In early March, the League of Women Voters Twin Counties established a scholarship at Edgecombe Community College that will support female students enrolled in non-traditional programs. Part-time or full-time students in technical programs such as welding, automotive systems, collision repair and refinishing, industrial and technical trades, respiratory therapy, and radiography will be eligible to apply […]
The Edgecombe Community College Foundation awarded scholarships to 150 ECC students during a scholarship awards ceremony held December 12 on the Tarboro campus. Scholarships totaling $127,000 were awarded, with scholarship amounts ranging from $100 to $5,000. Shown are ECC Radiography student Bailey Lamm (left), who received the Nina W. Fountain Endowed Scholarship, and Desiree Duncan, […]
Ronnie Ellis, a longtime friend of Edgecombe Community College and the ECC Foundation, has donated an antique grandfather clock to the College for permanent display in the historic Norfleet House on the Tarboro campus. Monika Fleming, program coordinator of the Historic Preservation program, estimates that the clock was built in the 1820s. The clockmaker was […]
The Edgecombe Community College Foundation’s 34th Annual Golf Tournament raised approximately $30,000 for student scholarships, an increase from last year’s fund-raising total of about $24,000. The tournament was held October 10 at Maccripine Country Club in Macclesfield. Thirty-four teams competed in the tournament, which is among the largest fundraisers for student scholarships held by the […]
Edgecombe Community College is proud to announce Student Ambassadors for 2019-2020: Kristy Claiborne, Medical Office Administration William Duff, Associate in Arts Ricardo Hernandez, Associate in Arts Maurkila Hinton, School Age Education Bonnie Robbins, Cosmetology Jonathan Tippette, Associate in Arts The ECC Foundation sponsors the Student Ambassador program each year to reward academic excellence. Student Ambassadors […]
Leaders at Edgecombe-Martin County Electric Membership Corporation recently presented $1,000 to Edgecombe Community College to support student scholarships. Edgecombe-Martin EMC provides two $500 scholarships to the College annually. From left are Eddie Stocks and Winston Howell of Edgecombe-Martin EMC and Dr. Greg McLeod and Lynwood Roberson of ECC.
The Rocky Mount Rotary Club presented Edgecombe Community College with $27,000 on Monday to support student scholarships. The presentation took place during a Rocky Mount Rotary Club meeting, during which Rotary leaders presented $81,000 in scholarship funds to support local students attending Edgecombe Community College, Nash Community College, and North Carolina Wesleyan College. The funds […]
The Edgecombe Community College Foundation Board of Directors welcomed new board members at a recent board meeting. Clockwise from top left are Susan Hoke, Edgecombe County Public Schools; Dr. Greg McLeod, ECC president and ex officio member of the board; Kristen Brabble, First Carolina Bank; Ralph Webb, Edgecombe County commissioner; Angela Burton, Word Tabernacle Church; […]
Keihin Carolina System Technology has donated a 2019 Honda Accord LX as a hole-in-one prize for the Edgecombe Community College Foundation’s 34th Annual Golf Tournament on Thursday, October 10. Set at Maccripine Country Club, the tournament is a fundraiser for student scholarships. Last year’s tournament raised $17,300. Tee-times are 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. To […]
Rick Basile, program chair of criminal justice at Edgecombe Community College, has been awarded the 2019-2020 Keihin Endowed Faculty Chair. The chair was endowed by Keihin Carolina System Technology (KCST) through a $100,000 gift in 2007, and it rewards excellence in teaching. “I can’t imagine a more rewarding career than teaching, and I am immensely […]
