The Tarboro Rotary Club recently contributed $4,000 to Edgecombe Community College public safety programs. The organization holds an annual Field of Honor fundraiser, and a portion of proceeds from the event support the college’s fire/EMS and basic law enforcement training programs. Each program received $2,000. From left are ECC President Dr. Greg McLeod, who serves […]
Many of the 24 EDGE Scholarship recipients who joined the student body at Edgecombe Community College this fall attended a recent orientation on the Tarboro campus. All of these EDGE Scholarship recipients are May 2022 graduates of Edgecombe County and Nash County high schools. Through the EDGE Scholarship, students with a 2.8 GPA in high […]
Edgecombe Community College’s Division of College and Career Readiness ranked number two in performance among North Carolina community colleges for the 2021-2022 program year. The division ranked second in performance among 58 community colleges and 11 community-based organizations. A focus of College and Career Readiness is to assist adults who have not earned a high […]
The National Guard Hazardous Response Team based in Greenville traveled to Edgecombe Community College recently for training. The team is one of 57 “small footprint” hazardous materials response teams across the nation. Among other training scenarios, team members conducted a search of Keihin Auditorium on the Tarboro campus.
Doug Parrish, chair of Industrial and Technical Trades at Edgecombe Community College, has received the 2022 Hitachi Astemo Endowed Faculty Chair Award, which rewards excellence in teaching. “Thank you so much for this wonderful honor,” Parrish said in accepting the award during a recent ceremony. “I teach people how to earn more than their teachers, […]
More than 40 new students recently attended New Student Orientation at Edgecombe Community College. Known as START@ECC, orientation was held on the Tarboro campus. Key faculty and staff shared information about their areas and provided tips on how to succeed in college. This marked the first in-person New Student Orientation since 2019 due to pandemic […]
An Edgecombe Community College instructor, staff member, and department received special awards from the ECC Foundation at the college’s fall semester kickoff held August 15. Employees met for an in-person kickoff for the first time since 2019 due to pandemic restrictions. Warren Lynch, welding instructor, received the 2022 Excellence in Teaching Award. In announcing the […]
Practical Nursing graduates at Edgecombe Community College participated in a recent pinning ceremony. From left are (front) Kaitlyn Renee Evans, Ti’Kesha Reneé Hinton, Jessica Edwards, Sharrell Wanda Gray, Jeremy Logan Bulluck, Belinda Detronia Armstrong, Jennifer Moore Case, Mary Jenkins, LaQuisha Shanette Mabry, (back, on stairs) Kristin Barnett, Dana Latrice Kimble, Christine A. Ogwade, Rebeka Lee […]
Edgecombe Community College employees gathered on August 15 for an in-person fall semester kickoff for the first time since 2019 due to pandemic restrictions. Edgecombe County Sheriff Clee Atkinson provided keynote remarks and focused on leadership. “The big picture for ECC is building leaders for the next generation,” he told instructors and staff.
Nacole Everette, program chair of Health Information Technology at Edgecombe Community College, has been named dean of the Division of Health Sciences at ECC. In her new position, Everette will oversee programs in Biotechnology, CT/MRI, Dental Hygiene, Emergency Medical Science, Health Information Technology, Human Services, Medical Assisting, Medical Office Administration, Nursing, Ophthalmic Medical Personnel, Radiography, […]
