Edgecombe Community College Barbering instructor Rufus McKoy (left) provides an orientation to new students Joseph Wallace (middle) and Wesley Lucas during the first day of class. Spring classes began at ECC on January 8. Edgecombe is one of just three community colleges in the state that offers barbering.
On October 10, East Carolina University admissions staff introduced Edgecombe Community College students to the Pirate Promise, a new partnership that provides a seamless transition for ECC College Transfer students to the university. The program enables students, while enrolled at ECC, to benefit from a variety of ECU services prior to transferring. Shown is Erica […]
For the past 20 years, Edgecombe Community College’s Tutoring Center has helped thousands of students pass classes, graduate with credentials, and even weather life’s ups and downs. Vicky Bolivar, who graduated in 2015 with degrees in Spanish and business administration, raves about the College’s Tutoring Center. Shawn Smith, who is studying accounting at ECC, says […]
Before Hurricane Florence had completed her thrashing of Eastern North Carolina, Edgecombe Community College had reached out to students hit by the storm. College leaders relied on lessons learned during previous storms, Hurricane Floyd in 1999 and Hurricane Matthew in 2016. “We have taken what we learned in the aftermath of Hurricane Floyd and Hurricane […]
During a retirement reception honoring Dr. Deborah L. Lamm, president of Edgecombe Community College for 14 years, the College’s Board of Trustees announced plans to name a building in her honor. The tribute was announced by Dr. Jerry Price, chair of the ECC Board of Trustees, during a retirement reception held May 22. The Biotechnology […]
People who visit the Edgecombe Community College Tarboro campus may be surprised to see seven images of people nearly eight feet tall on the side of the Fountain Building. These images represent the college’s present and future. A mural depicting a teacher, welder, nurse, law enforcement officer, firefighter, IT professional, and hair stylist overlooking young […]
by Connie Sherrill President Tarboro in Bloom The results are in and Tarboro in Bloom (TIB) President Connie Sherrill is pleased to announce that Tarboro has once again made significant strides in the National America in Bloom (AIB) competition. Sherrill states the TIB Board is delighted with the favorable evaluation from the judges. Tarboro received […]
Edgecombe Community College students who are members of a minority male mentoring program recently learned about the broadcast industry at an outreach event hosted by the WTVD Minority Advisory Committee. Members of EMPAC – Empowering Males with a Purpose to Achieve and Celebrate – attended the Saturday program held October 3 at the William and Ida Friday Center in […]
Edgecombe Community College and Edgecombe Early College High School students, faculty, and staff shared in a National Moment of Silence at 2 p.m. Thursday in honor of the victims of the shooting at Umpqua Community College on October 1. Shown are Dr. John Enamait (center), ECC vice president of instruction, and students.
Edgecombe Community College recently joined an elite group of colleges across the nation when it received accreditation for its early childhood education program by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). NAEYC accreditation is a voluntary process. Though NAEYC accreditation is not required for early childhood teacher education programs, it is a […]
