Area youth explored career options through the Be Pro Be Proud NC mobile workshop set up recently on the campus of Edgecombe Community College. The tractor trailer is equipped with interactive simulations to showcase a wide range of skilled and technical workforce jobs, such as truck driving – CDL training shown. The Strategic Twin-Counties Education […]
Ribbon-cutting ceremonies were held Tuesday and Wednesday for the newly renovated Campus Store at Edgecombe Community College. The former site of the bookstore, the Campus Store on the Rocky Mount and Tarboro campuses contains much more than textbooks. Items such as ECC clothing, mugs, other ECC merch, snacks, and coffee are available for purchase. Drawings […]
ECC is excited to welcome CN Catering to the Tarboro campus grill. The husband and wife team began serving breakfast and lunch this week. An official ribbon-cutting was hosted by the college and the Tarboro Edgecombe Chamber of Commerce on Monday. From left are Denese and Dawud Davis of CN Catering; Herb Davis; Damauri Davis, […]
Teams from the John M. Belk Endowment and Education NC visited Edgecombe Community College on Tuesday to launch the college’s participation in NC Reconnect. NC Reconnect is an initiative that unites community colleges with partners from across the state to reengage adult learners. Spearheaded by the John M. Belk Endowment, NC Reconnect is assisting community […]
Southern Nash Middle School students visited the Rocky Mount and Tarboro campuses of Edgecombe Community College on October 6. Students toured the campuses, met with college instructors and staff, and learned about programs in Agribusiness, Cosmetology, Electrical Systems, Drones, and Surgical Technology. See photos on Facebook
The National Guard Hazardous Response Team based in Greenville traveled to Edgecombe Community College recently for training. The team is one of 57 “small footprint” hazardous materials response teams across the nation. Among other training scenarios, team members conducted a search of Keihin Auditorium on the Tarboro campus.
Incoming Edgecombe Early College High School ninth graders planted shrubs and perennial flowers next to a new parking lot and sidewalks on the Tarboro campus of Edgecombe Community College. The lot is adjacent to the Library Building. Students participated in the project as part of their week of orientation to the Early College, which is […]
Motorists who travel westbound on West Wilson Street in front of the Tarboro campus of Edgecombe Community College may have noticed a change in the scenery. College graphics have been painted on the water tower across from campus. The new graphics consist of the torch that is part of the college logo, the letters “ECC,” […]
North Carolina legislative and higher education leaders recently toured the Tarboro campus of Edgecombe Community College. Dr. Greg McLeod, president of the college; Rev. Jerry Spruell, chair of the ECC Board of Trustees; and several students hosted the visitors. Dignitaries were Rep. Shelly Willingham, Sen. Toby Fitch, and Dr. Shirley Carraway, a member of the […]
For the past seven years, Bernie Taylor has been running Edgecombe Community College’s Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) program out of one classroom on the Tarboro campus. That all changed in late 2021 when the academy moved across campus from the Fleming Building to the Havens Building, expanding the program’s facilities to include showers, lockers, […]
