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College Trustee Named to State Association Board

Gloria Wiggins-Hicks, a member of the Board of Trustees at Edgecombe Community College, has been named to the Executive Board of the North Carolina Association of Community College Trustees (NCACCT). She is retired community relations manager of Cummins Rocky Mount Engine Plant. The NCACCT was founded in 1967 to provide NC community college trustees an […]

Law Enforcement Organization Supports BLET

The Edgecombe County Law Enforcement Association has presented the Edgecombe Community College Foundation with a generous donation of nearly $30,000. The gift will support scholarships for qualified students enrolled in Basic Law Enforcement Training at ECC. According to BLET School Director Bernie Taylor, funds will be used to help offset the cost of required uniforms […]

Tackle the Tar Presents $17,000 to ECC

Edgecombe Community College has received $17,000 from Tackle the Tar, a 5K obstacle course race and family fun day sponsored by the Rotary Club of Rocky Mount. Proceeds from the annual event support scholarships for local students attending Edgecombe and Nash community colleges and NC Wesleyan College. Shown from left are Tackle the Tar and […]

Fall Semester Off to a Great Start

A new semester is in full swing as Edgecombe Community College ends its first full week of classes today. Above, Rebecca Stamilio Ehret (center), Physics and Industrial Trades instructor, observes Electronics students Michael Tyson and Kaitlyn Tripp as they measure voltage output from an Arduino microcontroller to an LCD screen in the recently updated Electronics Lab.

ECC Trustees Elect New Chair and Vice Chair

Edgecombe Community College trustees recently elected Dr. Jerry Price as chair of the board and Jessie Jones as vice chair. Dr. Price presided over his first meeting on August 1. A trustee since 2009, Dr. Price previously served as chair of the Board of Trustees Finance Committee. He is a retired Tarboro dentist. Jones has […]

English Instructor Receives Prestigious Teaching Award

Carole Mehle, English/Humanities instructor at Edgecombe Community College, has been awarded the 2017-2018 Keihin Endowed Faculty Chair. The chair was endowed by Keihin Carolina System Technology (KCST) through a $100,000 gift in 2007, and it rewards excellence in teaching. “Thank you so much for this wonderful honor,” Mehle said in accepting the award during an […]

Surgical Technology Grads Already Employed

Surgical Technology graduates at Edgecombe Community College participated in their August 2 pinning ceremony. From left are graduates Graham Justice, Abby Brown, and Tracy Cannon. These graduates passed the National Board for Surgical Technologists and Surgical Assistants Certification Exam, and all three are employed in nearby healthcare facilities, two in Greenville and one in Washington.

Practical Nursing Graduates Hold Pinning Ceremony

Practical Nursing graduates at Edgecombe Community College participated in a recent pinning ceremony. Shown are (front from left) Shannon Bell, Ebony Alston, Amber Vick, Lori Vick, (middle) Anita Rhodes, Jackson Lewis, Jasmine Best, (back) Sharon Davis, Genesis Munguia-Valencia, Anjanette Howard, and Lateshia Johnson. These graduates are eligible to apply to take the National Council Licensure […]

CSX Donates New Clothes for ECC Students

Edgecombe Community College will officially open a clothes closet for students at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, August 22, thanks to a donation of professional clothing from CSX. Called the Eagle’s Nest, the new initiative is located in a former Respiratory Therapy skills lab in the Barnes Building on the Rocky Mount campus. CSX, through the […]

NC Community College System VP Speaks at Kickoff

Dr. Lisa Chapman (left), senior vice president/chief academic officer of the North Carolina Community College System, was the keynote speaker at Edgecombe Community College’s fall semester kickoff for employees on August 14. Shown with her is ECC President Dr. Deborah Lamm.