Edgecombe Community College and the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina gave away 500 boxes of food to area residents on September 4. The free food distribution event took place simultaneously on ECC campuses in Rocky Mount and Tarboro. LaShawnda Washington, director of ECC’s Division of College and Career Readiness and coordinator of […]
State Farm recently donated 200 disposable surgical masks to Edgecombe Community College. According to Greg Sessoms, Tarboro agent, State Farm provided each office with $500 to invest in community service projects. The Tarboro office is using the funds to distribute personal protective equipment to area schools, including ECC. Shown are Sessoms (left) and ECC President […]
Edgecombe Community College and the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina are giving away 500 boxes of food to area residents on Friday, September 4. The free food distribution event will take place on the College’s Rocky Mount and Tarboro campuses simultaneously, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Two hundred and fifty boxes […]
A local leader in education has been tapped to lead the Division of College and Career Readiness (CCR) at Edgecombe Community College. LaShawnda Washington, who has worked at ECC since 2006, also is a member of the Nash County Public Schools Board. She has served College and Career Readiness students in a variety of capacities, […]
Suzi Shippen-Wagner (standing), program chair of the Surgical Technology program at Edgecombe Community College, provides an orientation to students, including (l-r) Caitlyn Stimpson, Alissa Davis, and Jeanna Geopfert, during the first day of class on August 20. Most fall classes at ECC are being delivered online, with some offered as a hybrid of online and […]
Tarboro resident William “Kenny” Parker has been appointed to a four-year term on the Edgecombe Community College Board of Trustees. Appointed to the board by Governor Roy Cooper, Parker holds two ECC degrees: an associate in applied science degree in business administration and an associate in applied science degree in industrial management. He also attended […]
The Edgecombe Community College Board of Trustees recently re-elected Dr. Jerry Price as chair of the board and Gloria Wiggins-Hicks as vice chair. The board leaders were re-elected during the August 13 meeting of the ECC trustees. A trustee since 2009, Dr. Price has served as board chair since 2017. He also chairs the board’s […]
An Edgecombe Community College instructor and staff member received special awards from the ECC Foundation at the College’s fall semester kickoff held August 17. The virtual kickoff for faculty and staff was held via Google Meet. The theme of the event was “Navigating the New Normal in Education.” Laura Otrimski, psychology instructor, received the 2020 […]
Edgecombe Community College is proud to announce its President’s List for the Summer 2020 term. The following full-time student earned a 4.0 grade point average, placing her on the President’s List. Gaston: Jessica Delbridge Edgecombe Community College also is proud to announce its Dean’s List for Summer 2020. The following full-time students earned a grade […]
Commencement 2020 at Edgecombe Community College was a departure from previous graduation events as the college celebrated the Class of 2020 with a Drive-thru Graduation Parade on Friday, August 7. “Graduation is a milestone event,” says ECC President Dr. Greg McLeod. “In an effort to ensure that graduates had a memorable celebration with social distancing […]
