Members of Edgecombe Community College’s Respiratory Therapy Class of 2022 participated in their pinning ceremony on May 10. From left are (front row) Program Chair Tim King, Moresa Hoggard, Betzaira Saenz, Nour Kasem Ladd, Robbin Weatherford, Director of Clinical Education Josh Pendergraft, (middle row) Ashley Norville, Ashley Pitts Woodlief, Mary Ramsey, (back row) Morgan Tyson, […]
Dr. Valerie Bridges, superintendent of Edgecombe County Public Schools, told Edgecombe Community College graduates to believe in themselves as they look forward to the future during Commencement exercises at ECC held May 13. Dr. Bridges gave the keynote address during the ceremony. She is the 2022 A. Craig Phillips North Carolina Superintendent of the Year. […]
Edgecombe Community College students brought home three individual awards and two team awards from the SkillsUSA state competition held April 27-29. Eleven students and four faculty advisors traveled to Greensboro to participate in the competition. Founded in 1965, SkillsUSA offers a competition for students to demonstrate their career and technical skills. The ECC chapter, called […]
As Edgecombe Community College students continue to navigate online learning and resources, the Division of College and Career Readiness (CCR) has created a Transition to Digital Skills course to aid those who may need stronger computer skills. A focus of College and Career Readiness is to assist adults who have not earned a high school […]
A gift from a Rocky Mount family with deep ties to education will establish the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence at Edgecombe Community College. Jack Gurganus and his sister, Sonya Gurganus Bowen, have provided funding to create the center because, he says, “We want to strengthen teaching, which is both an art and a […]
Congratulations to Ami Denton, program chair and director of the Nursing program at Edgecombe Community College, who received the 2022 Educator of the Year Award from the North Carolina Associate Degree Nursing Council. The award was presented during the council’s spring conference held in April. NCADN Council membership is open to all nursing faculty […]
Edgecombe Community College’s Alpha Omega Nu chapter of Phi Theta Kappa welcomed nineteen new members into its membership in April. Phi Theta Kappa is an honor society for students attending two-year schools. The organization held an induction ceremony on April 28. The guest speaker was Dr. Bruce Panneton, vice president of instruction at the college. […]
Members of Edgecombe Community College’s Medical Assisting Class of 2022 passed on their first try the American Association of Medical Assistants national certification exam to become a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA), resulting in a 100 percent pass rate for the class. This is the first Medical Assisting class at ECC to reach this achievement prior […]
Fifteen Edgecombe Community College students and staff, including ECC President Dr. Greg McLeod, participated in the Adopt-A-Highway cleanup on April 23 sponsored by the college’s chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society. The Alpha Omega Nu chapter at ECC collected 21 bags of trash and recyclables along a three-mile stretch of highway in front […]
The state of North Carolina is considering a proposal that would require a two-year associate degree for new paramedics, and Edgecombe Community College is working to be prepared for the likelihood of new regulations. The college recently launched a program that enables students to earn an associate degree in Emergency Medical Science. “What makes this […]
