About 200 area leaders in education, health care, business, and industry joined Edgecombe Community College faculty on the Tarboro campus for Advisory Board Night held February 28. Norris Tolson, CEO and president of Carolinas Gateway Partnership, provided the keynote address on economic development investments in Edgecombe County. “Edgecombe County will be inundated with construction workers […]
Edgecombe Community College students and employees have a new dining option. Six Smokin’ Bones, owned and operated by Audra Walton, recently opened in the student lounge on the Tarboro campus. Walton has operated a successful food truck for five years, and she says moving into the Tarboro location was a unique opportunity to expand her […]
McBryde Auditorium on the Rocky Mount campus was nearly filled to capacity on Tuesday as the Edgecombe Community College family, local officials, and area residents gathered to celebrate Black History Month. The theme of the event was “Taking the High Road to Unity: What Do You Do Next?” Keynote speaker Andre Cooper, a 2015 ECC […]
Recent warm weather heralds the coming spring. At Edgecombe Community College, spring semester is a season of learning opportunities and entertainment that are unique in the Twin Counties. Students can get ahead or catch up on college work through eight-week classes that meet March 11-May 7. These fast-paced courses cover the same amount of material […]
New York Theatre Ballet will make its seventh appearance in Tarboro on March 21, bringing a program of mixed repertoire. NYTB is the final show of four shows in the fourteenth season of the Edgecombe Performance Series. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. in Keihin Auditorium in the Fleming Building. Under the direction of founder […]
Peter Hans, president of the North Carolina Community College System, and other state leaders visited Edgecombe Community College recently and met with Dr. Greg McLeod, president of the College. Hans became president of the community college system in May 2018, and his visit to ECC was part of an effort to tour all 58 community […]
Phillip Lampron (left), upper school principal at North East Carolina Preparatory School, recently hosted Edgecombe Community College President Dr. Greg McLeod at the school. The leaders discussed new opportunities for partnerships that will strengthen college and career readiness for students. Currently, more than half of NECP juniors and seniors are enrolled in free Career and […]
The Edgecombe Community College Foundation awarded scholarships to 145 ECC students during a scholarship awards ceremony held December 13 on the Tarboro campus. One hundred sixty-one scholarships were awarded, with scholarship amounts ranging from $100 to $5,000. Shown are Raquel Gallagher (left) and ECC Radiography student Mikala Morris, who received the JnR Gallagher Scholarship. The […]
To honor retiring Vidant Edgecombe Hospital President Wick Baker, employees established a scholarship in his honor at Edgecombe Community College. The Wick Baker Leading the Way Scholarship will benefit students who exhibit leadership qualities and a passion for the health and well-being of Edgecombe residents. Baker, who retired from Vidant Edgecombe in November, has been […]
From left, Edgecombe Community College alumna Merdikae Williams, ECC President Dr. Greg McLeod, and ECC Trustee Jerry Spruell (right) were judges for the Martin Luther King Jr. Oratorical Contest held December 6. Winners were (center from left) Reniah Hagans, who placed third and won a $100 scholarship; Ka’Najah Marshman, who placed second and won a […]
