Nineteen Edgecombe Community College students, instructors, and staff participated in the college’s Adopt-A-Highway cleanup on Saturday, March 16, sponsored by the college’s chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) honor society. The Alpha Omega Nu chapter at ECC has been responsible for a three-mile stretch of road in front of the Tarboro campus since 2000 […]
Edgecombe Community College students and employees, college leaders, and area residents gathered to celebrate Black History Month on February 22 in McBryde Auditorium on the Rocky Mount campus. The theme of the event was “Black History: Strong Roots, Amazing Achievements.” Princeville Mayor Bobbie Jones (shown) shared keynote remarks, and Minister Willie Moore of Word Tabernacle […]
Edgecombe Community College nursing students recently participated in a Nursing Career Fair on the Tarboro campus. Held February 5, the event brought together hospitals, healthcare facilities, and universities that offer baccalaureate nursing programs to offer job opportunities and educational pathways for nursing students. “It’s like speed dating for nursing jobs and degrees,” explains Loretta Langley, […]
Edgecombe Community College is proud to announce its President’s List for the Fall 2023 semester. The following full-time students earned a 4.0 grade point average, placing them on the President’s List. Bailey: Jocelyn Brumley Fountain: Joanne Sarver Greenville: Charita Fennell, Shandell Jones, Mydasha Pettaway Kenly: Valerie Martin Macclesfield: Stephanie Webb Pinetops: Caleb Allen, Yahayra Barrientos, […]
Members of the Providing African American Males the Edge to Succeed (P.A.A.M.E.S.) program at Edgecombe Community College showcase the book display they assembled in the Tarboro campus library. The goal of the display is to highlight and recognize African American males who made major contributions to Black history and to strengthen the culture of brotherhood […]
Edgecombe Community College’s Alpha Omega Nu chapter of Phi Theta Kappa welcomed twenty-seven new members into its membership recently. Phi Theta Kappa is an honor society for students attending two-year schools. The organization held an induction ceremony on the Tarboro campus in November. The guest speaker was Laura Otrimski, psychology instructor and 2023 Hitachi Astemo […]
Area youth explored career options through the Be Pro Be Proud NC mobile workshop set up recently on the campus of Edgecombe Community College. The tractor trailer is equipped with interactive simulations to showcase a wide range of skilled and technical workforce jobs, such as truck driving – CDL training shown. The Strategic Twin-Counties Education […]
Fourteen cadets graduated from Edgecombe Community College’s 13th Basic Academy of Basic Law Enforcement Training on November 7. The graduation ceremony featured comments by Joseph Roach, cadet in the 13th Basic Academy, and Michael Conwell, platoon leader of the 13th Basic Academy. Graduates and their agencies are: Keshawn Best, Edenton Police Department Lindsay Brand, UNC […]
For some members of a group of Edgecombe Community College students, a recent day trip to Morehead City was especially momentous. They visited the North Carolina coast for the first time. The inaugural trip of the ECC Explorers took place on Friday, October 13, which coincided with the college’s fall break. Eleven ECC and Edgecombe […]
Edgecombe Community College students recently received tips on how to Dress for Success. The event was sponsored by Providing African American Males the Edge to Succeed (PAAMES). Shown above from left are Nekkiia McGee, PAAMES success coach; ECC student Jaedyn Bell; Jalen Baker, presenter and director of the Male Achievement Center at Shaw University; EDGE […]
