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Local Companies Supporting New ECC Facility through Naming Opportunities

With possibly millions of manufacturing jobs at stake over the next decade, Edgecombe Community College is banking on its new Center for Innovation to help pave the way for the future of skilled manufacturing workers. And local businesses Keihin Carolina System Technology and Barnhill Contracting Co. are pitching in. A study by the National Association […]

Medical Assisting Graduates Are Pinned

Medical Assisting graduates at Edgecombe Community College participated in a pinning ceremony in May. Shown from left are Monica Latham, Marianela Lopez, Te’Quisha Farrow, La’Kira Bullard, Kathleen Christman, and Latonya Hendricks. Graduates are eligible to sit for the American Association of Medical Assistants’ Certification Exam to become certified medical assistants. See photos on Facebook

ECC Celebrates New Students on Signing Day

More than a hundred Edgecombe County high school seniors declared their intention to attend Edgecombe Community College this fall at ECC Signing Day held at high schools earlier this month. Signing Day is a national initiative to celebrate students for making a commitment to higher education. Students, parents, and College and high school officials attended […]

ECC Summer Classes Under Way

Dr. Lia Walker (above), anatomy and physiology instructor, reviews the syllabus in a microbiology class that began Wednesday at Edgecombe Community College. Shown left are Bud Speight (below), program chair of Collision Repair and Refinishing Technology, and student Bailey Elliott making a repair with fiberglass during a plastics and adhesives class. Summer classes began at […]

Nursing Graduates Honored for Compassionate Care

Edgecombe Community College Associate Degree Nursing students Haley Lewis and Genesis Munguia-Valencia received the DAISY Foundation’s DAISY in Training Award during the ADN pinning ceremony on May 8. The seniors received a certificate, a DAISY in Training Award TM pin, and a hand-carved stone sculpture entitled A Healer’s Touch. Both Lewis and Munguia-Valencia graduated from […]

Nursing Graduates Participate in Pinning Ceremony

Edgecombe Community College Associate Degree Nursing graduates participated in their pinning ceremony on May 8. The ADN Class of 2019 is a large class of 35 members, who graduated from the ADN program during the College’s commencement ceremony on May 10. These graduates have met the education requirements to take the NCLEX-RN®, the National Council […]

Graduates Advised to Build Their Lives on Trust

Janice Bryant Howroyd, founder and chief executive officer of The ActOne Group and a native of Tarboro, had a “conversation about truth” with graduates at Edgecombe Community College during Commencement exercises held May 10. Howroyd gave the keynote address during the ceremony, which marked the College’s 50th graduating class. The first graduating class in 1969 […]

ECC and Wesleyan Renew Transfer Agreement

Edgecombe Community College and North Carolina Wesleyan College recently reauthorized an agreement that will help qualified ECC graduates transfer to Wesleyan. The goal is to enable a seamless transfer for students who enroll at Wesleyan following completion of their two-year degree at ECC. Leaders from both colleges attended the May 2 signing ceremony held at […]

ECC and ECSU Sign Co-Admission Agreement

Edgecombe Community College and Elizabeth City State University have signed an agreement that guarantees admission to ECSU for qualified ECC students. In addition, the two schools signed three degree program agreements that provide ECC students with a clear path to four-year degree completion at ECSU. Held April 29 and attended by ECC and ECSU officials, […]

Nursing Instructor Receives State Educator Award

Congratulations to Sarah d’Empaire, Nursing instructor at Edgecombe Community College, who received the 2019 Educator of the Year Award from the North Carolina Associate Degree Nursing Council. The award was presented during the council’s Spring Conference held in April. NCADN Council membership is open to all nursing faculty in associate degree nursing programs in North […]