Dr. Greg McLeod, president of Edgecombe Community College, and Dr. Karrie Dixon, interim chancellor of Elizabeth City State University, met last week to discuss partnerships between the two schools. Dr. Dixon, who was recently appointed interim chancellor of ECSU, traveled to ECC’s Tarboro campus on October 16 as part of her regional tour of community […]
The Edgecombe Community College Foundation’s 33rd Annual Golf Tournament raised more than $24,000 for student scholarships. The tournament was held October 9 at Maccripine Country Club in Macclesfield. Thirty-three teams competed in the tournament, which is among the largest fundraisers for student scholarships held by the ECC Foundation. “It was a beautiful day, the players […]
On October 10, East Carolina University admissions staff introduced Edgecombe Community College students to the Pirate Promise, a new partnership that provides a seamless transition for ECC College Transfer students to the university. The program enables students, while enrolled at ECC, to benefit from a variety of ECU services prior to transferring. Shown is Erica […]
Edgecombe Community College health sciences students provided health information and free blood glucose and blood pressure checks at the Health Sciences Fair held Wednesday on the Rocky Mount campus. Shown from left are Cashonna Griffin, a second-year Nursing student, and Patricia Davis, an ECC staff member.
Josie Brown Davis of Rocky Mount was recently appointed to a four-year term on the Edgecombe Community College Board of Trustees. Appointed to the board by Governor Roy Cooper, Davis is a retired educator who spent 38 years as a teacher and administrator in Nash-Rocky Mount Schools and Edgecombe County Public Schools. She also worked […]
For the past 20 years, Edgecombe Community College’s Tutoring Center has helped thousands of students pass classes, graduate with credentials, and even weather life’s ups and downs. Vicky Bolivar, who graduated in 2015 with degrees in Spanish and business administration, raves about the College’s Tutoring Center. Shawn Smith, who is studying accounting at ECC, says […]
Edgecombe Community College’s Practical Nursing (PN) graduates who completed the program in August 2018 scored 100% on the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses (NCLEX-PN). ECC’s PN graduates have achieved a 100% pass rate since the program began in 2003. The NCLEX-PN is required for practice as a licensed practical nurse. From left are […]
Edgecombe Community College Medical Assisting student Shaquana Cherry registered to vote for the first time yesterday, which was National Voter Registration Day. NVRD volunteers set up a voter registration table on the Rocky Mount campus and shared information about early voting and new voter ID laws.
Before Hurricane Florence had completed her thrashing of Eastern North Carolina, Edgecombe Community College had reached out to students hit by the storm. College leaders relied on lessons learned during previous storms, Hurricane Floyd in 1999 and Hurricane Matthew in 2016. “We have taken what we learned in the aftermath of Hurricane Floyd and Hurricane […]
Edgecombe Community College student clubs and organizations held a Club Fair on the Tarboro and Rocky Mount campuses this week. Club representatives were on hand to provide information about the clubs and membership. Shown from left are students Quantira Farmer; Ty’Jerick Jones, Student Government Association vice president; Shaniqua Garner; and Kieranda Boyd. Clubs and other […]
