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WASHINGTON, N.C. — Ten students have successfully completed the Paramedic program at Beaufort County Community College (BCCC).
Published: Thursday, May 21st, 2026 @ 10:08 am
By: Attila Nemecz
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Eight students completed the initial paramedic certification course at Beaufort County Community College on November 1. BCCC’s paramedic program holds a 99 percent success rate, meaning that almost all of the students who complete the course earn their state certification.
Published: Friday, November 24th, 2023 @ 12:20 am
By: Attila Nemecz
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President Joe Biden’s (D) Secretary of Education said during a White House event Tuesday afternoon that college students needed to have access to abortions to be able to be successful in life.
Published: Friday, October 7th, 2022 @ 3:08 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The Governor’s emergency education funds invest deeply in college student success and completion
Published: Monday, May 31st, 2021 @ 4:55 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Students find support in Pirate Academic Success Center
Published: Sunday, May 30th, 2021 @ 11:33 am
By: ECU News Services
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The UNC System wants to ensure new degree programs prepare students for successful careers.
Published: Monday, January 25th, 2021 @ 2:02 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper led a roundtable with Pitt Community College students, graduates, and administrators to highlight key successes in the Finish Line Grants program.
Published: Friday, February 7th, 2020 @ 9:21 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The new Student Government Association (SGA) officers of East Carolina University are focused on advocacy for all students for the upcoming 2019-2020 school year.
Published: Wednesday, July 10th, 2019 @ 1:53 am
By: ECU News Services
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Changes seen in the Arctic climate have a direct impact on the frequency and intensity of hurricanes experienced in eastern North Carolina.
Published: Tuesday, June 25th, 2019 @ 11:47 am
By: ECU News Services
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Lawmakers, Educators Meet in Greensboro to Address Dropout Crisis, Ways to Promote Students’ SuccessOn Friday, North Carolina legislators and public higher education officials gathered at UNC Greensboro to discuss “Unlikely,” a documentary film about America’s college dropout crisis.
Published: Monday, April 22nd, 2019 @ 4:22 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Mean girls and callous boys are nothing new. They've stalked school hallways and commandeered cafeterias for years. Yet bullies' arsenal of pain-inflicting tools has never been more relentless; smartphones and social media platforms have erased boundaries of time and space
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 3:57 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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East Carolina University has been named a 2017 Top 100 Best Value College in a new listing by Educate to Career.
Published: Monday, September 26th, 2016 @ 8:45 pm
By: ECU News Services
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An old baseball coach once taught his players a formula: P + O = S; Preparation plus Opportunity equals Success. David and Pamela Leonard aren't baseball coaches, but they are using that same formula to help East Carolina University business students become successful.
Published: Wednesday, June 1st, 2016 @ 3:39 am
By: ECU News Services
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The "Best in Festival" awards ceremony, produced by ECU students at the Broadcast Education Association convention in Las Vegas this past weekend, was a success. After working all semester on assigned video elements, students were there to incorporate their work into live remarks from presenters...
Published: Friday, April 22nd, 2016 @ 11:50 am
By: ECU News Services
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East Carolina University is ranked No.1 in Washington Monthly magazine's list of "Best Bang for the Buck Colleges in the Southeast" released Aug. 24.
Published: Sunday, August 30th, 2015 @ 1:18 pm
By: ECU News Services
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As undergraduate students begin a new semester at East Carolina University, they will need to be aware of recent changes to several academic rules.
Published: Monday, August 24th, 2015 @ 10:43 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Yesterday, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) voted against H.R. 5, the Student Success Act, which extends No Child Left Behind (NCLB) programs and big-government education.
Published: Friday, July 10th, 2015 @ 5:32 am
By: Christopher Maye
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Academia is notoriously resistant to major changes. Whereas private sector firms rise, fall, merge, reorganize, acquire, and cast off unprofitable divisions with amazing speed, colleges and universities are hampered by unwieldy systems of governance, iron-bound traditions, and intense resistance...
Published: Thursday, June 25th, 2015 @ 5:35 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Commencement season often is a controversial time. Last year was conspicuous for its wave of politically motivated disinvitations, with students trying, sometimes with success, to get their universities to rescind invitations to commencement speakers such as anti-Islamist writer and activist Ayaan H
Published: Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015 @ 2:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Commencement season is an often-controversial time. Last year was conspicuous for its wave of politically motivated disinvitations, with students trying, sometimes with success, to get their universities to rescind invitations to commencement speakers such as Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Condoleezza Rice.
Published: Monday, May 11th, 2015 @ 6:34 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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The annual Collaborative Conference for Student Achievement allows public school employees to hear from practitioners, experts, and advocates who share the goal of ensuring that all public school students are successful. I enjoy reviewing the presentations from the conference because they are...
Published: Saturday, April 4th, 2015 @ 7:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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East Carolina University has earned higher education's top honor for community engagement. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching announced Jan. 7 that ECU received the 2015 Community Engagement Classification.
Published: Tuesday, January 13th, 2015 @ 4:29 pm
By: ECU News Services
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I am pleased to see folks reflecting on the status of youth sports. As a parent of two elementary school students, I have seen the successes and failures of sports programs in my community.
Published: Saturday, January 3rd, 2015 @ 9:54 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's easy for young students to be dazzled when they hear that going to college will earn them an extra $1 million in their lifetime. Or when they see headlines touting high-paying majors and new graduates' success stories.
Published: Saturday, October 11th, 2014 @ 12:56 am
By: John William Pope Center
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When new Beaufort County Community College students begin the new Certified Production Technician Program, a veteran of industry will be on hand to help guide their success.
Published: Saturday, January 11th, 2014 @ 2:51 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Christmas and New Year's holidays are fast approaching as are exams. I know our faculty has been working hard to prepare our students for success in their exams and all of us are preparing for the end of the semester.
Published: Saturday, December 14th, 2013 @ 10:16 am
By: Barbara Tansey
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Faculty members at East Carolina University have developed and released free curriculum materials designed to help high school students with learning differences make a successful transition to college.
Published: Sunday, September 22nd, 2013 @ 6:35 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Students may think that arriving at East Carolina University means escaping from parents and constant reminders to "Do your homework!" However, those out-of-class exercises could affect college students' academic success - at least if they're studying economics.
Published: Saturday, August 24th, 2013 @ 5:40 pm
By: ECU News Services
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I worked at Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) for more than four years, rising to the post of director of academic technology in the school's Information Technology Department. My first position at the school was that of instructional designer in the Center for Excellence in Teaching and...
Published: Wednesday, July 17th, 2013 @ 4:35 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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