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Edgecombe Community College Fall 2012 Volume 8 • Number 1 Public Safety Programs Expanding See page 2 Health Occupations Programs Increase to Keep Pace New Initiatives in with Demand Criminal Justice Under Way See page 6 See page 4 Edgecombe Introduces Edgecombe Community College NON PROFIT ORG. 2009 West Wilson Street US POSTAGE Tarboro, NC 27886 PAID Barbering Program ACADEmIC mARkETING SERVICES See page 9 ECRWSS RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER Career Questions about the ECC programs and services described in this publication should be directed to Student Services Content at (252) 823-5166, ext. 255. Focus Editor: ........................................................ Mary Tom Bass Writers: ........................................................ J. Eric Eckard Mary Tom Bass Features Photography:.............................................Stacey Patterson 2 Public Safety Programs Expanding Cover Photography: ................................ Ronald L. Sowers 3 Public Safety Coordinator Following in His Dad’s Footsteps Like us on Facebook 3 Security Cameras Heighten Campus Safety www.facebook.com/edgecombecc 4 New Initiatives in Follow us on Twitter Criminal Justice Under Way twitter.com/edgecombecc 4 Alive@25 Reinforces Good Driving Habits Edgecombe Community College 5 Geospatial Certificate for Board of Trustees Law Enforcement in the Works Jonathan K. Felton, Chair James H. Long, Vice Chair 5 College Celebrating 45 Years Jean M. Bailey Wick Baker Health Occupations Programs Helen W. Collins 6 Jessie M. Jones Increase to Keep Pace with Demand Bernice M. Pitt Dr. Jerry W. Price 7 CEO of Bermuda Hospitals Gladys C. Shelton Started at Edgecombe Jerry W. Spruell James I. Taylor 8 ECC Offers Unique Certification Gloria Wiggins-Hicks for Child Care Workers Executive Officers 8 What Will College Get You? Dr. Deborah L. Lamm, President Charlie Harrell, Vice President of Administrative Services 9 Edgecombe Introduces Barbering Program Michael Jordan, Vice President of Student Services Dr. Kristi Snuggs, Vice President of Instruction 10 Manufacturing Training Evolving at J. Lynn Cale, Associate Vice President of Instruction Warp Speed Thanks to $1.2 Million Grant To advertise in CareerFocus, call (252) 823-5166, ext. 279. 11 College Is a State Leader in CareerFocus is published annually by Edgecombe Job Skills Assessment Community College, 2009 West Wilson St., Tarboro, NC 27886. 12 Engineers Save Their Company Thousands Edgecombe Community College is an equal opportunity Through Six Sigma Training institution. All rights reserved. No part of the material printed may 12 I-TRIZ: Exclusive Problem-Solving be reproduced or used in any form or by any means, Training Offered at ECC electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage retrieval system without the permission of the publisher. Fall 2012 Volume 8 • Number 1 Edgecombe Community College Get a FREE Digital Subscription to © 2012 Edgecombe Community College CareerFocus Interactive On the cover: Representing Edgecombe public safety are Valuable Career Information You Need Now (front row, from left) Lee Darnell, Public Safety Coordinator, • Just graduated from high school? • Ready to move up? Edgecombe Community College; William Whitaker, Tarboro • Looking for a new career? • Need a better income? Fire Chief; Allen Dennie, Conetoe Fire Chief and President The NEW Interactive CareerFocus magazine Fall 2012 Volume 8 • Number 1 of the Edgecombe County Fire Association; (second row) Public Safety Edgecombe Community College Health Occupations Programs Programs Expanding Expand to Keep Pace connects you directly to Edgecombe See page 2 with Demand Mike Catagnus, Edgecombe Sheriff’s Office Communications See page 6 New Initiatives in Community College resources to help you Director; James Knight, Edgecombe Sheriff; Lt. Bill Braswell, Criminal Justice Under Way Edgecombe Introduces See page 4 Barbering Program NON PROFIT ORG. See page 9 choose the right education and career path. US POSTAGE Edgecombe Community College PAID 2009 West Wilson Street ACADEmIC mARkETING SERVICES Tarboro Police Department Interim Chief; (back) Chad Eason, Tarboro, NC 27886 ECRWSS RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER Public Safety Health Occupations Programs Programs Expanding Expand to Keep Pace See page 2 with Demand Edgecombe County Rescue Squad Paramedic and Interim See page 6 New Initiatives in Criminal Justice Under Way Edgecombe Introduces See page 4 Sign up for a Free Subscription Barbering Program NON PROFIT ORG. See page 9 US POSTAGE Edgecombe Community College PAID 2009 West Wilson Street ACADEmIC Tarboro, NC 27886 mARkETING SERVICES Chief; Sgt. Al Braxton, Tarboro Police Department; and Butch ECRWSS RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER Beach, Edgecombe Fire Marshal. at edgecombe.mycareerfocus.org 252.823.5166 I www.edgecombe.edu I Edgecombe Community College CareerFocus I Fall 2012 I 1 Feature Focus Career Public Safety Programs Expanding Online components are being added to training by J. Eric Eckard Since Darnell took over the public safety program at Edgecombe a ee Darnell wishes the year ago, he has been pushing for Internet had been more hybrid courses – part online around when he was and part classroom. He hopes to going to school in the add hybrid and online options in early 1990s, training to each of his program areas to offer be a law enforcement students more flexibility. officer and paramedic. Presently, Edgecombe offers Instead of having hybrid classes for EMTs and EMT- Linstant access to course work at Intermediates. In the fall, the various schools across the country, college is reviving its paramedic Darnell, 41, spent countless hours training, and an initial paramedic on the phone trying to find schools certification hybrid course will be that offered specialized continuing available. Hybrid firefighter and education classes so he could stay technical rescue classes are offered certified and advance his career. every semester. Then, after finding that school, he often had to commute for hours to “We teach the basics online, and Edgecombe instructors introduce the basic concepts of modern technical take the class. then bring the students onto rescue equipment to students from across North Carolina, with the campus for hands-on training, assistance of the Rocky Mount Fire Department. That’s why it’s important to typically about once a month,” Darnell, Edgecombe Community Darnell says. “We’ve had a lot of with an online environment, so we breathing, coughing, and other College’s coordinator for public success with online classes in fire also offer traditional face-to-face lifelike symptoms. safety programs, to try to find a and EMS.” classes.” Firefighters learn modern way to help students stay current firefighting, rescue, officer in law enforcement, fire, and EMT students spend most of the From an agency perspective, development, and fire department emergency medical services. 203-hour class online, but they officers and firefighters are meet on campus one Saturday a required to take continuing management skills. Law “Public safety is all about month during the semester. The education classes each year. Often enforcement officers have a teamwork,” Darnell says. “Whether EMT-Intermediate class is 305 agencies have to pay overtime to wide range of classes available it’s two police working on the hours, and students meet a full get them through the class. at the college, including report street or a college working with weekend each month during the writing, defensive tactics, basic local law enforcement agencies semester. “If it’s done online, they can go at investigation skills, and firearms or fire departments, it’s about their own pace and possibly save training. teamwork. Hybrid classes offer flexibility, overtime pay,” Darnell says. “Also, financial savings, and the ability it’s easier to bring in a fresh point At the core of the training is “There’s a brotherhood in public to pull from a wider range of of view because we can use online developing and maintaining safety. If we don’t take care of each instructors. However, Darnell instructors from other areas.” partnerships with local agencies, other, people can get hurt.” adds, “Not everyone is comfortable making the college public safety- Edgecombe offers classes for K-9 friendly for them, Darnell says. training, detention officers, and He also wants to make Edgecombe continuing education for law Community College the go-to place enforcement officers. Though none for public safety students in the of these are set up with a hybrid area. element, Darnell wants to change that. He also is exploring new “When I first started out, I had state-of-the-art program areas to to travel to find classes,” Darnell help strengthen and support local says. “If there’s any way to prevent law enforcement efforts. that, I want to do it. “We’re always looking for what “I want to keep our people here. local agencies need,” Darnell says. I want to make it easier for our “If agencies want more specialized people and our agencies.” training, we want to add that.” Whether it’s a hybrid or traditional class, the college offers the most up-to-date training in the state. While conducting on-campus course work, public safety students have access to Edgecombe’s state- of-the-art simulation facility that Students learn how to dismantle a wrecked vehicle using a variety of includes a patient care mannequin different tools so trapped patients can be removed safely and quickly. that can simulate seizures, labored 2 I Fall 2012 I CareerFocus Edgecombe Community College I www.edgecombe.edu I 252.823.5166 Public Safety Coordinator following in his dad’s footsteps hen Lee Darnell was as well as courses in health a kid, growing up in care administration, business Yadkin County, he administration, and leadership for remembers his dad two decades. Wanswering calls for help in his community from behind the wheel Darnell also has played a law of a hearse. officer and medical worker on stage, on television, and in movies. In the early days of first He calls it a hobby, but he has responders, there was no 911 started a fledgling production system, and rescue squads were in company, and he’s working on a their infancy – especially in rural script.