Students in Edgecombe Community College’s Barbering program were recognized for their skills on Monday Nov. 4. Five individuals received high placements in the NC Student Barber Competition held in Raleigh, and a number of students received high acclaim for their participation in a quiz bowl at the event. Justin Edwards claimed the first-place prize for roller […]
Meeting the growing demands in our region is why Edgecombe Community College will begin offering courses in applied engineering technology this spring. “There is a local and regional need for more prepared industry technicians,” says Dr. Bruce Panneton, vice president of instruction and chief academic officer at ECC. “These are jobs and careers with great […]
Students in ECC’s Agribusiness Technology program are taking lessons on and around a new tractor — the program’s first – which was presented to the college by LS Tractor, an international farm equipment manufacturer and retailer. The company’s American division, LS Tractor USA, donated the blue MT2E series tractor in May as it dedicated its […]
Twenty-one cadets graduated from Edgecombe Community College’s 14th Basic Academy of Basic Law Enforcement Training on July 2. The graduation ceremony featured comments by Zami McDuffie, platoon leader of the 14th Basic Academy. Graduates and their agencies are: Dylan Ballard, Goldsboro Police Department Emanuel Boyd, Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Office Payton Brown, Murfreesboro Police Department Rylan […]
Feeling pretty needn’t cost a pretty penny, and a handsome look doesn’t have to cost a handsome sum. In Edgecombe Community College’s departments of Cosmetic Arts on the Tarboro campus and Barbering on its Rocky Mount campus, students provide professional-quality beauty and grooming services to the public in updated, state-of-the-art facilities – at a fraction […]
With the integration of artificial intelligence and advanced robotics in manufacturing, preparing our workforce to work with these technologies is critical. That’s why Edgecombe Community College is working to align its training programs with Industry 4.0, what many are calling the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The college recently received a National Science Foundation three-year grant of […]
More than 200 students, instructors, and area emergency medical personnel responded to multiple trauma scenarios through a Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) simulation event held October 21 on the Rocky Mount campus of Edgecombe Community College. The event was organized and directed by Adam Culbertson, fire and EMS coordinator at ECC. This marked the second MCI […]
Edgecombe Community College students were among those who met President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden during the Bidens’ visit to Nash Community College on June 9. Their visit is part of the President’s Investing in America Tour. At Nash, the President and First Lady focused on connecting education to careers through workforce […]
Edgecombe Community College agribusiness technology graduates have a new option available to continue their studies at the University of Mount Olive. ECC President Dr. Greg McLeod and UMO President Dr. Ed Croom have signed an agreement that will enable ECC agribusiness technology graduates to transfer to UMO to complete a BA or BS degree in […]
After 25 years in manufacturing, Bonnie Bulluck decided it was time to strengthen her skills. She says she is learning and growing in the field through the Manufacturing Technology program at Edgecombe Community College. Bulluck, 43, has worked in manufacturing since graduating from SouthWest Edgecombe High School. “Manufacturing is the backbone of a lot of […]
