Tom Killoran, program chair of mathematics at Edgecombe Community College, provides an orientation to students enrolled in Precalculus Algebra during the first day of summer classes on Tuesday, May 24. Students can enroll in summer semester classes through Thursday, May 26. Summer classes end August 4.
Members of Edgecombe Community College’s Respiratory Therapy Class of 2022 participated in their pinning ceremony on May 10. From left are (front row) Program Chair Tim King, Moresa Hoggard, Betzaira Saenz, Nour Kasem Ladd, Robbin Weatherford, Director of Clinical Education Josh Pendergraft, (middle row) Ashley Norville, Ashley Pitts Woodlief, Mary Ramsey, (back row) Morgan Tyson, […]
Dr. Valerie Bridges, superintendent of Edgecombe County Public Schools, told Edgecombe Community College graduates to believe in themselves as they look forward to the future during Commencement exercises at ECC held May 13. Dr. Bridges gave the keynote address during the ceremony. She is the 2022 A. Craig Phillips North Carolina Superintendent of the Year. […]
Edgecombe Community College students brought home three individual awards and two team awards from the SkillsUSA state competition held April 27-29. Eleven students and four faculty advisors traveled to Greensboro to participate in the competition. Founded in 1965, SkillsUSA offers a competition for students to demonstrate their career and technical skills. The ECC chapter, called […]
Members of Edgecombe Community College’s Medical Assisting Class of 2022 passed on their first try the American Association of Medical Assistants national certification exam to become a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA), resulting in a 100 percent pass rate for the class. This is the first Medical Assisting class at ECC to reach this achievement prior […]
Fifteen Edgecombe Community College students and staff, including ECC President Dr. Greg McLeod, participated in the Adopt-A-Highway cleanup on April 23 sponsored by the college’s chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society. The Alpha Omega Nu chapter at ECC collected 21 bags of trash and recyclables along a three-mile stretch of highway in front […]
Summer fun begins soon at Edgecombe Community College! Registration is underway for Camp College 2022, ECC’s summer camp program for kids. Eleven summer camps are planned for elementary and middle students in grades K-9. Most of the camps are four-day camps and meet in the morning or afternoon. Camp College is sponsored by the College’s […]
For the third year in a row, Edgecombe Community College has been recognized nationally as a school that helps military veterans succeed. The college was recently designated a 2022-2023 Military Friendly® School. ECC received a Silver Award in the Small Community College category. According to militaryfriendly.com, “Military Friendly® Schools strive towards and succeed in the […]
Edgecombe Community College hosted eighth graders from South Edgecombe Middle School and Martin Millennium Academy for Career and Technical Education (CTE) Day on April 6. CTE Day highlights CTE programs at the college. “We want students to be exposed to the career paths and real-world educational opportunities available at Edgecombe Community College,” explains Kathy Webb, […]
Edgecombe Community College Radiography students broadened their educational experience last week when they attended the North Carolina Society of Radiologic Technologists Annual Conference, held March 30-April 1 in Wilmington. “This was the students’ first conference,” says Desiree Duncan, Radiography program chair. “All of these students will graduate in May, so it was beneficial for them […]
