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Timeline for Reported Bomb Threat at Vance-Granville Community College Main Campus

June 30, 2022 | by VGCC Staff
Timeline for Reported Bomb Threat at Vance-Granville Community College Main Campus June 30, 2022 1:39 pm – Vance County 911 Center received a call reporting that someone found a bomb with an hour timer in the Art Design Classroom #10. Vance County Sheriff’s department, Watkins Fire Department, Campus Police, and Highway Patrol were alerted and … Read More

Transportation Refrigeration Certificate

June 25, 2021 | by Spence Bailey
Refrigeration Technician checking a monitor on a large refrigeration unit
Join a growing, up-and-coming, stable workforce with a Transportation Refrigeration Certificate acquired in one semester. Jobs are in great demand in all areas for refrigeration transport. Develop a sound understanding of the science, technology, and applications essential for successful employment in the transportation refrigeration industry. Register now for Fall Semester! For more information, contact Michael … Read More

National Radiologic Technologist Week

November 9, 2020 | by Spence Bailey
xray of a human shoulder
VGCC recognizes National Radiologic Technologist Week November 8-14, 2020. This year’s theme is “Building on our History – Creating the Future.” Radiologic Technology was once simply described as the recording of a X-ray image on film to diagnose an illness. Today, it encompasses many specialty areas, including radiation therapy, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, computed tomography, magnetic … Read More

Ice House Entrepreneurship Training

October 8, 2020 | by Spence Bailey
Image of book cover "Who Owns the Ice House? Eight Life Lessons From an Unlikely Entrepreneur"-Award Winning Author Clifton Taulbert and Gary Schoeniger.
Are you hungry for inspiration from other Entrepreneurs? Join us for a retreat focused on developing a mindset for success. You will learn to: Identify and evaluate opportunities that others overlook Embrace an entrepreneurial mindset as a life-skill Identify and overcome self-limiting beliefs Take imperfect action as you test an idea Map our your opportunity … Read More

VGCC Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

October 1, 2020 | by Spence Bailey
Hispanic Heritage Month
Please join VGCC in celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month! National Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates the history, culture and contributions of Hispanic American citizens. Visit the VGCC Library Services website to view celebrations from across the nation and learn more about Hispanic culture.

Happy Birthday Dr. Desmarais

August 6, 2020 | by Spence Bailey
President Rachel M. Desmarais Ph.D
VGCC wishes Dr. Desmarais Happy Birthday!

Customer Service Exellence

July 27, 2020 | by Spence Bailey
Customer Service Representative wearing a headset
Vance-Granville Community College offers Customer Service Excellence, a program designed to equip employees with the skills needed to provide outstanding customer service by building and maintaining mutually beneficial relationships. Classes are designed to teach participants how to achieve customer service excellence while building a robust, skilled workforce for our local employers. Class is only 24 … Read More

Re-Opening Your Business Webinar Series

June 1, 2020 | by Spence Bailey
Store front with "We're Open Welcome" sign.
Re-opening Your Business Webinar Series As our local businesses begin to reopen, the Small Business Center of VGCC has scheduled a 6-part series of online seminars intended to assist businesses in navigating these uncharted waters.  In these one hour sessions, our subject matter experts will look at the various phases of reopening along with potential … Read More

Drive up Internet Access for Current VGCC Students

April 19, 2020 | by VGCC Staff
Wifi logo cartoon with people standing around it using mobile devices
Beginning Thursday April 16th; Drive up Internet access for current VGCC Students will be allowed on all the VGCC Campuses Monday-Friday 8am-8pm and Saturday-Sunday 8am-2pm. The locations are: Main Campus in front of the Civic Center South Campus Rear Entrance Franklin Campus Outside Bldg 4/Multi-Purpose Room Warren Campus-Outside Bldg 3 There will be signs posted … Read More

Former Early College Student Credits VGCC for Success.

December 2, 2019 | by VGCC Public Information
Oneisha Rebecca Leonard holding degree
Oneisha Rebecca Leonard came to Vance-Granville Community College in 2011 as a Granville Early College High School student. “I was a good student, with mostly A’s and B’s, but I was not as focused on school as I should have been until I began taking classes at Vance-Granville,” Leonard recalled. She said that because of her … Read More