NEWS
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06/28/2019
VDOE & VCCS Recognize Exemplary CTE Programs
RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) and the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) honored 15 exemplary career and technical education (CTE) programs and partnerships during the agencies’ annual Creating Excellence Awards program in Richmond on June 13. “Partnerships between public schools, community colleges and local employers provide students with transformative education opportunities …
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06/04/2019
ESCC PN Program Ranked Top 10 In The Commonwealth
Category: Academics
PracticalNursing.org studies PN programs in each state. Eastern Shore Community College’s PN program has been ranked as one of the best in Virginia at number eight for 2019. Practical Nursing.org is noted as being the leading LPN advancement and ranking agency. They believe providing students with better transparency in regards to practical and vocational nursing …
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05/19/2019
Dr. James M. Shaeffer Hired to Become Next President of Eastern Shore Community College
Category: College
RICHMOND – Glenn DuBois, the chancellor of Virginia’s Community Colleges, announced today that Dr. James M. Shaeffer of Norfolk, Virginia; has been hired to become the next president of Eastern Shore Community College. Shaeffer’s selection is the result of a national search that attracted 92 applicants. “Jim’s career in higher education has spanned more than …
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05/16/2019
ESCC Class of 2019 Graduates
Category: Students
The forty-eighth annual commencement ceremony was held at Eastern Shore Community College at 4:00pm, Friday May 10th on the campus in Melfa. ESCC awarded 119 post-secondary credentials which included Associate Degrees, Certificates and Career Studies Certificates, to our 2019 graduates. The majors included, Administrative Assistant, Business Administration, Early Childhood Education, Electronics Technology, General Studies, Liberal …
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05/16/2019
State Board Holds the Line on Community College Tuition for 2019-2020 Academic Year
Category: College
RICHMOND —The State Board for Community Colleges, by a unanimous vote, elected to maintain the current in-state tuition and mandatory fees for the 2019-2020 academic year. The Board’s decision means tuition will remain at today’s rate of $154 per credit hour, and keeps community college tuition and mandatory fees at approximately one-third of the comparable …
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05/15/2019
Summer Session Begins Monday, May 20th.
Category: Academics, Students
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05/14/2019
Congratulations ESCC Class of 2019! View Our Commencement Pics Here.
Category: Students
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04/30/2019
ESCC Presidential Candidate Information (Bios, Survey Links, & Community Forum Video)
Category: College
Survey links following each appearance will be available below candidate bios for a 24 hour period after their community forum.Videos of the forums are also posted below. Dr. David E. Bowles is currently in his fifth year as the director of the NASA Langley Research Center. He first joined that organization in 1980 as …
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04/27/2019
2019 ESCC Science Fair Results
Category: Community
ESCC held the annual Science Fair on campus Saturday, April 27th featuring 61 entries from K-12 students shore-wide. In addition to the judged entries, winners from the Eastern Shore Soil & Water Conservation District Poster Contest were announced, along with an entertaining and educational presentation by the Delmarva Discovery Center. The winners are as follows: …
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04/12/2019
Notice of May 2019 State Board Meeting
Category: College
State Board for Community Colleges to Set 2019-20 Tuition and Fees at May Meeting In accordance with Section 23.1-307 (D) of the Code of Virginia, the State Board for Community Colleges provides notice that it will consider tuition and mandatory fee increases for Virginia’s Community Colleges, effective fall 2019, at 9 a.m., May 16, 2019, …