Edgecombe Community College students (l-r) Francisco Vazquez-Hilario, Clayton Garrison, and Charles Newsome get hands-on experience in a Motors and Controls course on the first day of class. Vazquez-Hilario also is an Edgecombe Early College High School student. Spring semester classes began at ECC on January 8. The Motors and Controls class is among the industry, […]
Edgecombe Community College has been recognized nationally as a school that helps military veterans succeed. The College was recently designated a 2020 Military Friendly College by Intelligent.com, a resource for online degree rankings and higher education planning. Intelligent.com conferred the designation on 60 colleges nationwide. Other North Carolina schools that received the distinction are East […]
The Edgecombe Community College Foundation awarded scholarships to 150 ECC students during a scholarship awards ceremony held December 12 on the Tarboro campus. Scholarships totaling $127,000 were awarded, with scholarship amounts ranging from $100 to $5,000. Shown are ECC Radiography student Bailey Lamm (left), who received the Nina W. Fountain Endowed Scholarship, and Desiree Duncan, […]
Edgecombe Community College Associate Degree Nursing students who are members of the Student Nurses Association participated in the 2019 Twin Counties Heart & Stroke Walk at Rocky Mount Mills on October 26. Shown are (front, kneeling) Amanda Cary-Bunn, Kalen Burwell, Veronice Simmons, Alexis Ellis, (back) Ama Selly, Sonya Smith, Mandy Smith, Kerstan Riley, Kaila Bolden, […]
Reserved parking spaces for Edgecombe Community College students who are veterans or active duty military were unveiled during the Veterans Day Memorial and Recognition Ceremony held November 11 on the Tarboro campus. ECC President Dr. Greg McLeod and Angie Estes, financial aid advisor and VA coordinator, presented the first reserved parking space, which is located […]
Edgecombe Community College graduated ten cadets from its Seventh Basic Law Enforcement Training Academy on October 29. The graduation ceremony featured comments by Aaron McRoy, platoon leader. ECC’s BLET Academy prepares students for entry-level employment as a law enforcement officer with state, county, or municipal governments. The cadets completed an intensive 20-week program and have […]
Edgecombe Community College students Jonah Ussery (left) and Jasmine Harris decorated pumpkins during Fall Fest held in October on the Tarboro campus. Hosted by the Student Government Association, Fall Fest also featured food trucks, music, a photo booth, games, and giveaways. Transportation was provided for students on the Rocky Mount campus so that all students […]
Edgecombe Community College second-level Nursing students held a Health Literacy Fair on the Tarboro campus recently, providing health information to the public and showcasing their poster presentations. The students’ poster presentations focused on current health issues facing Edgecombe and Nash counties. Shown from left are Nursing students Tarsha Spruill and Devetta Thomas. See photos on […]
Edgecombe Community College Historic Preservation students and ECC instructors were among the many volunteers who withstood drenching rain to help install The Wall That Heals in Braswell Park in Tarboro. The Wall That Heals is a traveling three-quarter replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC, and its October 17-20 appearance in Tarboro was […]
Edgecombe Community College announces 2019-2020 Student Government Association executive officers elected by the student body. From left are Shyann Warren, vice president; Isabella Garay, public information officer; Tiera Wheeler, secretary/treasurer; William “Bricen” Duff, Edgecombe Early College High School representative; Ta’jerick Jones, Curriculum representative; Lexus Regan, parliamentarian; Sidavia Foggs, president, and Meosha Draughn, SGA advisor.
