NEWS

August 2017

• 08/30/2017

  Fall 2017 ESCC STEM Internships Available

  Category: Academics

  The ESCC STEM Internship Program at NASA is accepting applications for fall. Internships are available to students studying Electronics Technology, including Computer Technician, Information Technology, and Industrial Technology.  The ESCC STEM Internships are unpaid experiences working with an assigned sponsor at NASA Wallops Flight Facility or a Wallops contractor.  Interns work 20 hours per week …

• 08/26/2017

  ESCC Awarded Major Three Year Grant From National Science Foundation

  Category: Academics, College

  Eastern Shore Community College (ESCC) has been awarded a three year, $365,000 National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education grant.  The project, entitled “Creating Technical Scholars: A Model for Structured Pathways”, will create a seamless transition pathway from secondary education to post-secondary education to employment in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) related fields and high-tech …

• 08/24/2017

  ESCC Graduates Nursing Students in Multiple Programs

  Category: Academics

  Pinning ceremonies for both the Practical Nursing and Medical Assisting Programs at ESCC were held on Friday and Saturday, August 4 and 5 at the Workforce Development Services Great Hall on the campus in Melfa. Peggy Bennett is the new Program Director for the Practical Nursing Program, which is designed to prepare beginning practitioners for …

• 08/21/2017

  Welcome to the Fall Semester at ESCC

  Category: Academics

  We hope that you had a rewarding and enjoyable break and that you are ready for new challenges and opportunities in 2017 – 2018. We also extend a special welcome to students who are new to ESCC this semester; we are glad to have you join our community. Whether you’re here taking credit classes towards …

• 08/02/2017

  ESCC and Accomack Public Schools Collaborate at VATIE Conference

  Category: College

  Teresa Guy, ESCC Career Pathways Program Coordinator, collaborated last week with Curtis Taylor, Building Trades Instructor at Badger Technical Center South at Nandua High School, at the Virginia Association of Trade and Industrial Educators (VATIE) Conference in Norfolk. Guy and Taylor co-presented on the topic of linking secondary and postsecondary Career and Technical Education (CTE).  …