NEWS
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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 …
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11/30/2022
Oyster Roast Tickets Now on Sale
Event Details and Ticket Sales!
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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, …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …