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High Altitude Balloon Team Places 1st at SkillsUSA NC

For the fifth time in eight years, members of Edgecombe Community College’s High Altitude Balloon Team are state champions in the SkillsUSA North Carolina Championships, Career Pathways Showcase: Industrial and Engineering Technology. The competition was held April 18-20 in Greensboro. From left are ECC-high school dual enrolled students Payden Kiser and Matthew Duff of Edgecombe […]

SGA Leaders Provide Key Input

Edgecombe Community College is grateful for the service of 2022-2023 Student Government Association executive officers, who plan and lead activities for students and provide an important link between college leadership and the student body. Many thanks to this year’s officers: Rasheen McKinnies-Clark, president; La’Derrika Clark, vice president; Guadalupe Valdez-Marroquin, historian; Je’Aisa Belcher, treasurer; Sheleta George, […]

ECC Launches New Outreach Efforts to Attract Adult Learners

Edgecombe Community College has launched a new online information site, as well as a digital advertising campaign, to quickly and efficiently share job training programs and college information with adults all across the region. Interested adults are encouraged to visit betterskillsbetterjobs.com/edgecombe-community-college to learn more and to sign up to connect directly with the college. “At […]

Students Explore Careers Through Virtual Reality

Virtual and augmented reality were the portal for career exploration at an immersive learning experience recently at Edgecombe Community College. Industry partners, career coaches, area nonprofits, local community colleges, and Edgecombe Early College High School participated in the event, sponsored by the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS). The event was an “exciting opportunity to […]

Edgecombe and Pitt Community Colleges Announce Surgical Technology Agreement

Edgecombe Community College and Pitt Community College recently signed an agreement that guarantees admission to two Pitt students into ECC’s Surgical Technology program each year. The joint program will begin this fall. Students will complete prerequisite courses at Pitt and transfer into the program at ECC. Pitt does not have a program in surgical technology. […]

Medical Assisting Hosts CITI High School Students

Seniors in Edgecombe Community College’s Medical Assisting program and Julie Walker, instructor and clinical coordinator, hosted CITI High School students on March 31. The high school students toured the Lamm Building, which houses the college’s health sciences programs, and participated in demonstrations presented by the Medical Assisting students. The Medical Assisting degree is a five-semester […]

ECC Honor Society Wins Fourteen Awards

Edgecombe Community College’s student honor society won fourteen awards at the recent awards ceremony held by the Phi Theta Kappa Carolinas Region. The awards ceremony was the capstone of the regional convention, held March 17-19 in Columbia, SC. ECC’s chapter, Alpha Omega Nu, received the following awards: Chapter Awards Distinguished Chapter – Honorable Mention Five-Star […]

Job Fair Offers Diverse Opportunities for Job Seekers

Nearly 300 job seekers attended Edgecombe Community College’s annual Job Fair held March 17 on the Tarboro campus. Seventy-nine employers, including representatives from manufacturing, healthcare, public safety, hospitality, and municipalities were on the lookout for qualified applicants. Several companies conducted interviews on site. “This is an awesome event,” noted Andrea Woolard, chief financial officer of […]

ECC and UMO Sign Agribusiness Transfer Agreement

Edgecombe Community College agribusiness technology graduates have a new option available to continue their studies at the University of Mount Olive. ECC President Dr. Greg McLeod and UMO President Dr. Ed Croom have signed an agreement that will enable ECC agribusiness technology graduates to transfer to UMO to complete a BA or BS degree in […]

Twenty-one Complete BLET at ECC

Edgecombe Community College has graduated its largest class of Basic Law Enforcement Training cadets in the program’s history. On March 8, twenty-one cadets graduated from ECC’s 12th Basic Academy of Basic Law Enforcement Training. All but several of the graduates have been hired and will be taking their oaths of office soon. The college’s first […]