Starting this semester, Cosmetology will be available only on the Tarboro campus, along with Esthetics, Manicuring, and Natural Hair Care, and Barbering will be the only Cosmetic Arts program based on the Rocky Mount campus.

When students begin spring classes at 91ӣ����Ƶ on January 8, they will find revamped and strengthened Cosmetic Arts programs.

ECC Cosmetic Arts includes Cosmetology, Barbering, Esthetics, Manicuring, and Natural Hair Care.

Cosmetology was one of the first programs of study offered at ECC, and it has remained among the most popular majors since it began in 1968.

For years, Cosmetology has been offered on both the Rocky Mount and Tarboro campuses. In 2012, Barbering was added to the slate of Cosmetic Arts curricula, and it was offered on the Rocky Mount campus.

Because Cosmetology and Barbering have two separate governing boards in North Carolina, classes for each cannot be held simultaneously in the same facility. At ECC’s Rocky Mount campus, Cosmetology classes have been held during the day, and Barbering classes have been meeting in the evenings and on Saturdays.

Starting this spring semester, Cosmetology will be available only on the Tarboro campus, along with Esthetics, Manicuring, and Natural Hair Care, and Barbering will be the only Cosmetic Arts program based on the Rocky Mount campus. ECC officials plan to offer Barbering as both day and evening programs beginning fall semester 2020.

According to Carolyn Sherrill, program chair of Cosmetology, “Students who have been enrolled in Cosmetology on the Rocky Mount campus are very excited about attending classes with the Tarboro Cosmetology students.

“Interest in our Barbering program has been on the rise, so expanding this program to include daytime classes along with evening classes should help meet the growing need. We see it as a win-win for both programs.”

Students who attend Cosmetology and Barbering classes full time can complete either program in four semesters.

The Cosmetic Arts Building on the Rocky Mount campus will undergo minor construction updates to reinforce its use as a Barbering facility, such as adding the iconic red, white, and blue striped barber pole.

The modern Cosmetic Arts Building on the Tarboro campus opened in 2008 and includes classroom and lab space for 90 students. Esthetics, Manicuring, and Natural Hair Care have always been based on the Tarboro campus and will continue to be.

To learn more about Cosmetic Arts at ECC, please contact Carolyn Sherrill at sherrillc@edgecombe.edu or (252) 618-6602.

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Elementary STEM Camp is one of twenty summer camps available for students ages six to eighteen at 91ӣ����Ƶ. Learn more at edgecombe.edu/camps.

Summer fun begins soon at 91ӣ����Ƶ!

Registration is under way for Camp College 2019, ECC’s summer camp program for kids.

About twenty summer camps are being planned for elementary, middle, and high school students ages six to eighteen. Some camps are two-hour events, others are half-day camps, and a number of camps last a full week.

Camp College is sponsored by the College’s Lifelong Learning Department, which is part of the Division of Continuing Education.

Lifelong Learning Coordinator Kathy Webb says 172 kids participated in the twenty camps held last summer. For upcoming camps this year, she focused on “changing it up a bit.”

STEM camps have traditionally been among the most popular events, with weeklong camps designed for elementary and middle school children.

This year, camps are being added in career and technical education fields, such as construction camps for boys and girls, game design, programming and microcontrollers, a metal working camp for girls, CSI Camp, and Mixed Bag of Science Camp.

“We want kids to be engaged and to have fun, but we also want to provide ample opportunities for them to try out different career fields to see what interests and challenges them,” Webb explains.

In addition to STEM-related camps, another popular camp is the Summer Theatre, Music, and Dance Camp. A weeklong event that meets June 17-21, this unique camp includes study in acting, musical theatre and voice, dance and stage movement, design and production skills, and a final public performance.

Summer Theatre, Music, and Dance Camp is designed for rising 4th to 12th graders. The instructors are Roberta Cashwell, an English, communications, and drama instructor at ECC and creator of the camp; Patricia Bradshaw, who owns and operates Dance Studio B; and Dooley Ezzard, who has been in music education for 44 years.

A new addition to ECC’s Camp College slate of offerings is Brim Fishing 101 for rising 1st to 5th graders. The camp meets the morning of May 18.

Other new camps are Sphero Camp and Origami Camp. Writing and art campus are popular standbys that are being offered again.

Camps meet May through July, and fees range from $25 to $150. The camps are led by ECC faculty along with instructors from Edgecombe and Nash-Rocky Mount public schools.

To learn more about the camps, including a description, dates, and fees, please visit edgecombe.edu/camps. Online registration and consent forms are available.

Registration also can be completed by contacting armfieldy@edgecombe.edu or (252) 823-5166, ext. 293.

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