Edgecombe Community College Associate Degree Nursing students Haley Lewis and Genesis Munguia-Valencia received the DAISY Foundation’s DAISY in Training Award during the ADN pinning ceremony on May 8. The seniors received a certificate, a DAISY in Training Award TM pin, and a hand-carved stone sculpture entitled A Healer’s Touch. Both Lewis and Munguia-Valencia graduated from […]
Edgecombe Community College Associate Degree Nursing graduates participated in their pinning ceremony on May 8. The ADN Class of 2019 is a large class of 35 members, who graduated from the ADN program during the College’s commencement ceremony on May 10. These graduates have met the education requirements to take the NCLEX-RN®, the National Council […]
Janice Bryant Howroyd, founder and chief executive officer of The ActOne Group and a native of Tarboro, had a “conversation about truth” with graduates at Edgecombe Community College during Commencement exercises held May 10. Howroyd gave the keynote address during the ceremony, which marked the College’s 50th graduating class. The first graduating class in 1969 […]
Edgecombe Community College and North Carolina Wesleyan College recently reauthorized an agreement that will help qualified ECC graduates transfer to Wesleyan. The goal is to enable a seamless transfer for students who enroll at Wesleyan following completion of their two-year degree at ECC. Leaders from both colleges attended the May 2 signing ceremony held at […]
Edgecombe Community College and Elizabeth City State University have signed an agreement that guarantees admission to ECSU for qualified ECC students. In addition, the two schools signed three degree program agreements that provide ECC students with a clear path to four-year degree completion at ECSU. Held April 29 and attended by ECC and ECSU officials, […]
Congratulations to Sarah d’Empaire, Nursing instructor at Edgecombe Community College, who received the 2019 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 in associate degree nursing programs in North […]
Edgecombe Community College’s Alpha Omega Nu chapter of Phi Theta Kappa inducted twenty-seven students into its membership during an April 10 induction ceremony held on the Rocky Mount campus. Phi Theta Kappa is an honor society for students attending two-year schools. The guest speaker at the induction ceremony was Dr. Greg McLeod, president of ECC. […]
Edgecombe Community College students won four awards, including two first-place honors, at the recent SkillsUSA North Carolina State Leadership and Skills Conference. The event was held April 9-11 in Greensboro. During the conference, more than 2,500 high school and postsecondary students competed in over 120 different skills and leadership contests. The Edgecombe Community College team, […]
Janice Bryant Howroyd, founder and chief executive officer of The ActOne Group and a native of Tarboro, will give the keynote address during Commencement at Edgecombe Community College on Friday, May 10. Commencement begins at 7 p.m. and will be held in Keihin Auditorium on the Tarboro campus. For those unable to attend, a link […]
Edgecombe Community College Foundation friends gathered at the Tarboro home of Billy and Margaret Anne Wooten recently for Springtide 2019. The annual recognition event honors donors who contribute $250 or more to the Foundation to support student scholarships. From left are ECC President Dr. Greg McLeod, Eddie Stocks, Susan Boyette, Carnell Lamm, and David Boyette. […]
