NEWS
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11/15/2016
State Accolades for ESCC Nursing Programs
Category: Academics
The Eastern Shore Community College Practical Nursing and Long Term Care Programs received full approval and accolades from the Virginia State Board of Nursing during a recent visit. Both programs were assessed to be in full compliance with all Board of Nursing regulations. The PN program will be up for another review in 5 years …
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11/10/2016
Spring 2017 Registration Podcast Offers Important Info On Enrolling For The Next Semester
Category: Academics
The ESCC Student Services teams up to deliver a new podcast that includes important information on the Spring 2017 enrollment and the upcoming “PEP” Priority Enrollment Program Day on Saturday, November 19th from 9:00am-1:00pm at ESCC. Stream the podcast here:
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11/09/2016
Phi Theta Kappa Inducts New Members
Category: Students
The Eastern Shore Community College Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa held their 2016 fall induction ceremony on Thursday, November 3. Faculty Advisor Robin Rich-Coates oversaw the program that also featured History Professor Barry Neville and ESCC President, Dr. Linda Thomas-Glover. Chapter President Nicole Reyes, and Co-Advisor Joshua Taylor acted as ceremony officials. New members inducted …
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11/02/2016
Two Fall Celebrations For ESCC
Category: College
2016 marked two special occasions for Eastern Shore Community College. As a member of the Virginia Community College System, ESCC joined in celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the 23 community colleges of the Commonwealth. Since the creation of the Virginia Community College System in 1966, more than 2.6 million individuals have enrolled and more than …
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10/11/2016
Priority Enrollment Program (PEP) Day Is November 19th at ESCC
Category: Academics
Eastern Shore Community College’s 2017 Spring Semester begins on Monday January 9th, and registration has now begun. The college is holding Priority Enrollment Program, or “PEP” Day, on Saturday November 19th from 9:00am-1:00pm, to help students put their registration process on the fast track. PEP Day will offer many registration resources with the convenience of …
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10/07/2016
ESCC “Teaching Tangier” Initiative Utilizes Innovative Technology
“Teaching Tangier” is an initiative where Eastern Shore Community College utilizes innovative technology to deliver college instruction to Tangier Island high school seniors. This fall, ESCC will offer a dual enrollment college composition course in a hybrid format. The “face to face” portions of the class will be taught using “I-MYO”, a telepresence teaching robot. Dr. Kimberly …
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10/04/2016
Meet “The Women of Wallops”
One of the most important funding sources for ESCC is the Perkins grant. Perkins funds support career and technical education that prepares its students both for post-secondary education and the careers of their choice. A primary focus of Perkins is nontraditional programs and fields of employment. Career choices should be based on talent, interest and personal …
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09/28/2016
NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars
Eastern Shore Community College wants to make our technology students aware of another tremendous opportunity. The National Community College Aerospace Scholars, or NCAS, program is an educational experience for community college students interested in exploring careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The program provides selected students with a four-day, in-person learning experience at a …
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09/19/2016
ESCC Offers College Transfer Fair This Tuesday October 25th
The Eastern Shore Community College Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa is sponsoring a College Transfer Fair this Tuesday, October 25, from 12:00pm-3:00pm in the Great Hall of the Workforce Development Services Building on the campus in Melfa. This Fair affords students an opportunity to meet admissions representatives from over twenty schools from Virginia and Maryland. …
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09/16/2016
ESCC Workforce Development Services Offers Fall Classes
Category: Academics
Eastern Shore Community College Workforce Development Services is offering a variety of non-credit fall classes with start times ranging from late September to early December. Of interest to college-bound students will be the NEW SAT Prep Course which starts September 21st. Students of any age can benefit from Basic Computer Skills starting September 27th. This …