Trucking Operations students at Edgecombe Community College recently visited Eagle Transport in Selma. From left are Curt Odem, senior field maintenance manager at Eagle Transport; ECC students Brad Armstrong and Andre Kearney; and Lance Collette, president of Eagle Transport. Students shadowed the Eagle Transport executives and said it was an enriching learning experience. ECC offers […]
For the fourth year in a row, Edgecombe Community College students brought home gold from the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference held last week in Louisville, Kentucky. The conference is the world’s largest showcase of skilled trades. The highlight of the conference was the SkillsUSA Championships on June 26-27, during which 6,500 student contestants […]
Jobi Cook, associate director of the North Carolina Space Grant, traveled to Tarboro on June 21 to present members of Edgecombe Community College’s critECCly stable team with awards won in the NC Space Grant Community College High Altitude Ballooning Challenge and Competition held in April. ECC’s team received plaques for winning Best Overall Team and […]
Edgecombe Community College Class of 2019 Radiography graduates participated in their pinning ceremony in May. Clockwise from top right are Michael Aquino, RT(R); Rose Gailor, RT(R); Kayla Joyner, RT(R); Mikala Morris, RT(R); Shelby Webb, RT(R); Grayson Bass, RT(R); Leanne Davis, RT(R); Chelsea Clements, RT(R); Sarah Echols, RT(R); Parmelee McAden, RT(R); DeVanai Crandol, RT(R); Natalie Armstrong, […]
The State Employees Credit Union Foundation recently awarded six scholarships to Continuing Education students at Edgecombe Community College. Each student received an SECU Bridge to Career Workforce Development scholarship valued at $500 for study at ECC. In 2018, the SECU Foundation introduced the SECU Bridge to Career program. Available to all NC community colleges, the […]
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. […]
Medical Assisting graduates at Edgecombe Community College participated in a pinning ceremony in May. Shown from left are Monica Latham, Marianela Lopez, Te’Quisha Farrow, La’Kira Bullard, Kathleen Christman, and Latonya Hendricks. Graduates are eligible to sit for the American Association of Medical Assistants’ Certification Exam to become certified medical assistants. See photos on Facebook
More than a hundred Edgecombe County high school seniors declared their intention to attend Edgecombe Community College this fall at ECC Signing Day held at high schools earlier this month. Signing Day is a national initiative to celebrate students for making a commitment to higher education. Students, parents, and College and high school officials attended […]
Dr. Lia Walker (above), anatomy and physiology instructor, reviews the syllabus in a microbiology class that began Wednesday at Edgecombe Community College. Shown left are Bud Speight (below), program chair of Collision Repair and Refinishing Technology, and student Bailey Elliott making a repair with fiberglass during a plastics and adhesives class. Summer classes began at […]
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 […]
