Edgecombe Community College and the University of North Carolina Wilmington have renewed a partnership agreement that guarantees admission to UNCW for qualified ECC students. The UNCW PathWays program, formerly known as UNCW Pathways to Excellence, assures admission to UNCW for students who complete an associate in arts or associate in science degree at Edgecombe Community […]
The Edgecombe Performance Series begins in two weeks and offers plenty of upcoming opportunities for entertainment. Sponsored by Edgecombe Community College, the 2023-2024 series includes 11 events for the 17th season of bringing world class entertainment to the area. Unless otherwise noted, performances are presented in Keihin Auditorium on the Tarboro campus, located at 2009 […]
Hitachi Astemo has donated a 2023 Honda High-Performance Division Ridgeline AWD Sport valued at $43,500 from Davenport Autopark of Rocky Mount as a hole-in-one prize for the Edgecombe Community College Foundation’s 37th Annual Golf Classic on Thursday, September 21. Shown from left are Batt Masterson of Hitachi Astemo; Neill Nelson of Davenport Autopark; ECC leaders […]
All of the students in Edgecombe Community College’s Surgical Technology program have jobs and are working in healthcare facilities. Four students are in the current cohort that is nearing completion: Erin Deckard, Crystal Gray, Destiny Horton, and RayAnn Spruill. Surgical Technology is a five-semester associate degree program at ECC. When students complete the requirements for […]
Fall semester is in full swing at Edgecombe Community College. Shown is Tim King, program chair of Respiratory Therapy, explaining concepts to students. There is still time to enroll in classes at ECC through the Fall Mini-Term. These eight-week classes begin October 17. Fourteen courses are available, twelve are online. Contact admissions@edgecombe.edu.
An Edgecombe Community College instructor and staff member along with advisors to a student organization received special awards from the ECC Foundation at the college’s fall semester kickoff held in August. Laura Otrimski, psychology instructor, received the 2023 Excellence in Teaching Award. In announcing the award, ECC President Dr. Greg McLeod said, “Thirteen years ago, […]
Edgecombe Community College graduate and Tarboro resident John Batts III has been appointed to a four-year term on the Edgecombe Community College Board of Trustees. A gubernatorial appointee, Batts holds an associate of applied science in manufacturing technology degree from ECC. He also holds a bachelor of science in industrial technology degree from East Carolina […]
Laura Otrimski, psychology instructor at Edgecombe Community College, recently had the best day ever. She received not one but two teaching awards during the fall semester kickoff for college employees held August 14. During a morning session, she received the ECC Foundation Excellence in Teaching Award. Later, during an awards luncheon, she received the 2023 […]
Practical Nursing graduates at Edgecombe Community College participated in a recent pinning ceremony. Clockwise from bottom left are Martina Garcia, Hannah Pilgreen Davis, Summer Macaluso, Ijanee Marie Bobbitt, Darla Dionne DeBlois, John Hardy Kennedy Jr., Crystal Stinson, Laura Briggs, Haley Marie Collins, Jarell Ham, Marais Michelle Sanchez, and Jaimie Estebana Andrade. These graduates are eligible […]
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond officials joined local leaders from the Golden LEAF Foundation and Edgecombe and Nash community colleges recently for a discussion of innovative initiatives and collaborative practices helping to meet local workforce needs. The group toured the Center for Innovation on Edgecombe Community College’s Tarboro campus. From left are Nacole Everette, dean […]
