By Jasmin Aparicio-Tobar Edgecombe Early College High School Rebecca Stamilio-Ehret, Pre-Engineering coordinator and instructor of Physics and Industrial Trades/Technology at Edgecombe Community College, joined K-12 educators and administrators, primarily from Eastern North Carolina, to find strategic ways to enhance science education. “We are trying to make Eastern North Carolina and Edgecombe County graduates more science […]
Edgecombe Community College held two graduation ceremonies on the Tarboro campus for students in the Natural Hair Care and Nail Technology programs. The Natural Hair Care graduation for the day class was held April 1. On April 3, the Natural Hair Care Night Class and Nail Technology graduations took place. Students in the Natural Hair […]
The public is invited to unleash their inner artist during a Spring Paint and Sip Fundraiser happening Thursday, May 29 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on the Tarboro campus of Edgecombe Community College. Expect an evening of art, fun and wine presented by the ECC Foundation. The cost for this 21 and up event is […]
Donors were honored during the Edgecombe Community College Foundation’s SpringTide event. The annual celebration recognizes individuals who have contributed $250 or more in the past year to the ECC Foundation in support of students. Jean Bailey, president of the ECC Foundation Board of Directors; Dr. Greg McLeod, ECC president; and Tameka Kenan-Norman, executive director of […]
Edgecombe Community College students excelled at the recent SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference held in Greensboro, N.C. April 9-11 that annually attracts 3,000 students. At 55 students, its largest number of participants ever, the SkillsECC team took home 17 awards across a number of trade, technical and skilled service fields. The public is invited […]
Edgecombe Community College president, Dr. Greg McLeod, served as chaperone and tour guide for eight ECC students during a recent day trip to Raleigh. Students departed from the Tarboro campus at 7:30 a.m. on Friday, March 7, which coincided with spring break. The trip, sponsored by the Cannon Foundation, included a tour of NC State […]
Patrick Heins, president of ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital, will serve as the keynote speaker for Edgecombe Community College’s Spring 2025 Commencement Ceremony. Heins, who has served as hospital president since 2018, is expected to deliver a captivating message to the graduates on Friday, May 9 at 4 p.m. The ceremony will be held in the […]
The Tarboro Women’s Club recently presented the ECC Foundation with a check totaling $900. The money will be placed in the Tarboro Women’s Club Final Steps to Success Fund. It will be used to help students in the Welding and Collision Repair programs purchase tools, equipment, uniforms or other materials essential to their success as […]
Two members of the Edgecombe Community College Student Government Association’s Executive Board attended the North Carolina Comprehensive Community College Student Government Association Spring Conference in Raleigh, NC. The N4CSGA is a student-based and student-run organization. During the conference, held March 21-23, ECC students joined student delegates, advisors and guests representing various schools in the NC […]
Edgecombe Community College’s Human Resource Development Coordinator, Latasha Sledge, was among three community college partners recently named TRIO Educational Opportunity Center’s Partner of the Year. Edgecombe Community College is a collaborative partner in TRIO, along with Pitt Community College and Martin Community College. Through ECC’s TRIO partnership, students are connected with an outreach specialist who […]
