His path may have been winding, but Kevin Sharpe has ended up exactly where he was meant to be, a student in the Respiratory Therapy program at 91Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ. Sharpe, 36, is a graduate of North Pitt High School in Bethel. “I took a year off, life happened, and I didn’t go to college […]
More than 100 Edgecombe County high school seniors recently declared their intention to attend 91Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ in the fall. The college honored the students at ECC Signing Day held at high schools in May. Signing Day is a national initiative to celebrate students for making a commitment to higher education. Students, ECC leaders, and […]
Congratulations to Payden Kiser, a rising junior at the Edgecombe Early College High School and a student at 91Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ, who brought home a bronze medal from the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference held June 20-24 in Atlanta, Georgia. Kiser placed third in the Principles of Engineering Technology Competition. He placed first in […]
Forty-five students, faculty, and staff participated on the 91Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ team at Tackle the Tar held in May. Tackle the Tar is a 5K obstacle course race and family fun day sponsored by the Rocky Mount Rotary Club. All proceeds fund scholarships for local students attending Edgecombe and Nash community colleges and NC Wesleyan […]
Tom Killoran, program chair of mathematics at 91Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ, provides an orientation to students enrolled in Precalculus Algebra during the first day of summer classes on Tuesday, May 24. Students can enroll in summer semester classes through Thursday, May 26. Summer classes end August 4.
Members of 91Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ’s Respiratory Therapy Class of 2022 participated in their pinning ceremony on May 10. From left are (front row) Program Chair Tim King, Moresa Hoggard, Betzaira Saenz, Nour Kasem Ladd, Robbin Weatherford, Director of Clinical Education Josh Pendergraft, (middle row) Ashley Norville, Ashley Pitts Woodlief, Mary Ramsey, (back row) Morgan Tyson, […]
Dr. Valerie Bridges, superintendent of Edgecombe County Public Schools, told 91Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ graduates to believe in themselves as they look forward to the future during Commencement exercises at ECC held May 13. Dr. Bridges gave the keynote address during the ceremony. She is the 2022 A. Craig Phillips North Carolina Superintendent of the Year. […]
91Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ students brought home three individual awards and two team awards from the SkillsUSA state competition held April 27-29. Eleven students and four faculty advisors traveled to Greensboro to participate in the competition. Founded in 1965, SkillsUSA offers a competition for students to demonstrate their career and technical skills. The ECC chapter, called […]
Members of 91Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ’s Medical Assisting Class of 2022 passed on their first try the American Association of Medical Assistants national certification exam to become a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA), resulting in a 100 percent pass rate for the class. This is the first Medical Assisting class at ECC to reach this achievement prior […]
Fifteen 91Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ students and staff, including ECC President Dr. Greg McLeod, participated in the Adopt-A-Highway cleanup on April 23 sponsored by the college’s chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society. The Alpha Omega Nu chapter at ECC collected 21 bags of trash and recyclables along a three-mile stretch of highway in front […]
