During Bernie Taylor’s 30-year law enforcement career in Eastern North Carolina, he endured countless tragedies: seeing the aftermath of horrific traffic accidents, consoling the families who lost loved ones to murder, and witnessing the despair of domestic violence. In 2015, he turned in his badge in exchange for a clipboard and took over Edgecombe Community […]
Edgecombe Community College’s student honor society won thirteen awards at the recent awards ceremony held by the Phi Theta Kappa Carolinas Region. The awards ceremony was the capstone of the regional convention, held March 4-5 in Winston-Salem and the first in-person convention in two years. ECC’s chapter, Alpha Omega Nu, received the following awards: Chapter […]
Small businesses account for nearly half of the United States’ economic activity, and they create two-thirds of net new jobs, according to a recent study by the Small Business Administration. But for Laura Penny, her business would never have begun had it not been for the Small Business Center at Edgecombe Community College. When Penny […]
Samanthia Phillips, who has worked with students in various roles at Edgecombe Community College for almost 25 years, has been named vice president of student services at the college. In her new position, she oversees services, initiatives, and events that support students in degree, diploma, and certificate programs, from pre-admission to graduation. She leads a […]
Motivated by a growth mindset, Chynice Chapman holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees and five certificates from five different schools. In several years, Edgecombe Community College’s student body president will have one more degree to add to her résumé. Chapman expects to earn a nursing degree by 2025. “I’m a lifelong learner,” the 44-year-old Chapman says. […]
Edgecombe Community College Fall 2021 semester academic honor rolls are posted with corrections. Congratulations to the ECC Eagles who made the President’s List and Dean’s List! The following full-time students earned a 4.0 grade point average, placing them on the President’s List. Chapel Hill: Charles Price Denton: Heather Jones Elm City: Autumn Bryant, Parker Hobgood […]
Lynwood Roberson, executive director of the Edgecombe Community College Foundation, has been selected to receive an International Distinguished College Administrator Award from Phi Theta Kappa, the honor society for students attending two-year schools. Roberson is one of only 28 college administrators worldwide selected for the international distinction. He was nominated by Edgecombe’s Alpha Omega Nu […]
Dr. Valerie Bridges, superintendent for Edgecombe County Public Schools (ECPS), will give the keynote address during Commencement at Edgecombe Community College on Friday, May 13. Commencement will be an outdoor seated event on the Tarboro campus greenway. The ceremony will begin at 4 p.m. Dr. Bridges is the 2022 A. Craig Phillips North Carolina Superintendent […]
Dr. Greg McLeod, president of Edgecombe Community College, is the subject of a new Trailblazer Profile, an initiative of the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research at North Carolina State University. The Trailblazer Profiles are part of the Belk Center’s North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) History Project and highlight and celebrate the […]
June Cherry, a retired health care professional and a native of Tarboro, has been appointed to a four-year term on the Edgecombe Community College Board of Trustees. Appointed to the ECC board by the Edgecombe County Board of Education, she fills the position formerly held by Dr. Chad Cayton, who served on the board from […]
