An Edgecombe Community College instructor and staff member received special awards from the ECC Foundation at the college’s fall semester kickoff held virtually on August 16. Francine Long, math instructor, received the 2021 Excellence in Teaching Award. “When the college transitioned to a virtual environment in March 2020, she set the standard by embracing web-based […]
Desiree Duncan (standing), program chair of the Radiography program at Edgecombe Community College, provides an orientation to students enrolled in Radiography Image Production during the first day of class on August 19. Many fall classes at ECC are being delivered both in person and online, with some offered as a hybrid of online and in-person […]
Edgecombe Community College is proud to announce its President’s List for the Summer 2021 term. The following full-time students earned a 4.0 grade point average, placing them on the President’s List. Denton: Heather Jones Greenville: Franklyn Howard Pinetops: Yadira Lopez Edgecombe Community College also is proud to announce its Dean’s List for Summer 2021. The […]
Edgecombe Community College’s Practical Nursing program was recently ranked #3 in the state after receiving a perfect score by a national nursing advocacy organization. The top seven schools on the PracticalNursing.org list received a 100 percent score, and Edgecombe Community College was listed as third based on program size. “We are very proud of our […]
Kim Wittig, administrative captain of the Rocky Mount Fire Department and a native of Edgecombe County, has been appointed to a four-year term on the Edgecombe Community College Board of Trustees. In 2000, Wittig became the first fire and life safety educator for the Rocky Mount Fire Department. She spent the next 17 years in […]
The Edgecombe Community College Board of Trustees recently elected the Rev. Jerry Spruell as chair of the board and Carl Warren as vice chair. Rev. Spruell has been a member of the ECC Board of Trustees since 1994 and is the longest serving member of the board. He is chair of the board’s Executive Committee […]
Edgecombe Community College is one of thirteen two-year colleges from across the nation selected for Project Vision, a grant-focused initiative supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The goal of the five-year project is to help smaller, rural two-year colleges create opportunities to seek funding for NSF grants. In addition to focusing on smaller, rural […]
Welders are in high demand in the Edgecombe area, and Edgecombe Community College is training students to meet the demand. At ECC, students can earn certifications, a diploma, and a degree in welding. “There are a lot of places that need welders,” says ECC welding instructor Warren Lynch. “Once students complete their program, I’ve got […]
If you embarked on home improvements or new construction during the pandemic, you quickly learned that licensed electricians are in short supply. Edgecombe Community College is working to meet the local need for electricians through its program in Electrical Systems Technology. “There are only 300 unlimited electricians in the state of North Carolina, and that […]
Thirteen out of fourteen graduates of the Radiography program at Edgecombe Community College have sat for and passed the national certification exam, becoming registered radiographers and earning the title R.T.(R)(ARRT). Shown reviewing a hand x-ray on the GE OEC Series 9600 fluoroscopic C-arm monitor are Joseph Bridgeman, junior-level student, and Desiree Duncan, program chair of […]
