Students participate in Vance Granville Community College Advanced Manufacturing Career Day

Vance-Granville Community College held an “Advanced Manufacturing Day” event on Friday, Oct. 2, in the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. At least 350 middle and high school students from Franklin, Vance and Warren counties, along with other members of the community, attended. They learned about how manufacturing has changed, local career possibilities in the field and options for education and training. The event was one of many Manufacturing Day celebrations held across the country that day.
Regional manufacturers on hand included Novozymes of Franklinton, Pacific Coast Feather Company of Henderson, Ideal Fastener Corporation of Oxford, Robling Medical of Youngsville, TFS of Youngsville, Superior Tooling of Wake Forest and Glen Raven of Norlina.

Students from Warren County High School attended the program.