Area eighth graders visited the Rocky Mount campus of Edgecombe Community College recently for the annual Communities in Schools event. Students toured the campus, met with college instructors and staff, and learned about programs in Barbering, College Transfer, Criminal Justice, EMS, Medical Assisting, and Radiography. Shown counterclockwise from top are Barbering Instructor Rufus McKoy, ECC […]
More than 200 students from North East Carolina Prep School and Tarboro, North Edgecombe, Southwest Edgecombe, and Edgecombe Early College high schools attended an October 22 College Fair at Edgecombe Community College to learn about opportunities in higher education. College counselors associated with the Carolinas Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers were on hand […]
Clinical experiences are an important component of education and training in nursing programs at Edgecombe Community College. During clinicals, supervised nursing students interact with patients in healthcare settings. Due to pandemic restrictions, many clinical sites closed their doors to nursing students in 2020 and remain closed to students. This fall, instructors, staff, the college president, […]
Congratulations to the cadets of Edgecombe Community College’s 10th Basic Academy of Basic Law Enforcement Training. All cadets passed their State Comprehensive Examination last week and are now eligible to be hired as law enforcement officers in North Carolina. From left are Darrius Epps, Scott Chitwood, Kurt Knigge, Derrin Wells, Jasmine Barnes, Montrell Staton, Anna […]
Edgecombe Community College announces 2021-2022 Student Government Association executive officers. From left are Chynice Chapman, president, Associate in General Education – Pre-Nursing major; Gema Cuevas, vice president, Associate in General Education – Pre-Nursing; Victoria Dickens, secretary/treasurer, Associate in Early Childhood Education; and Eren Exum, Early College Representative, Associate in Arts. Far right is Dean of […]
The Rocky Mount Rotary Club recently presented Edgecombe Community College with $10,000 to support student scholarships. The presentation took place during a Rotary event, during which Rotary leaders awarded $30,000 in scholarship funds to support local students attending Edgecombe Community College, Nash Community College, and North Carolina Wesleyan College. The Rocky Mount Rotary Club continued […]
When Danny Butler took over in 2019 as Edgecombe Community College’s coordinator of Fire and Rescue Training, he set a goal to establish a full-fledged fire academy at the college by 2023. That dream recently moved a little closer to fruition when the Enfield Fire Department donated sixteen breathing apparatuses for use in training firefighters. […]
Dr. Greg McLeod, president of Edgecombe Community College, is among the North Carolina community college leaders who are the focus of a new project underway by the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research at North Carolina State University. Belk Center staff traveled to Tarboro recently to interview Dr. McLeod for the Trailblazer Profiles. […]
More than 40 employers, including representatives from manufacturing, healthcare, and hospitality, were on the lookout for qualified applicants at the Twin County Regional Job Fair held October 5 at the Rocky Mount Event Center. Shown is Taiesha Armstrong (left), fire training/recruitment officer with the Rocky Mount Fire Department, and an interested job seeker. The job […]
Edgecombe Community College has purchased 51 Newline interactive display boards to strengthen teaching and learning at the college. Pictured is Cate Valentino, product training specialist with Newline, who recently provided in-person training on the new devices and led training sessions on both the Tarboro and Rocky Mount campuses. The new technology was purchased with HEERF […]
