NEWS
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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 …
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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 …
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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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10/19/2022
ESCC Student Makes Campus “Sing”
Club expansions to include music “Music, and the opportunity to share it with others, has really been shaping who I am,” says Annistin Cardoza, a high school dual enrollment student at Your Eastern Shore Community College. Annistin, 16 years old, has been home-schooled and completing her studies at ESCC since last spring. “I graduate in …
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10/17/2022
Nursing Admission Test Review Classes Announced
Dr. Terri Long has produced a video outlining the upcoming Nursing Admission Test Review Classes that will be offered at your Eastern Shore Community College. These classes will be held on Saturdays from 9:00a.m. to 12:00p.m. at Workforce Development beginning on December 10th, 2022. The classes will offer reviews for both the TEAS test for …
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10/06/2022
ESCC Foundation Oyster Roast Sponsorships Available!
Sponsorships are now available for the Annual ESCC Foundation Oyster Roast, supporting scholarships and services for Eastern Shore students. Please contact Patty Kellam for additional details or utilize the above PDF form. Tickets for the January 2023 event are now on sale through Eventbrite. Online sale links will be available here and on social media. …
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09/26/2022
CompTIA Security+ Begins October 4th
“These are skills that can immediately impact your value to employers!” Quantez Baines is the Workforce Administrative Assistant at your Eastern Shore Community College and also continues to be a student in the series of CompTIA industry recognized credentialing courses. “I finished IT Fundamentals and immediately signed up for Security+. Regardless of how you plan …
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09/22/2022
ESCC Staff and Faculty Honored for Years of Service
Your Eastern Shore Community College gathered for the Fall 2022 Staff and Faculty Convocation on Friday, September 16th. This was an opportunity to recognize the years of service for 12 members of the ESCC team. Individuals were awarded certificates for their respective years of service and were acknowledged by President Dr. Jim Shaeffer, and V.P. …
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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 …
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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 …