Fourteen cadets graduated from Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ’s 13th Basic Academy of Basic Law Enforcement Training on November 7. The graduation ceremony featured comments by Joseph Roach, cadet in the 13th Basic Academy, and Michael Conwell, platoon leader of the 13th Basic Academy. Graduates and their agencies are: Keshawn Best, Edenton Police Department Lindsay Brand, UNC […]
For some members of a group of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ students, a recent day trip to Morehead City was especially momentous. They visited the North Carolina coast for the first time. The inaugural trip of the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Explorers took place on Friday, October 13, which coincided with the college’s fall break. Eleven Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ and Edgecombe […]
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ students recently received tips on how to Dress for Success. The event was sponsored by Providing African American Males the Edge to Succeed (PAAMES). Shown above from left are Nekkiia McGee, PAAMES success coach; Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ student Jaedyn Bell; Jalen Baker, presenter and director of the Male Achievement Center at Shaw University; EDGE […]
Axe throwing was among the inflatables that Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ students enjoyed during Fall Fest held in October on the Rocky Mount and Tarboro campuses. Hosted by the Student Government Association, Fall Fest also featured food, music, a 360 photo booth, pumpkin painting, and giveaways. See photos on Facebook
More than 200 students, instructors, and area emergency medical personnel responded to multiple trauma scenarios through a Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) simulation event held October 21 on the Rocky Mount campus of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ. The event was organized and directed by Adam Culbertson, fire and EMS coordinator at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ. This marked the second MCI […]
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Associate Degree Nursing students held a Health Literacy Fair recently on the Tarboro campus. Health literacy is the ability to obtain and understand health information needed to make informed decisions regarding one’s care. Limited health literacy is associated with poor health. The students chose health issues common to Edgecombe and Nash counties […]
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ students enjoyed Pizza with the President held September 18 on the Tarboro campus and September 25 on the Rocky Mount campus. Shown are Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ President Dr. Greg McLeod and several students. The event was sponsored by the Student Government Association.
All of the students in Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ’s Surgical Technology program have jobs and are working in healthcare facilities. Four students are in the current cohort that is nearing completion: Erin Deckard, Crystal Gray, Destiny Horton, and RayAnn Spruill. Surgical Technology is a five-semester associate degree program at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ. When students complete the requirements for […]
Fall semester is in full swing at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ. Shown is Tim King, program chair of Respiratory Therapy, explaining concepts to students. There is still time to enroll in classes at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ through the Fall Mini-Term. These eight-week classes begin October 17. Fourteen courses are available, twelve are online. Contact admissions@edgecombe.edu.
Many of the 20 EDGE Scholarship recipients who joined the student body at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ this fall attended a recent orientation. All of these EDGE Scholarship recipients are May 2023 high school graduates of Edgecombe County or surrounding counties. Through the EDGE Scholarship, students who qualify receive full funding to attend Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ, including tuition, […]
