Students in Edgecombe Community College’s new program in Agribusiness Technology recently toured the Steven Brake poultry farm – S&N Enterprises – a contract grower for Perdue. The Pinetops farmer hosts students and others in the community who want to know more about growing commercial broiler chickens. ECC students dressed the part and learned about biosecurity, […]
North Carolina Wesleyan College (NCWC) recently reauthorized an agreement that will help qualified graduates of Edgecombe Community College (ECC) transfer to Wesleyan. The agreement aims to provide a seamless transfer for students who enroll at Wesleyan following completion of their two-year degree at ECC. Leaders of both colleges attended the September 29 signing held on […]
The Rocky Mount Rotary Club presented Edgecombe Community College with $17,000 on Monday to support student scholarships. The presentation took place during a Rotary Zoom meeting, during which Rotary leaders presented $51,000 in scholarship funds to support local students attending Edgecombe Community College, Nash Community College, and North Carolina Wesleyan College. The funds were raised […]
Edgecombe Community College is offering a fall mini-term that begins October 20 and ends December 17. This eight-week mini-term makes it possible for students to complete a course with the same quality of instruction as a standard sixteen-week course, but on a shorter schedule. Most of the classes are online, but several are hybrid classes […]
Edgecombe Community College paused to observe 9/11 on September 11. The virtual event included patriotic music by Suzi Shippen-Wagner, program chair of Surgical Technology; prayer led by the Rev. Kenny Parker, ECC trustee; and comments by Carole Mehle, English instructor and chair of the Diversity and Global Connections Committee, which sponsored the observance. Read their […]
Advanced Cosmetology student Crystal Dickens puts finishing touches on her dream board. Cosmetology students have been creating dream boards this fall to inspire them to stay the course in their pursuit of educational goals. Students are completing coursework through a combination of in-person labs and online study. They use the dream boards as encouragement when […]
Edgecombe Community College’s Practical Nursing program was recently ranked #5 in the state after receiving a perfect score by a national nursing advocacy organization. The top eight schools on the PracticalNursing.org list received a 100 percent score, and Edgecombe Community College was listed as fifth based on program size. “We are very proud of our […]
Edgecombe Community College and the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina gave away 500 boxes of food to area residents on September 4. The free food distribution event took place simultaneously on ECC campuses in Rocky Mount and Tarboro. LaShawnda Washington, director of ECC’s Division of College and Career Readiness and coordinator of […]
State Farm recently donated 200 disposable surgical masks to Edgecombe Community College. According to Greg Sessoms, Tarboro agent, State Farm provided each office with $500 to invest in community service projects. The Tarboro office is using the funds to distribute personal protective equipment to area schools, including ECC. Shown are Sessoms (left) and ECC President […]
Edgecombe Community College and the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina are giving away 500 boxes of food to area residents on Friday, September 4. The free food distribution event will take place on the College’s Rocky Mount and Tarboro campuses simultaneously, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Two hundred and fifty boxes […]
