The Rocky Mount Rotary Club presented Edgecombe Community College with $22,000 on Monday to support student scholarships. The presentation took place during a Rocky Mount Rotary Club meeting, during which Rotary leaders presented $66,000 in scholarship funds to support local students attending Edgecombe Community College, Nash Community College, and North Carolina Wesleyan College. The funds […]
Twelve students, faculty, and staff participated on the Edgecombe Community College team for the Tackle the Tar College Run held May 19. Tackle the Tar is a 5K obstacle course race and family fun day sponsored by the Rocky Mount Rotary Club. Proceeds support scholarships for local students attending Edgecombe and Nash community colleges and […]
Jim Rose, vice chair of the State Board of Community Colleges, advised graduates at Edgecombe Community College Friday night that the “secret to success is to encourage other people.” Rose gave the keynote address during Commencement exercises at the College on Friday, May 11. ECC’s Class of 2018 comprises 439 students who received 536 curriculum […]
Lynwood Roberson, who has more than 20 years of experience leading nonprofit organizations, has been named executive director of the Edgecombe Community College Foundation. In his new position, Roberson will develop and direct ECC Foundation events and initiatives, spearhead fund-raising efforts, and collaborate with alumni, business leaders, community members, and other stakeholders to increase and […]
The Edgecombe Community College Foundation awarded scholarships to 157 ECC students during a scholarship awards ceremony held November 8 on the Tarboro campus. Ninety-five scholarships were awarded, with scholarship amounts ranging from $100 to $2,000. Shown are students Samantha Wainright and Elijah Sherrod receiving the Dr. Hartwell H. Fuller Jr. Endowed Merit Scholarship from Mr. […]
Great Clips has awarded a $500 scholarship to Edgecombe Community College Cosmetology student Kenardi Condery. Shown are Lorretta Hillard (left), who owns three local Great Clips salons and serves on the ECC Cosmetology Advisory Board, with Condery.
In the last 30 years, the Edgecombe Community College Foundation’s Annual Golf Tournament has generated a whopping $400,000 for student scholarships. On September 17, the event celebrated its 30th year by raising about $21,000 and bringing back the winning team from the 1985 tournament: Curtis Edmondson, Junior Edmondson, Charlie Harrell, and Carl Thurber. Curtis Edmondson […]
Edgecombe Community College is committed to preparing the next generation of health care workers through the new Biotechnology and Medical Simulation Center. Currently under construction, the three-story, 45,000-square-foot facility located on the Rocky Mount campus is slated for completion in November, with classes beginning in January 2016. The state-of-the-art facility will launch a new era […]
