NEWS

December 2016

• 12/17/2016

  Shockley Earns CWDP Credential

  Category: Academics

  WASHINGTON-December, 2016- Amy Shockley earned the Certified Workforce Development Professional (CWDP) credential, awarded by the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP). Shockley currently serves as the Regional Program Manager for Adult Education at Eastern Shore Community College in Melfa. The CWDP credential recognizes the training, experience and expertise of professionals in nine areas of …

• 12/14/2016

  LTCA Graduating Class of Fall 2016

  Category: Students

  The pinning ceremony for the Fall 2016 ESCC Long Term Care Assistant Class was held Tuesday, December 13th.  Graduates included Alicia Giddens, Carla Harmon, Ke’anjra Harmonson, Rhonda Johnson, and Char’nece Morris.  LTCA Program Coordinator Linda Pruitt, RN,MS led the program with guest speaker Micki Spanger, WIOA Coordinator, and a student presentation by Ke’anjra Harmonson. 2016 …

• 12/07/2016

  Angela Owens: A Student’s Story by Jose Alvarado

  Category: Students

  Sometimes to reach our destination, we have to sacrifice and accept a few detours along the way.  This simple truth is especially true for Angela Owens, who put off her own dreams so that others could realize theirs. Angela Owens was born in Cape Charles in 1972, but she moved to Portsmouth, Virginia, where she …

• 12/03/2016

  “TAKE 13” Saturday Classes Return For 2017 Semester

  Category: Academics

    As Eastern Shore Community College begins its new Spring 2017 semester on January 9th, it will also continue the popular new offering of “TAKE 13” Saturday classes, beginning January 14th.  Initially launched for the Fall 2016 semester, this initiative gained statewide attention and has been nominated for the New Horizon’s Excellence in Education Awards …

• 12/02/2016

  ESCC Welcomes VCCS Chancellor’s Listening Tour

  Category: College

  Eastern Shore Community College hosted Virginia Community College System Chancellor Glenn DuBois and staff members on Monday, November 28th.   Chancellor DuBois hit the road this fall for a statewide listening tour to all 23 community colleges to learn about their student success efforts. The VCCS had challenged all the colleges in the system, to create …

• 12/02/2016

  Payment Deadline Extended For The New Semester

  Attention ESCC Students – A problem with our eBilling system has caused us to be unable to produce electronic invoices for Spring 2017.  While this is unfortunate, students currently enrolled in the Spring 2017 semester are able to view balances due by following these simple steps:  Log onto your MYESCC account at https://es.my.vccs.edu using your …

• 12/02/2016

  LJT Associates Presents Scholarship Check to ESCC

  Category: College

  Jim Mason Foley, the ROC Optical Systems Group Supervisor at LJT Associates Wallops Flight Facility, presents a check to ESCC President Dr. Linda Thomas-Glover and Associate VP of Institutional Advancement, Eve Belote. This helps fund an annual scholarship for students in any program of study at Eastern Shore Community College, and in support of ESCC’s …