Edgecombe Community College’s Alpha Omega Nu chapter of Phi Theta Kappa welcomed twenty-seven new members into its membership recently. Phi Theta Kappa is an honor society for students attending two-year schools. The organization held an induction ceremony on the Tarboro campus in November. The guest speaker was Laura Otrimski, psychology instructor and 2023 Hitachi Astemo […]
Join Edgecombe Community College for two special events in February to celebrate Black History Month. The monthlong observance began as Negro History Week in 1926 by author and historian Dr. Carter G. Woodson. Black History Month became a national celebration in 1976 when President Gerald Ford recognized it at the U.S. Bicentennial Celebration. On February […]
Edgecombe Community College bookstores have been transformed into campus stores to better serve students, employees, and the public. The ECC Campus Store, located in the McIntyre Building on the Tarboro campus and the Barnes Building on the Rocky Mount campus, carries general merchandise including fan gear, apparel, school supplies, gifts, snacks, ice cream, and beverages, […]
Area youth explored career options through the Be Pro Be Proud NC mobile workshop set up recently on the campus of Edgecombe Community College. The tractor trailer is equipped with interactive simulations to showcase a wide range of skilled and technical workforce jobs, such as truck driving – CDL training shown. The Strategic Twin-Counties Education […]
Edgecombe Community College and City of Rocky Mount officials gathered in December for a ribbon-cutting to unveil an electric vehicle charging station on the Rocky Mount campus. The city owns the public charging station, which is located next to the Barbering Building. “We were happy to partner with the city on this project. We welcome […]
Ribbon-cutting ceremonies were held Tuesday and Wednesday for the newly renovated Campus Store at Edgecombe Community College. The former site of the bookstore, the Campus Store on the Rocky Mount and Tarboro campuses contains much more than textbooks. Items such as ECC clothing, mugs, other ECC merch, snacks, and coffee are available for purchase. Drawings […]
Edgecombe Community College is the first community college in the state to establish an articulation agreement with the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (NCSSM). Through this agreement, select classes successfully completed through the NCSSM Connect program transfer to ECC. NCSSM Connect provides distance education courses to North Carolina high school students via interactive […]
The Aspen Institute recently named Edgecombe Community College as one of the top 150 institutions eligible to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s signature recognition of high achievement and performance among two-year colleges. The institutions selected stand out among more than 1,000 community colleges nationwide as having high […]
Fourteen cadets graduated from Edgecombe Community College’s 13th Basic Academy of Basic Law Enforcement Training on November 7. The graduation ceremony featured comments by Joseph Roach, cadet in the 13th Basic Academy, and Michael Conwell, platoon leader of the 13th Basic Academy. Graduates and their agencies are: Keshawn Best, Edenton Police Department Lindsay Brand, UNC […]
With the integration of artificial intelligence and advanced robotics in manufacturing, preparing our workforce to work with these technologies is critical. That’s why Edgecombe Community College is working to align its training programs with Industry 4.0, what many are calling the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The college recently received a National Science Foundation three-year grant of […]
