Thirty-one Edgecombe and Nash middle school and high school counselors, CTE coordinators, career development coordinators, and career coaches attended a Counselor Institute held recently at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ. The annual event is an opportunity for the college to host area schools and showcase advising and best practices for high school students, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ academic programs, transfer […]
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ students were among those who met President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden during the Bidens’ visit to Nash Community College on June 9. Their visit is part of the President’s Investing in America Tour. At Nash, the President and First Lady focused on connecting education to careers through workforce […]
The Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Relay for Life team exceeded its fundraising goal of $1,000 and raised $1,282 for Relay for Life. Relay for Life of Edgecombe County was held June 10 at Tarboro High School. Shown from left at the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Relay for Life tent are Varnell Kinnin and Karin Ruffin, chair of the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ […]
Dr. Greg McLeod (back row, 5th from left), president of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ, was among the North Carolina community college presidents who attended a June 8 meeting of presidents whose colleges lie in eastern NC. The regional group is part of the North Carolina Association of Community College Presidents. The leaders met at Nash Community […]
On behalf of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ and the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Board of Trustees, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ President Dr. Greg McLeod recently presented a thank-you gift to student Rasheen McKinnies-Clark for her service as president of the Student Government Association during the 2022-2023 academic year. As SGA president, she served as a non-voting member of the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Board of […]
Members of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ’s Respiratory Therapy Class of 2023 participated in their pinning ceremony on May 11. From left are (front row) Director of Clinical Education Josh Pendergraft, Amber Stancil, Adishia Baker, Program Chair Tim King, (2nd row) Rachel Davis, Ramatoulie Dabo, Haley Bunting, (3rd row) Kathleen Talton, Kennedy Johnson, (4th row) Paula Oden, […]
Kevin Strickland (right), construction instructor at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ, leads a recent construction class. Summer semester classes began May 23 and end August 3. Registration is underway for fall semester classes, which begin August 17. Contact successcenter@edgecombe.edu to enroll today!
Recent Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Associate Degree Nursing graduates Michaela Dew and Anna Zinn received the DAISY Foundation’s DAISY in Training Award during the nursing pinning ceremony in May. They received a certificate, a DAISY in Training Award pin, and a hand-carved stone sculpture entitled A Healer’s Touch. Both Dew and Zinn graduated from the Associate […]
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ is proud to announce its President’s List for the Spring 2023 semester. The following full-time students earned a 4.0 grade point average, placing them on the President’s List. Autryville: Hailey Barefoot, Zanetta Tafili Battleboro: Annie Hughes Elm City: Tanisha King Farmville: Rayann Spruill Greenville: Angel Blount, Sholonda Brown Henderson: Josie Roberson Mount […]
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Associate Degree Nursing graduates participated in their pinning ceremony on May 10. The ADN Class of 2023 is a large class of 39 members, who graduated from the ADN program during the college’s commencement ceremony on May 12. These graduates have met the education requirements to take the NCLEX-RN®, the National Council […]
