Desiree Duncan (standing), program chair of the Radiography program at ĢƵ, provides an orientation to students enrolled in Radiography Image Production during the first day of class on August 19. Many fall classes at ĢƵ are being delivered both in person and online, with some offered as a hybrid of online and in-person […]
ĢƵ is proud to announce its President’s List for the Summer 2021 term. The following full-time students earned a 4.0 grade point average, placing them on the President’s List. Denton: Heather Jones Greenville: Franklyn Howard Pinetops: Yadira Lopez ĢƵ also is proud to announce its Dean’s List for Summer 2021. The […]
ĢƵ’s Practical Nursing program was recently ranked #3 in the state after receiving a perfect score by a national nursing advocacy organization. The top seven schools on the PracticalNursing.org list received a 100 percent score, and ĢƵ was listed as third based on program size. “We are very proud of our […]
Kim Wittig, administrative captain of the Rocky Mount Fire Department and a native of Edgecombe County, has been appointed to a four-year term on the ĢƵ Board of Trustees. In 2000, Wittig became the first fire and life safety educator for the Rocky Mount Fire Department. She spent the next 17 years in […]
The ĢƵ Board of Trustees recently elected the Rev. Jerry Spruell as chair of the board and Carl Warren as vice chair. Rev. Spruell has been a member of the ĢƵ Board of Trustees since 1994 and is the longest serving member of the board. He is chair of the board’s Executive Committee […]
ĢƵ is one of thirteen two-year colleges from across the nation selected for Project Vision, a grant-focused initiative supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The goal of the five-year project is to help smaller, rural two-year colleges create opportunities to seek funding for NSF grants. In addition to focusing on smaller, rural […]
Welders are in high demand in the Edgecombe area, and ĢƵ is training students to meet the demand. At ĢƵ, students can earn certifications, a diploma, and a degree in welding. “There are a lot of places that need welders,” says ĢƵ welding instructor Warren Lynch. “Once students complete their program, I’ve got […]
If you embarked on home improvements or new construction during the pandemic, you quickly learned that licensed electricians are in short supply. ĢƵ is working to meet the local need for electricians through its program in Electrical Systems Technology. “There are only 300 unlimited electricians in the state of North Carolina, and that […]
Thirteen out of fourteen graduates of the Radiography program at ĢƵ have sat for and passed the national certification exam, becoming registered radiographers and earning the title R.T.(R)(ARRT). Shown reviewing a hand x-ray on the GE OEC Series 9600 fluoroscopic C-arm monitor are Joseph Bridgeman, junior-level student, and Desiree Duncan, program chair of […]
ĢƵ was among the organizations that participated in a recent local bike ride to raise awareness of prostate health. The ĢƵ Foundation donated 50 backpacks that were given to the riders. The backpacks contained information about college programs and the Edgecombe Pledge, ĢƵ’s new scholarship initiative that provides free tuition and fees to […]
