Thirty-eight students, faculty, and staff participated on the Edgecombe Community College team at Tackle the Tar held May 18. 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 NC Wesleyan College. […]
With possibly millions of manufacturing jobs at stake over the next decade, Edgecombe Community College is banking on its new Center for Innovation to help pave the way for the future of skilled manufacturing workers. And local businesses Keihin Carolina System Technology and Barnhill Contracting Co. are pitching in. A study by the National Association […]
Edgecombe Community College and North Carolina Wesleyan College recently reauthorized an agreement that will help qualified ECC graduates transfer to Wesleyan. The goal is to enable a seamless transfer for students who enroll at Wesleyan following completion of their two-year degree at ECC. Leaders from both colleges attended the May 2 signing ceremony held at […]
Janice Bryant Howroyd, founder and chief executive officer of The ActOne Group and a native of Tarboro, will give the keynote address during Commencement at Edgecombe Community College on Friday, May 10. Commencement begins at 7 p.m. and will be held in Keihin Auditorium on the Tarboro campus. For those unable to attend, a link […]
Edgecombe Community College Foundation friends gathered at the Tarboro home of Billy and Margaret Anne Wooten recently for Springtide 2019. The annual recognition event honors donors who contribute $250 or more to the Foundation to support student scholarships. From left are ECC President Dr. Greg McLeod, Eddie Stocks, Susan Boyette, Carnell Lamm, and David Boyette. […]
A local non-profit and industry recently partnered with Edgecombe Community College to equip College and Career Readiness (CCR) students with skills in manufacturing. The College’s CCR program (formerly known as Basic Skills), Rocky Mount OIC, and ABB in Pinetops merged resources to offer students with barriers to employment an eight-week Introduction to Advanced Manufacturing course. […]
Sixteen law enforcement officers completed Crisis Intervention Team training held April 1-5 at Edgecombe Community College. Agencies represented included the Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Office, Vidant Edgecombe Hospital Police Department, Wilson County Sheriff’s Office, and Wilson Police Department. EastPointe in Rocky Mount facilitated the class.
Despite soggy weather on Saturday morning, thirty-eight Edgecombe Community College students and staff donned rain gear to work in the spring Adopt-A-Highway cleanup sponsored by the College’s chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society. ECC President Dr. Greg McLeod (middle back) was among the volunteers. Thirty-six bags of trash and recyclables were collected by […]
Viola Harris, Edgecombe Community College staff member and Edgecombe County commissioner, recently welcomed Ralph Webb, retired ECC faculty, as the newest member of the Edgecombe County Board of Commissioners, District 5. Webb, who served as chair of the College’s Respiratory Therapy program until his retirement in August 2018, replaces the late Jonathan Felton, who served […]
Edgecombe Community College Student Ambassadors and SGA officers enjoyed a lesson on social graces recently at Myrtle Grove Plantation. Students were treated to a seven-course meal and instruction on dining etiquette, presented by Karen Andrus, former executive director of the ECC Foundation. From left are (seated) Sharnell Pittman, Marianela Lopez, Olga Bautista, Ny’Asia Dickens-Jones, (standing) […]
