Edgecombe Community College Associate Degree Nursing students Haley Lewis and Genesis Munguia-Valencia received the DAISY Foundation’s DAISY in Training Award during the ADN pinning ceremony on May 8. The seniors received a certificate, a DAISY in Training Award TM pin, and a hand-carved stone sculpture entitled A Healer’s Touch. Both Lewis and Munguia-Valencia graduated from […]
Edgecombe Community College Associate Degree Nursing graduates participated in their pinning ceremony on May 8. The ADN Class of 2019 is a large class of 35 members, who graduated from the ADN program during the College’s commencement ceremony on May 10. These graduates have met the education requirements to take the NCLEX-RN®, the National Council […]
Janice Bryant Howroyd, founder and chief executive officer of The ActOne Group and a native of Tarboro, had a “conversation about truth” with graduates at Edgecombe Community College during Commencement exercises held May 10. Howroyd gave the keynote address during the ceremony, which marked the College’s 50th graduating class. The first graduating class in 1969 […]
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 graduated eleven cadets from its Sixth Basic Academy for Basic Law Enforcement Training on February 26. The graduation ceremony featured comments by William Linkous, platoon leader. The cadets completed an intensive 20-week program and have passed the certification exam mandated by the NC Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission. Graduates are: […]
Graduates of Health Occupations programs at Edgecombe Community College were honored by College staff, family, and friends during the annual Health Occupations Recognition Ceremony held January 31. More than 200 students completed programs in Community Health Coach, Introduction to Direct Care, Direct Care Basics, Medication Aide, Medication Aide Trainer, Nurse Aide I and II, Nurse […]
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 […]
When Maxine Hurdle lost her job in the mid-1990s after more than 16 years at the former Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Company, she decided to return to school to start a second career. She chose the Human Services Technology curriculum at Edgecombe Community College, receiving financial assistance through the U.S. Department of Labor’s displaced worker […]
Edgecombe Community College’s Practical Nursing (PN) graduates who completed the program in August 2018 scored 100% on the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses (NCLEX-PN). ECC’s PN graduates have achieved a 100% pass rate since the program began in 2003. The NCLEX-PN is required for practice as a licensed practical nurse. From left are […]
Practical Nursing graduates at Edgecombe Community College participated in a recent pinning ceremony. From left are Shelley Gillikin, Tabatha Holmes, Reagan Gardner, Tarsha Spruill, and Diamante Smith. These graduates are eligible to apply to take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-PN), which is required for practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse.
