Edgecombe Community College and the University of North Carolina Wilmington have renewed a partnership agreement that guarantees admission to UNCW for qualified ECC students. The UNCW PathWays program, formerly known as UNCW Pathways to Excellence, assures admission to UNCW for students who complete an associate in arts or associate in science degree at Edgecombe Community […]
Growing up in the early 2010s, Gerard Gaskin was like most kids his age. He played video games. “My friends and I all worked in the same video game world, building houses and games,” says the Tarboro native. “I liked playing games and building things in my free time.” When it came time to plan […]
When Eren Exum starts classes at the University of Alabama as a junior in August, she says she feels well prepared, thanks to the first two years of college she received at Edgecombe Community College. Exum completed an Associate in Arts degree at ECC in May. She also graduated from Edgecombe Early College High School […]
Tom Killoran, program chair of mathematics at Edgecombe Community College, provides an orientation to students enrolled in Precalculus Algebra during the first day of summer classes on Tuesday, May 24. Students can enroll in summer semester classes through Thursday, May 26. Summer classes end August 4.
Aspiring law enforcement officers who are interested in jobs that require a four-year degree should first look to Edgecombe Community College. ECC and Barton College recently signed a transfer agreement that will enable ECC Criminal Justice graduates to transfer as juniors into Barton’s bachelor of arts in justice administration program. “Some of our students are […]
In an effort to help students and their families recover from the pandemic, Edgecombe Community College has created a new scholarship program called the Edgecombe Pledge. This unique initiative will fund in-state tuition and fees for all qualifying students who enroll beginning in the Fall 2021 semester and extending through the Spring 2023 semester. This […]
Mediasite today announced that Edgecombe Community College has selected Mediasite to create video lectures that students can watch online for the next school year. The College is a member of the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN) run by MCNC, a Mediasite partner. Through this partnership, all schools in the state from grades K-20 […]
Edgecombe Community College was among the North Carolina colleges that recently celebrated the rebrand of a teacher education program that unites East Carolina University and 23 institutions of higher education. On December 4, Partnership Teach was officially unveiled as the new name for the ECU College of Education’s online degree completion model. In the program, […]
Dr. Greg McLeod, president of Edgecombe Community College, and Dr. Peggy Valentine, interim chancellor of Fayetteville State University, signed an agreement yesterday that permits ECC associate degree graduates to complete an online bachelor’s degree at FSU at a total cost of no more than $10,000 in out-of-pocket expenses, or approximately $5,000 at ECC and $5,000 […]
Michael Jordan (standing), vice president of student services at Edgecombe Community College, discusses the syllabus with students in his General Psychology class. Fall classes at ECC began Thursday, August 22. New programs at the College include advanced I-CAR certifications in Collision Repair and Refinishing Technology and a drone certificate in the Geospatial Technology program. Classes […]
