More than 175 job seekers attended Edgecombe Community College’s annual Job Fair on March 15. Fifty-eight employers, including representatives from manufacturing, health care, and public safety, were on the lookout for qualified applicants at the Job Fair. Four of these companies conducted interviews during the event. Shown above are Jean Nash (left), safety manager of […]
The Rotary Club of Tarboro recently presented $1,000 to Edgecombe Community College. The gift is earmarked for the Eagle Fund, which was established by an anonymous donor to assist ECC students with financial emergencies. Shown from left are Mark Lorence, general counsel and chief advancement officer at ECC; Cara Archer, president of the Rotary Club […]
The Edgecombe Community College Foundation’s 33rd Annual Golf Tournament raised more than $24,000 for student scholarships. The tournament was held October 9 at Maccripine Country Club in Macclesfield. Thirty-three teams competed in the tournament, which is among the largest fundraisers for student scholarships held by the ECC Foundation. “It was a beautiful day, the players […]
Edgecombe Community College health sciences students provided health information and free blood glucose and blood pressure checks at the Health Sciences Fair held Wednesday on the Rocky Mount campus. Shown from left are Cashonna Griffin, a second-year Nursing student, and Patricia Davis, an ECC staff member.
The State Employees Credit Union Foundation recently awarded nine scholarships to Continuing Education students at Edgecombe Community College. Established in 2013, the SECU Foundation Continuing Education Scholarship Program focuses on assisting the needs of North Carolina’s unemployed and underemployed citizens, military veterans, and members of the state’s National Guard seeking short-term job training for new […]
Stephen Herring, religion, geography, and development studies instructor at Edgecombe Community College, has been awarded the 2018-2019 Keihin Endowed Faculty Chair. The chair was endowed by Keihin Carolina System Technology (KCST) through a $100,000 gift in 2007, and it rewards excellence in teaching. “I accept this honor with incredible gratitude,” Herring said in accepting the […]
A new member of the Edgecombe Community College Board of Trustees was officially sworn in and a second member was reappointed at the board’s recent quarterly meeting. The Edgecombe County Board of Education appointed Ricky Thompson of Tarboro to the board. Thompson is a financial advisor with Edward Jones. Gloria Wiggins-Hicks, a trustee since 1997, […]
Edgecombe Community College announces the launch of Single Stop services in its Student Success Center. Single Stop’s “one-stop shop” model will offer a broad range of social, financial, and legal services to all ECC students. The Single Stop office, set to open August 23 in the Student Success Center, will connect students and their families […]
Two prominent North Carolina business leaders will headline the Twin Counties Education & Business Leaders’ Summit on Thursday, August 9. The event will be held in Keihin Auditorium on the Tarboro campus of Edgecombe Community College. Doors will open at 7:15 a.m. for a networking breakfast, and the program will follow. John Chaffee, president and […]
Edgecombe Community College instructor and area historian Monika Fleming recently received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine from North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper. When presenting the prestigious award to Fleming, Tarboro Mayor Joe Pitt says it was a very happy moment for him as mayor to have a local citizen so deserving of the […]
