From left, Edgecombe Community College students Kina Spain, Jokita Johnson, and Caitlyn Council listen carefully in an Anatomy and Physiology class during the first day of summer classes on May 23. Five-week online classes begin June 28. Summer classes end August 8.
During a retirement reception honoring Dr. Deborah L. Lamm, president of Edgecombe Community College for 14 years, the College’s Board of Trustees announced plans to name a building in her honor. The tribute was announced by Dr. Jerry Price, chair of the ECC Board of Trustees, during a retirement reception held May 22. The Biotechnology […]
Eighty-four Edgecombe County high school seniors declared their intention to attend Edgecombe Community College this fall at ECC Signing Day held at high schools earlier this month. Signing Day is a national initiative to celebrate students for making a commitment to higher education. Students, parents, and College and high school officials attended ECC Signing Day […]
Jim Rose, vice chair of the State Board of Community Colleges, advised graduates at Edgecombe Community College Friday night that the “secret to success is to encourage other people.” Rose gave the keynote address during Commencement exercises at the College on Friday, May 11. ECC’s Class of 2018 comprises 439 students who received 536 curriculum […]
Visitors from the Triangle eastward learned about the restoration of historic structures during the Preservation Trades Fair at Edgecombe Community College on Saturday, April 28. Experts from Eastern North Carolina led demonstrations on various preservation-related topics and building trades, including roofing, window repair, and historic carpentry. Presenters included: Reid Thomas, restoration specialist with the Eastern […]
Educators from across North Carolina traveled to Edgecombe Community College on May 4 to participate in the College’s first student success symposium. Nearly forty community college and higher education professionals attended the No Greater Odds: Student Success Symposium. James McCoy and Charlene Gibson, co-creators and producers of the acclaimed documentary “No Greater Odds,” led professional […]
Students Paulette Clark-Daniels (left) and Teresa Denton were among the Edgecombe Community College Human Services Club members who attended the Enhancing Knowledge and Skills in Adult Mental Health conference held April 26-27 in Greenville. Students earned up to twelve hours of credit and completed their ethics requirements for certification by the NC Substance Abuse Professional Practice […]
Edgecombe Community College’s Alpha Omega Nu chapter of Phi Theta Kappa inducted twenty-five students into its membership during an April 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 Stephanie Fisher, vice president of administrative services […]
Edgecombe Community College students won ten awards, including six first-place honors, at the SkillsUSA North Carolina State Leadership and Skills Conference. The event was held April 18-20 in Greensboro. More than 2,500 students, instructors, industry members, and volunteers were on hand for the largest showcase of career and technical education in the state. Nearly 1,800 […]
Edgecombe Community College administrative professionals were winners at the Annual Administrative Professionals Day Luncheon held March 24. From left are ECC staff members Viola Harris, Brittany Harrelson, Erikka Black, Sharon Greene, Kimyarda Lawson, Patricia Pryor (kneeling), Kevin Lynch, and Kienesha Ebron. The event was sponsored by the ECC Small Business Center, the Tarboro Edgecombe Chamber of Commerce, […]
