Eastern Shore Community College is the place to go on the Shore for higher education, workforce development, continuing education, and community education.
You can start out at ESCC and end up in any career through either our career and technical education programs or academic transfer programs. ESCC has guaranteed admission agreements with more than 25 Virginia four-year institutions. With careful planning, most or all of your credits will transfer.
The College also offers GED preparation and testing, customized training, and non-credit and personal enrichment courses.
Our Students
- 30% male
- 70% female
- 79% part-time
- 21% full-time
- 60% are between the ages of 18 and 24
- 10% are over 60
- 50% receive financial aid
Why ESCC?
- Financial aid is available. Almost 50% of our students receive some form of financial aid, based on financial need and/or academic performance.
- ESCC tuition and fees are approximately 35% of public four-year institutions and 10% of the average private institution
- ESCC offers classes weekdays, weeknights, and weekends and you can attend full-time or part-time to fit your schedule.
- Classes are taught by faculty, not by teaching assistants.
- Classes are much smaller than those found the freshman and sophomore years at public universities.
- ESCC offers many support services including advising, financial aid, learning resources, and others.
- ESCC serves a diverse group of students in terms of ethnicity, age, socioeconomic status, and public/private/home-school background.
- The best equipment isn’t reserved for college juniors, seniors and graduate students; it’s available to all students.