Edgecombe Community College

Edgecombe Community College

Andre Cooper

Andre Cooper, Edgecombe Community College, 2015 Academic Excellence Award Recipient

It has been times in my life that victory and self-esteem eluded me. Nothing I tried worked. I was starting to think happiness and success wasn’t meant for me. All of my peers had moved on in life and started careers and families, living their life to the fullest.

Kathryn Carpenter Hale

Edgecombe CC 2016 Academic Excellence Award recipient Kathryn Carpenter Hale

I am a senior Medical Assisting student at Edgecombe Community College. My program began fall 2014, and I graduate this May 2016. Throughout my program, I have maintained a 4.0 GPA. I have taken away so many experiences that will forever benefit my personal life and career.

Nassar Ali Hill

Attending at Edgecombe Community College has been a wonderful experience for me.

Robert Lachapelle, IV

I currently reside in Tarboro, North Carolina. I have attended Edgecombe Community College (ECC) for almost two-years. I have worked diligently to earn and maintain a 3.8 GPA, and I am proud of my efforts. While attending ECC, I have met some awesome students and instructors.

Nina Sinclair

Nina Sinclair, Edgecombe Community College, Excellence Award 2014

My experience as a student attending a NC Community College has been great. I am so grateful to have had such great teachers and students to be around while attending Edgecombe Community College.

Ruben O’Neal

“I am determined to succeed at Edgecombe and in life.”

Ruben O’Neal, a Collision Repair and Refinishing student at Edgecombe Community College, is taking advantage of every opportunity to learn. In addition to his course work at Edgecombe, he works as an intern at Doug Henry Ford, an auto dealer in Tarboro, N.C.

James Patrick Philips

James Patrick Philips, Edgecombe Community College, Excellence Award 2013

Edgecombe Community College has been an academic oasis during this initial phase of my college journey. Without a doubt, the College’s faculty has had a decisive impact on my intellectual formation.

Brooke Bissette

Brooke Bissette, Edgecombe Community College, Excellence Award 2012

Brooke Bissette will graduate this May with an Associate’s Degree in Historic Preservation Trades from Edgecombe Community College.  She grew up in Wilson, NC where she now lives and works as the Children and Youth Coordinator for First Christian Church.  Prior to attending ECC, Brooke lived in W