Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» practical nursing graduates participated in their pinning ceremony held July 31. There were 14 students in the practical nursing class of 2025. These graduates have met the education requirements to take the NCLEX-PN®, the National Council Licensure Examination, which is required for practice as a licensed practical nurse. “We are honored to […]
A lifelong learning program administrator and a division committed to providing quality classroom, laboratory and clinical education, were the recipients of two impressive awards given out during Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»â€™s fall semester kickoff. Paige Ashman, a six-year employee of the college, received the 2025 Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Staff Award. The award is given annually to an Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» […]
A graduation ceremony was held June 20 on Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»â€™s Rocky Mount campus to celebrate the accomplishments of rising high school seniors who completed the annual Health Careers Academy. Thirteen students participated in hands-on healthcare activities, simulations, mock interviews and a resume building workshop. “The goal of the academy is to open their eyes […]
The Division of Health Sciences at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» held its inaugural Advisory Board Meeting recently on the Rocky Mount campus. The college hosted 61 participants from health sciences and health occupations programs at ECU Health, ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital, UNC Health Nash Hospital, Edgecombe County Department of Social Services, Carolina Family Health Centers, Inc., Carolina […]
Eleven students were pinned during Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»â€™s Radiography Pinning Ceremony held May 8. As of June 8, 11 graduates have tested, and 10 have passed their national certification exam, becoming a registered radiographer and earning the title R.T.(R)(ARRT). This title signifies registered technologist in radiography by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists. All of […]
The pinning ceremony for Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»â€™s Respiratory Therapy Class of 2025 was held on May 6. All 13 graduates have met the education requirements to take the National Board Exam to become a registered respiratory therapist and obtain a state license to practice as a respiratory care practitioner. As of June 2, eight students […]
On April 25, four students were a part of a special luncheon in celebration of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»â€™s Medical Assisting Class of 2025. Now Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» graduates, all four are employed after receiving a 100 percent pass rate on their national exam on the first attempt. Medical Assisting is a two-year degree program that prepares healthcare […]
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» celebrated the largest graduating class in the history of the Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program during the pinning ceremony held May 7. The department pinned 44 students just two days prior to the college’s official commencement ceremony on May 9. These graduates have met the education requirements to take the NCLEX-RN, the […]
Suzi Shippen-Wagner, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»â€™s program chair for Surgical Technology, was featured as a guest speaker at the Association of Surgical Technologists National Conference in New Orleans. Shippen-Wagner was a guest speaker along with co-presenter Renee Bridges, program chair for Davidson-Davie Community College. Their topic was “Why we go There: Taking students on Medical Mission.” The topic […]
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³», in partnership with S.T.E.P (the Strategic Twin-Counties Educational Partnership) and Nash Community College, welcomed high school students to Healthcare Connections 2025 at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»â€™s Rocky Mount campus. S.T.E.P. is dedicated to improving educational opportunities for students in the Twin Counties area. Students from Southwest Edgecombe High School, Rocky Mount Senior High, […]
