickle Entrepreneurial College of the Year to VGCC. From left, NACCE Senior Director of Membership Katie Gailes, VGCC Vice President of Workforce and Community Engagement Jerry Edmonds, VGCC President Rachel Desmarais, Roane State Community College President Chris Whaley, and NACCE President/CEO Rebecca A. Corbin.
The National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE), the nation’s leading organization focused on promoting entrepreneurship through community colleges, has named Vance-Granville Community College (VGCC) as the 2022 “Heather Van Sickle Entrepreneurial College of the Year.” That honor was announced at NACCE’s annual conference in Boston, Massachusetts, where teams from VGCC also won prizes in … Read More

VGCC to hold regional workforce conference

October 4, 2022 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College is inviting the region’s employers and business leaders to learn more about important workforce issues, at an event called “Business/Industry Connect 2022: Imagine the Future of Work.” This workforce conference is scheduled for Thursday, October 20, from 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. in the VGCC Civic Center on the college’s main campus … Read More

Shelton honored with first-ever VGCC Distinguished Alumni Award

October 3, 2022 | by VGCC Staff
Mara Shelton makes remarks after receiving the VGCC distinguished alumni award.
Vance-Granville Community College recently honored Mara Shelton of Oxford with its first-ever Distinguished Alumni Award. Shelton, who graduated from VGCC with an associate degree in Nursing, received the award during the college’s Scholarship Awards Luncheon on Sept. 22. Shelton worked in the nursing field following her VGCC training, including as a pediatric ICU nurse at … Read More

VGCC Receives Funding to Support Bioprocess Technology Program

September 7, 2022 | by VGCC Public Information
Megaphone graphic with the words "Exiting News"
A statewide coalition of public and private partner organizations and institutions, led by the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, has received a Phase 2 award totaling nearly $25 million from the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s Build Back Better Regional Challenge. The NCBiotech-led consortium is one of only 21 projects chosen from 60 applicants nationwide. The Phase … Read More