High School Academies
Begin your future in high school through ECC’s
High School Academies. How can you know what
you want to do with your life when you’re
still in high school? Your best bet on finding
the perfect career begins with understanding
what interests you and what you enjoy.
Edgecombe Community College and Edgecombe
County Public Schools have partnered to offer
four programs called “academies” to
help you better understand your choices.
Computer Studies Academy
This Academy is available at SouthWest Edgecombe
and Tarboro high schools. The requirements
in Levels 1 and 2 are the same for either
of these tracks.
| Level 1 |
Computer Engineering I
High School Course/Grade 9 |
| Level 2 |
Computer Engineering II
High School Course/Grade 10 |
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| Networking Technology |
- Windows 2003 Server Administration
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| Cisco Academy |
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| Red
Hat Linux Academy |
- Linux System Administration
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| Internet Technology |
- Web Site Development
- Web Site Programming
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| Information Systems |
- Systems Administration
- Programming
- Database Management
- Application Support
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Industrial & Engineering
Technologies Academy
This Academy is available at North Edgecombe
and SouthWest Edgecombe high schools in a two-part
college course, ELC 112 A (DC/AC Electricity
Part I) and ELC 112 B (DC/AC Electricity Part
II), will be taught by a SouthWest instructor
at SouthWest. The course will be offered to
students from North Edgecombe on the ECC campus.
| Level 1 |
Introduction to Engineering and Industrial
Technology I:
High School Course Grade 9 |
| Level 2 |
Engineering and Industrial Technology
II:
High School Course Grade 10 |
| Level 3 |
This is a yearlong
college curriculum and is taught by a college
instructor. Level 3 topics include the following:
| FALL |
- Introduction to AC/DC Electricity
- Introduction to CAD
- Introduction to Engineering
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| SPRING |
- Introduction to Hydraulics
- Machine Processes I
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| Level 4 |
This is a yearlong college curriculum
and is taught by a college instructor.
Level 4 topics include the following:
| FALL |
- Manufacturing Materials and
Process
- Fundamentals of Robotics
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| SPRING |
- Computer Aided Manufacturing
- Programmable Controllers
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Medical & Health
Sciences Academy
This Academy is available at North Edgecombe,
SouthWest, and Tarboro high schools.
| Level 1 |
Allied Health Science I
High School Course/Grade 9 |
| Level 2 |
Medical Science I
High School Course/Grade 10 |
| Level 3 |
This is a yearlong college curriculum
and is taught by a college instructor.
All three (3) of the following courses
are taught during one semester during
the junior year.
| Medical Terminology Part I |
- Medical Terminology Part II
- Medical Law and Ethics
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| Level 4 |
| This is a yearlong college curriculum
and is taught by a college instructor.
The following courses include: |
- Anatomy and Physiology I (Fall)
- Medical Science II (Mentorship)
(Fall)
- Anatomy and Physiology II (Spring)
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Benefits of Academies
Students who successfully complete these academies
are eligible for admission into related degree
programs at Edgecombe Community College.
| Academies offer benefits to your education |
- Earn college credit while still in
high school
- Develop a plan for your education
- Get on a fast track to achieve educational
goals
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| Academies offer benefits to your career |
- Launch a fulfilling and profitable
career in high school
- Develop marketable skills
- Learn about the job market and opportunities
available
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For more information about these academies,
see your guidance counselor or call J. Lynn
Cale, Associate Vice President of Instruction
at ECC, at (252) 823-5166 ext. 203. His email
address is calel@edgecombe.edu.
Tarboro: (252)
823-5166  2009
W. Wilson St., Tarboro, NC 27886
Rocky
Mount: (252) 446-0436 225
Tarboro St., Rocky Mount, NC 27801 |
