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  • 01/06/2023

    Foundation Oyster Roast is January 27th!

    Supporting Scholarships with an Eastern Shore Tradition Now in its 4th year, Eastern Shore Community College Foundation is hosting its annual Oyster Roast fundraiser on Friday, January 27th from 5:00pm-9:00pm.  All proceeds support scholarships and services for students. The event is held on campus, both outdoors under a tent with heaters, and inside the Workforce Development Building and Great Hall. ESCC …

  • 12/13/2022

    Eastern Shore Cruisers Car Club Make Donation

    (Pictured) Patty Kellam of the ESCC Foundation, Chester Jackson, and ESCC President Jim Shaeffer. Chester Jackson, President of the Eastern Shore Cruisers Car Club, recently visited Eastern Shore Community College to present a check for $2,000 to the ESCC Foundation. The club held a benefit car show on the college’s Melfa campus on August 13th, …

  • 12/13/2022

    VP Patrick Tompkins Announces Departure

     Eastern Shore Community College Vice President of Academic, Student, and Workforce Education, Dr. Patrick Tompkins, has been announced as the new president of NHTI-Concord’s Community College in New Hampshire. Tompkins will be transitioning from his position at ESCC in early 2023, to assume his new role effective February 1, 2023.  Tompkins brought his vast experience …

  • 11/30/2022

    Oyster Roast Tickets Now on Sale

    Event Details and Ticket Sales!

  • 11/22/2022

    Project Horizons Students Tour NASA Wallops

    On November 14, forty-eight students in grades 7-12 from Accomack and Northampton public schools visited NASA Wallops Flight Facility. The students were members of ESCC Foundation’s Project Horizons program which provides academic, social, and cultural support for economically disadvantaged youth and incentivizes students to complete high school and post-secondary education.  On the NASA Wallops base, …

  • 11/17/2022

    ESCC Foundation Publishes Fall 2022 Newsletter

    The Eastern Shore Community College Foundation has just published the latest newsletter for Fall 2022. The issue includes news and updates from administration, inspiring success stories, and details on upcoming events. Thanks for taking the time to enjoy the digital version which is available below, in addition to hard copies that have been mailed and …

  • 11/16/2022

    ESCC’s Shockley Honored with Chancellor’s Award

    “Expanding Opportunities” Amy Shockley, Regional Adult Education Program Manager at Eastern Shore Community College, was honored at the Virginia Community College System’s (VCCS) HireEd Conference with the Chancellor’s Award for Expanding Opportunities.  The HireEd Conference is a gathering of workforce leaders and practitioners with a mission to explore the ways in which colleges respond to …

  • 11/09/2022

    ESCC Students Visit NASA Wallops

    Career Exploration Day Provided Tours and Demonstrations Eastern Shore Community College students were afforded an opportunity to spend the day at NASA Wallops Flight Facility, on Friday, October 28th, 2022, exploring the the facilities and spending time with leaders and experts in a variety of fields. Time was taken at each stop to explain all …

  • 11/09/2022

    Robin Rich-Coates Honored at District Awards Banquet

    The Eastern Shore Soil and Water Conservation District’s 2022 Awards Banquet was held on Wednesday, October 26th, at 6:00 PM in the Great Hall at the ESCC Workforce Development Center. The event took the opportunity to honor former Director and District Chair, the late Robin Rich-Coates, beloved Eastern Shore Community College educator, who passed away …

  • 10/31/2022

    ESCC Successfully Exits 3-Year Reboot

    The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) assesses each community college annually on four sustainability factors: a minimum service region population, a minimum number of enrollment in academic programs, operating costs relative to the system average, and the trend of issuing credentials in workforce programs. In 2018, Eastern Shore Community College failed to meet established thresholds for all four sustainability …

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