Peter Hans, president of the North Carolina Community College System, and other state leaders visited Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» recently and met with Dr. Greg McLeod, president of the College. Hans became president of the community college system in May 2018, and his visit to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» was part of an effort to tour all 58 community […]
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» and the University of North Carolina Wilmington have signed a partnership agreement that guarantees admission to UNCW for qualified Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» students. The Pathway to Excellence Program assures admission to UNCW for students who complete an Associate in Arts or Associate in Science degree at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³». UNCW will provide a transfer […]
When Maxine Hurdle lost her job in the mid-1990s after more than 16 years at the former Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Company, she decided to return to school to start a second career. She chose the Human Services Technology curriculum at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³», receiving financial assistance through the U.S. Department of Labor’s displaced worker […]
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» student Linda Holmes was recently awarded a free RCA Cambio Notebook/Tablet. An anonymous College faculty member gives a laptop to an outstanding student each year to reward student achievement. Students are nominated by their instructors. Shown are instructor Sandra Livesay (left) and Holmes.
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Barbering instructor Rufus McKoy (left) provides an orientation to new students Joseph Wallace (middle) and Wesley Lucas during the first day of class. Spring classes began at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» on January 8. Edgecombe is one of just three community colleges in the state that offers barbering.
The Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Foundation awarded scholarships to 145 Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» students during a scholarship awards ceremony held December 13 on the Tarboro campus. One hundred sixty-one scholarships were awarded, with scholarship amounts ranging from $100 to $5,000. Shown are Raquel Gallagher (left) and Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Radiography student Mikala Morris, who received the JnR Gallagher Scholarship. The […]
The Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Student Nurses Association (SNA) recently completed a community toy and food drive. The toys were collected for children in the Rocky Mount New Eagles Program, and the food items were collected for the Nash and Edgecombe departments of social services. Pictured are (from left, front row) Sonya Smith; Haley Lewis, SNA […]
Students from Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» learned about college transfer opportunities during the December 3 North Carolina Community College Transfer Fair held on the Tarboro campus. Representatives from more than 20 colleges and universities were on hand to provide students with information on their admissions process and to answer questions regarding transfer credit hours. Shown is […]
The Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Student Nurses Association participated in the American Heart Association’s Twin Counties Heart Walk on November 10. The students raised $1,780 for the American Heart Association. Shown clockwise from bottom left are Haley Lewis, team captain; Earlie Barnes, Nursing instructor; Lemesha Vernon; Haley Kitchen; Sonya Smith; Christie Pitt; Caroline Harris; Lindsay Woodlief; […]
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»â€™s Alpha Omega Nu chapter of Phi Theta Kappa inducted twenty-six students into its membership during a November 15 induction ceremony held on the Tarboro campus. Phi Theta Kappa is an honor society for students attending two-year schools. The guest speaker at the induction ceremony was Stephen Herring, religion, geography, and development studies […]
