Lynwood Roberson, who has more than 20 years of experience leading nonprofit organizations, has been named executive director of the Edgecombe Community College Foundation. In his new position, Roberson will develop and direct ECC Foundation events and initiatives, spearhead fund-raising efforts, and collaborate with alumni, business leaders, community members, and other stakeholders to increase and […]
Jim Rose, vice chair of the State Board of Community Colleges, will give the keynote address during Commencement at Edgecombe Community College on Friday, May 11. Commencement begins at 7 p.m. and will be held in Keihin Auditorium on the Tarboro campus. For those unable to attend, live streaming coverage of graduation exercises will be […]
Members of the Radiography Class of 2018 attended the North Carolina Society of Radiologic Technologists Annual Conference in Asheville this week.
Edgecombe Community College and the Rocky Mount Fire Department partnered in March to provide area firefighters with cancer prevention training. Shown are Tyler Jenkins of the RMFD with Mellisa Wheeler, director of disparities and outreach at the Levine Cancer Institute of Atrium Health in Charlotte. Wheeler led the training.
Edgecombe Community College’s Practical Nursing program was recently ranked #6 in the state after receiving a perfect score by a national nursing advocacy organization. The top nine schools on the Practicalnursing.org list received a 100 percent score, and Edgecombe Community College was listed as sixth based on program size. “It’s great,” says Barbara Knopp, program […]
Edgecombe Community College’s student honor society won thirteen awards at the recent Phi Theta Kappa Carolinas Regional Convention. Three students and Advisor Tamara Frank-Pourvady represented ECC’s chapter, Alpha Omega Nu, at the annual convention held March 9-11 in Myrtle Beach, SC. At this conference, chapters and individuals are recognized for their hard work throughout the […]
More than 150 job seekers attended Edgecombe Community College’s annual Job Fair on March 16. Shown from left are Tiffany Applewhite, Paris Savage, and Bridgestone representatives Lakesha Alston and Zack Doyle. Forty employers, including representatives from manufacturing, health care, and public safety, were on the lookout for qualified applicants at the ECC Job […]
Edgecombe Community College hosted its annual Global Education Spring Symposium on the Rocky Mount campus March 15-16. Norris Tolson, CEO and president of Carolinas Gateway Partnership, gave the keynote address on global trade. He focused on cultural issues that arise in conducting business with foreign companies and the role of ECC in attracting industry to […]
When Myia Jones signed up for Edgecombe Community College’s new guitar-making class at North Edgecombe High School, she was looking for something easy to fill a free period. But what the seventeen-year-old senior got was so much more than an underwater basket-weaving course. “I’m not a good math person, but we can work at our […]
The Edgecombe Community College patient simulation team recently led a demonstration for the Young Ladies Empowerment Series at Rocky Mount Middle School. Audience members ranged from elementary school age to young adults. The demonstrations featured a cardiac arrest demonstration and a conversation with one of the high tech manikins. The group also did a Google […]
