NEWS

August 2022

• 08/30/2022

  Students with Disabilities Explore Aerospace Careers

  by Robin Sexauer at the Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services Three organizations teamed up to teach students with disabilities about aerospace careers, specifically uncrewed aircraft systems and uncrewed aerial vehicles or drones. The Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, Eastern Shore Community College, and Sentinel Robotics Solutions established needs, goals and guidelines …

• 08/30/2022

  ESCC Practical Nursing Program Receives #1 Ranking

  The Practical Nursing program at your Eastern Shore Community College has been ranked as the top in the state. The website NursingProcess.org gathered a list of all nursing schools offering LPN/LVN programs in every state and then ranked the best based on the following three factors: • Average NCLEX-PN First Time Pass Rates of Recent …

• 08/08/2022

  Leaders from ODU, ESCC, and Wallops Discuss Ways to Increase Collaboration

  (by Joe Garvey, shared from News@ODU) Old Dominion University’s Virginia Institute for Spaceflight & Autonomy (VISA) recently helped facilitate a NASA Wallops/ODU/Eastern Shore Community College (ESCC) Information Session at the Wallops Flight Facility. The day-long event brought together leaders from ODU, NASA Wallops, both civil servants and contractor workforce, and ESCC to discuss ways to …

• 08/01/2022

  New Director Oversees Summer of Activity for Project Horizons

  Eastern Shore Community College Foundation recently welcomed Miriam Cornwell as the new Coordinator of Project Horizons, a college-track mentoring program for at-risk middle and high school students. Operated in partnership with Project Discovery through ESAAA, Project Horizons provides extra academic, social, and cultural support for economically disadvantaged students who face significant barriers, and the program …