Kevin Strickland (right), construction instructor at Edgecombe Community College, leads a recent construction class. Summer semester classes began May 23 and end August 3. Registration is underway for fall semester classes, which begin August 17. Contact successcenter@edgecombe.edu to enroll today!
Recent Edgecombe Community College Associate Degree Nursing graduates Michaela Dew and Anna Zinn received the DAISY Foundation’s DAISY in Training Award during the nursing pinning ceremony in May. They received a certificate, a DAISY in Training Award pin, and a hand-carved stone sculpture entitled A Healer’s Touch. Both Dew and Zinn graduated from the Associate […]
Edgecombe Community College is proud to announce its President’s List for the Spring 2023 semester. The following full-time students earned a 4.0 grade point average, placing them on the President’s List. Autryville: Hailey Barefoot, Zanetta Tafili Battleboro: Annie Hughes Elm City: Tanisha King Farmville: Rayann Spruill Greenville: Angel Blount, Sholonda Brown Henderson: Josie Roberson Mount […]
Edgecombe Community College Associate Degree Nursing graduates participated in their pinning ceremony on May 10. The ADN Class of 2023 is a large class of 39 members, who graduated from the ADN program during the college’s commencement ceremony on May 12. These graduates have met the education requirements to take the NCLEX-RN®, the National Council […]
Earlier this year, Crystal Gray was halfway through the surgical technology program at Edgecombe Community College and working long hours at UNC Health Nash. She also was looking forward to her youngest daughter graduating high school. Then a long shot paid off, and the renowned Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, offered Gray a summer internship […]
Edgecombe Community College’s High Altitude Balloon Team recently won half of the awards presented at the North Carolina Space Grant High Altitude Balloon Competition. Nine teams completed the statewide competition. Eight awards were presented during a virtual ceremony held May 11. ECC’s team, known as critECCly stable, won four of the awards: Highest Altitude (with […]
Edgecombe County Manager Eric Evans told Edgecombe Community College graduates they have the tools for success that no one can take away during Commencement exercises at ECC. Evans gave the keynote address during the ceremony held May 12 in Keihin Auditorium. He has served as county manager since 2015 and has worked for Edgecombe County […]
Edgecombe Community College recently celebrated students who won awards at the state SkillsUSA competition held in April. College officials hosted a reception on May 4 for the students, their families, and faculty advisors. Eighteen students and six faculty advisors participated in the SkillsUSA North Carolina State Leadership and Skills Conference, a competition for students to […]
Edgecombe Community College students and staff participated in the Adopt-A-Highway cleanup on April 29 sponsored by the college’s chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society. The Alpha Omega Nu chapter at ECC collected 11 bags of trash and recyclables along a three-mile stretch of highway in front of the Tarboro campus. The chapter is […]
Every Edgecombe Community College student who competed at the recent SkillsUSA state conference brought home an award. Eighteen students and six faculty advisors traveled to Greensboro to participate in the SkillsUSA North Carolina State Leadership and Skills Conference held April 18-20. SkillsUSA offers a competition for students to demonstrate their career and technical skills. The […]
