Lorrie Coltraine became slightly emotional after her name was called during Edgecombe Community College’s fall semester kickoff. The English and humanities instructor was presented with the Astemo Endowed Faculty Chair Award, rewarding excellence in teaching. Coltraine’s emotions prevented her from speaking much during the Aug. 11th event, but afterwards, the 10-year ECC employee stated, “I […]
Edgecombe Community College placed third in SmartAsset’s 2025 analysis of the Best Community Colleges across the United States. Additionally, ECC ranked second in North Carolina. The ranking comes on the heels of recent announcements by USA Today and WalletHub naming the college among the best in the state in their publications. SmartAsset, the online site […]
Edgecombe Community College was among just 14 community colleges in North Carolina named as one of the top vocational schools across the U.S. According to usatoday.com, “the rankings were developed by Statista in collaboration with USA Today. Schools were judged on five primary metrics: graduation rate, graduates’ salary, years it takes to pay off net […]
In a WalletHub ranking released Tuesday, August 12, Edgecombe Community College placed #7 among North Carolina’s best community colleges. ECC’s ranking was based on a comparison of 18 key factors of cost and quality, including financing, student-to-teacher ratio, graduation rate and career outcomes. “We are honored that WalletHub and many other publications recognize our college,” […]
Edgecombe Community College’s SkillsUSA competitors won a gold medal and two silver medals after participating in the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference held June 23-27 in Atlanta, Ga. In its 60th year, the conference is a showcase of career and technical education students. Payden Kiser, a graduate of Edgecombe Early College High School, won […]
Edgecombe Community College is proud to announce its President’s List for the Spring 2025 semester. The following full-time students earned a 4.0 grade point average, placing them on the President’s List. Battleboro: Raven Boney, Yurisbet Diaz Bethel: My’kyia Taylor Elm City: Amanda Durham Enfield: Sara Bishop Greenville: Amanda Adams, Michelle Brown, Tara Davis, Dylan Matthew, […]
It was a spectacular year for Tackle the Tar, a 5K obstacle course and Family Fun Day sponsored by the Rocky Mount Rotary Club. Six states and 95 cities were represented by runners and volunteers. Participants were from Colorado, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. Of the 924 runners, 34 ran on the […]
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 SkillsUSA team took home 17 awards across a number of trade, technical and skilled service fields. The public is invited […]
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 […]
Some Edgecombe Community College students are getting substantial assistance thanks to UNC Health Nash. Seven ECC nursing students have officially been accepted into the UNC Health Nash Nurse Scholars Program. According to the hospital’s website, the program funds the cost of each student’s education, tuition and books. A monthly stipend is also provided for high-achieving […]
