ĢƵ will begin accepting applications for its highly sought-after EDGE Scholarship on Monday, February 3. Begun in 2016, the EDGE Scholarship fully funds the education of qualified ĢƵ students at the in-state tuition level. Current tuition is $76 per semester hour or a maximum of $1,216 for a full-time load of 16 hours. […]
ĢƵ student Miccah Tillery was recently awarded a free laptop. An anonymous College faculty member gives a laptop to an outstanding student each year to reward student achievement. Students are nominated by their instructors. Tillery is a student in the Medical Assisting program.
Katelyn Edmondson, director of the Small Business Center at ĢƵ, recently received an Innovation Award from the NC Community College System Small Business Center Network. Edmondson received the Innovation Award – Programs and Seminars, along with Theresa Peaden, director of the Nash Community College Small Business Center, and Melissa Evans, director of the […]
ĢƵ offers plenty of upcoming opportunities for entertainment and cultural enrichment in 2020. The first event of the Edgecombe Performance Series this calendar year takes place on Friday, January 31, at 7:30 p.m. with the Barter Players performing “The Red Badge of Courage.” Adapted from the novel by American author Stephen Crane, the […]
ĢƵ students (l-r) Francisco Vazquez-Hilario, Clayton Garrison, and Charles Newsome get hands-on experience in a Motors and Controls course on the first day of class. Vazquez-Hilario also is an Edgecombe Early College High School student. Spring semester classes began at ĢƵ on January 8. The Motors and Controls class is among the industry, […]
When Dr. Greg McLeod, president of ĢƵ, began his community college career some 17 years ago, he was a part-time developmental math instructor. Typically, part-time instructors do not have private offices, and such was the case with Dr. McLeod. He recalls the challenge of finding a quiet corner on campus in which to […]
ĢƵ has been recognized nationally as a school that helps military veterans succeed. The College was recently designated a 2020 Military Friendly College by Intelligent.com, a resource for online degree rankings and higher education planning. Intelligent.com conferred the designation on 60 colleges nationwide. Other North Carolina schools that received the distinction are East […]
When students begin spring classes at ĢƵ on January 8, they will find revamped and strengthened Cosmetic Arts programs. ĢƵ Cosmetic Arts includes Cosmetology, Barbering, Esthetics, Manicuring, and Natural Hair Care. Cosmetology was one of the first programs of study offered at ĢƵ, and it has remained among the most popular majors since […]
The ĢƵ Foundation awarded scholarships to 150 ĢƵ students during a scholarship awards ceremony held December 12 on the Tarboro campus. Scholarships totaling $127,000 were awarded, with scholarship amounts ranging from $100 to $5,000. Shown are ĢƵ Radiography student Bailey Lamm (left), who received the Nina W. Fountain Endowed Scholarship, and Desiree Duncan, […]
ĢƵ was among the North Carolina colleges that recently celebrated the rebrand of a teacher education program that unites East Carolina University and 23 institutions of higher education. On December 4, Partnership Teach was officially unveiled as the new name for the ECU College of Education’s online degree completion model. In the program, […]
