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 […]
Edgecombe Community College’s student honor society won ten awards at the recent Phi Theta Kappa Carolinas Regional Convention. Three students, a graduate, and Advisor Tamara Frank-Pourvady represented ECC’s chapter, Alpha Omega Nu, at the annual convention held March 1-3 in Columbia, SC. At this conference, chapters and individuals are recognized for their hard work throughout […]
Twelve students and staff from Edgecombe Community College and Edgecombe Early College High School recently attended the fourth annual Uplifting Black Men conference at Virginia Tech. Hosted by Virginia Tech’s Black Male Excellence Network, the conference was held February 23 and drew nearly 500 attendees. The conference theme was “Resilient Beyond Measure.” Michael Vick, former […]
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 […]
The Edgecombe Community College Student Nurses Association (SNA) recently completed a community toy and food drive. The toys were collected for children in the Rocky Mount New Eagles Program, and the food items were collected for the Nash and Edgecombe departments of social services. Pictured are (from left, front row) Sonya Smith; Haley Lewis, SNA […]
The Edgecombe Community College Student Nurses Association participated in the American Heart Association’s Twin Counties Heart Walk on November 10. The students raised $1,780 for the American Heart Association. Shown clockwise from bottom left are Haley Lewis, team captain; Earlie Barnes, Nursing instructor; Lemesha Vernon; Haley Kitchen; Sonya Smith; Christie Pitt; Caroline Harris; Lindsay Woodlief; […]
Edgecombe Community College’s Alpha Omega Nu chapter of Phi Theta Kappa inducted twenty-six students into its membership during a November 15 induction ceremony held on the Tarboro campus. Phi Theta Kappa is an honor society for students attending two-year schools. The guest speaker at the induction ceremony was Stephen Herring, religion, geography, and development studies […]
Edgecombe Community College is proud to announce Student Ambassadors for 2018-2019: Brandon Andrews, Nursing, Farmville Olga Bautista, Criminal Justice, Tarboro Gina Coldwell, Nursing, Wilson Ny’Asia Dickens-Jones, Associate in Science (Edgecombe Early College High School), Tarboro Bradley Parker, Business Administration, Rocky Mount Detron Phillips, Respiratory Therapy, Battleboro Sharnell Pittman, Nursing, Rocky Mount The ECC Foundation sponsors […]
Edgecombe Community College student clubs and organizations held a Club Fair on the Tarboro and Rocky Mount campuses this week. Club representatives were on hand to provide information about the clubs and membership. Shown from left are students Quantira Farmer; Ty’Jerick Jones, Student Government Association vice president; Shaniqua Garner; and Kieranda Boyd. Clubs and other […]
For the third year in a row, Edgecombe Community College students brought home gold from the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference held June 25-29 in Louisville, Kentucky. One individual and one team brought home gold medals, finishing first in the nation in their competitions. The conference is a showcase of career and technical education […]
