📢 Nominations wanted! 📢
Many of our graduates do incredible things after their time at VGCC, and we love celebrating those accomplishments! 🥳💚 The VGCC Foundation debuted its Distinguished Alumni Award in 2022 to recognize and honor outstanding alumni who've made significant contributions to their community, college, or career — and we want YOUR help to find this year's honoree. 🎓🏆
Anyone may nominate a deserving VGCC alumnus by completing the nomination form by August 31. Visit the link below to view selection criteria and submit your nomination online ⬇️ or email foundation@vgcc.edu to request a copy of the form. 📄
🔗 www.vgcc.edu/foundation/distinguished-alum#educate
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📢 #ICYMI, you could get money for college you don't have to pay back through the Next NC Scholarship! 🎓💸 Eligible North Carolinians attending a community college will receive at least $3,000, more than what it costs to attend Vance-Granville full time! 🤑
Just complete this year's FAFSA by August 15—if you’re eligible, you’ll receive the Next NC Scholarship. There are no additional forms or applications to fill out.
➡️ Read more about the Next NC Scholarship at ow.ly/94wE50QF9M0
➡️ Learn about other options to help pay for college by contacting VGCC’s Financial Aid Office at fao@vgcc.edu or 252-738-3280.
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Summer’s heating up, and so is your chance to become a food truck pro! 🌶️🌞🚚 Enroll in VGCC's Food Truck Development & Design class and gain the skills you need to spice up your career path.
📈 Develop a Food Truck Business Plan
🍔 Develop Your Food Truck Menu
💡 Design Your Food Truck
📢 Market Your Food Truck
💸 Manage Your Food Truck Budget
Evening classes kick off at the Masonic Home Kitchen in Oxford on Tuesday, July 23, and run through September 12. Sign up today! ➡️ www.vgcc.edu/coned/oex
For more info, contact Elisa Rodwell, Director of Occupational Extension, at 252-738-3276 or rodwelle@vgcc.edu
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Discover your creative spark! 🎨⚡ We're delighted to introduce the lineup of ✨brand new✨ arts classes coming to VGCC this fall — from sculpture and theater to digital design and beyond, there's a course that'll unleash your imagination and expand your problem-solving skills 🤩
💻 Intro to Graphic Design (ART 275)
🗿 Sculpture I (ART 281)
🎭 Storytelling (DRA 126)
Vance-Granville's Fall 2024 semester starts August 15! Visit our website today to apply and register for classes ➡️ #educate/#Inspires#supportt#YourCommunityYourCollegeC#vgcci#artclassesg#CreativityUnleashed##CreativeExpression #highereducationion #HigherEducation
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Is it too soon to use #ThrowbackThursday if it's only been two weeks? 👀 We had such a blast with the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce during their Women In Business Lunch & Learn on June 27! Almost 50 people showed up to hear SBC Director Carolyn Perry speak about empowering women entrepreneurs. 👩💼✨📈 Thanks to everyone who joined us at this inspiring event!
The Vance-Granville Community College Small Business Center provides high quality, readily accessible assistance to new and existing local businesses free of charge. 💪 Learn more about upcoming workshops and additional resources at www.vgcc.edu/coned/small-business-center
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Watch our pantry garden grow! 😍 The VGCC garden provides fresh produce to supplement the nonperishable items on our food pantry shelves, and it is ✨thriving✨ this summer under the care of Food Pantry Assistant Angie Douglas!
🐝 The pollinator flower mix is doing a beautiful job of attracting butterflies and bees
🍅 Vines full of tomatoes and cucumbers have taken over the trellis
🥕 The carrots have begun peeking out of the soil
🌱 We're enjoying a regular harvest of greens and herbs
The VGCC Food Pantry provides support to students and employees experiencing food insecurity. To learn more, visit www.vgcc.edu/food-pantry or email vgccfoodpantry@vgcc.edu.
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UPDATE: The primary entrance has reopened as of Wednesday afternoon 🚙
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📢📢 Heads up! Work crews will be blocking VGCC's primary Main Campus driveway on Wednesday, July 10. If you’re traveling to campus today, please enter/exit using the secondary driveway by the Civic Center. Thanks!
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Curious about the State of Higher Education in our region? 🏫🤔You're in luck! Our friends at the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce have organized a "lunch and learn" session with VGCC President Dr. Rachel Desmarais at our Main Campus, and there's still time to sign up to attend next week's event!
The deadline to register is this Friday, July 12. To learn more or to sign up, contact tanya@hendersonvance.org or 252-438-8414.
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On May 7, Sontisha Jordan of Warren County was honored at the inaugural Accelerate NC Career Celebration for securing a life sciences job after successfully completing BioWork at Vance-Granville! Pathway Navigator Morris Dillard joined her at the event to show his support for a fellow VGCC student. 🥳🧬🔬
Sontisha is currently a Bulk Formulation Technician at bioMérieux. She spends her working hours operating high speed equipment used in production and packaging, as well as preparing and formulating the liquid reagents that fill the finished product in a compliant manner. Congratulations on all you've achieved so far, Sontisha—success looks good on you! 🤩
📸 PhotoNorth Carolina Biotechnology Centerenter
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