NEWS
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07/25/2022
Tuition and Fees Remain Unchanged for 22-23
RICHMOND —The State Board for Community Colleges, by a unanimous vote, chose to maintain the current in-state tuition and mandatory fees for the 2022-2023 academic year. The Board’s decision means tuition will remain at today’s rate of $154 per credit hour – keeping community college tuition and mandatory education and general fees at approximately one-third …
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07/13/2022
HVAC Program Is Preparing Techs for Opportunities
(Pictured above: Christopher Walker and Jose Gonzalez) “I love the problem solving involved in service calls,” says Christopher Walker of Parksley. He’s an HVAC technician with Thornton Services in Belle Haven. Christopher says when he graduated from Arcadia High School in 2012, “I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do, I even worked as a …
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07/11/2022
Take Two Is Back with Free Fall Classes!
Program Expanded to Include 2020 and 2021 High School Grads and Those Recently Completed Their GED! ESCC launched a program for the summer 2021 term called Take Two. It was designed to allow 2021 high school graduating seniors to enroll in 1 or 2 classes for free, including all tuition, fees, and instructional materials. All …
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06/28/2022
Summer Foundation Newsletter Released
The Eastern Shore Community College Foundation has released the Summer 2022 Newsletter, full of ESCC success stories and activity from campus and beyond. Thanks for picking up a copy on campus, watching your mailbox, or enjoying the digital version here!
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06/28/2022
Dental Assisting Careers Begin Here
(pictured above:ESCC President Dr. Jim Shaeffer, Reyanna Wade, and Dr. Randi Wingate) “I wanted a career that I could have no matter where I decide to live,” says Reyanna Wade, who completed Eastern Shore Community College’s Dental Assisting class last year. “It may surprise some people,” she explained, “but I always loved going to the …
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06/15/2022
Benefits of Dual-Enrollment at ESCC
“Dual-Enrollment through Eastern Shore Community College has a way of bringing so many things into focus for students like me,” said April Perry of Greenbush. April enrolled in the General Studies transfer program at ESCC after graduating from Nandua High School in 2021. While in high school, April completed several ESCC courses in English and …
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06/15/2022
Program Feeding Small Business Success
“I thought about being a lawyer, running a restaurant, all kinds of things” says D. Ebony Brown, instructor of the successful Hair Braiding and Weaving program at YOUR Eastern Shore Community College, “but my true passions are in beauty and business.” In 2008 at ESCC Ebony earned a career studies certificate in Small Business Management …
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06/06/2022
Psychology Classes Offer Many Benefits
“I had no idea how practical the information I learned in psychology is,” says Victoria Thornton who completed the course this semester. “It’s helped me better understand others and has empowered me to be a better communicator.” (Victoria is pictured above with Dr. Julie Nash) In colleges across the country psychology is one of the most …
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05/16/2022
ESCC Faculty Recognized
Awards Announced at Commencement on May 11 Faculty Award recipients were announced on Wednesday, May 11, as part of the 51st Annual Commencement of Eastern Shore Community College, on campus in Melfa, VA. Vice President of Academic, Student, and Workforce Education, Dr. Patrick Tompkins, shared the names with the commencement audience. Recognition nominations were accepted …
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05/16/2022
ESCC Graduates Speak to Shore Daily News
The Class of 2022 Looks Back on Time at ESCC (From Shore Daily News) This past Wednesday, May 11th, Eastern Shore Community College held its 51st annual commencement and graduated the Class of 2022. Much like the class from the past couple of years, these students have shown resilience in the face of unprecedented challenges …