Trustees Approve New Monument, Memorial Policy for ECC Campus

February 11, 2022
East Central College Board of Trustees approved a new monument policy Feb. 7, paving the way for a memorial remembering Erastus Brown, who was lynched in 1897. The new policy comes on the heels of a request be the Franklin County Remembrance Project Coalition to establish a memorial garden on campus for Brown, a black… View Article

Trustees Approve Slight Tuition Increase

February 9, 2022
The East Central College Board of Trustees on Feb. 7 approved a slight increase in tuition costs beginning in the fall 2022 semester. There will be a $5 credit hour tuition bump for students who live within the district, outside the district and for international students. ECC Vice President of Finance and Administration DeAnna Cassat… View Article

College Preparing for Accrediting Body Visit

February 7, 2022
East Central College staff and faculty have been preparing for an important visit this spring from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), the college’s accrediting body. A five-person peer review team with HLC will visit ECC April 11-12 as part of the college’s accreditation, which is a “stamp of approval” that demonstrates the college is deeply… View Article

Date Change for ECC ‘Puffs’ Performance

January 28, 2022
The East Central College Theatre Department has moved the performance of the Off-Broadway smash hit, “Puffs” to April 21-24. Theatre Department Director Grace Austin, who is directing “Puffs,” said the decision to reschedule the show from February was made from an abundance of caution. “This was a difficult choice to make,” she said, “but with… View Article

Mizzou College of Engineering, ECC Sign Computer Information Systems Agreement

January 24, 2022
East Central College has signed an agreement with the University of Missouri in Columbia, Mo., to streamline the path for students to earn a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology. The articulation agreement guarantees that any student who earns an Associate in Applied Science degree in Computer Information Systems (CIS) at ECC — with an… View Article

ECC AEL Offers High School Equivalency Courses in Belle

January 21, 2022
The East Central College Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) program will begin a new session of classes in Belle, Mo. The classes are held at the First Baptist Church, 203 W. 2nd St. The instructor of the course is Amber Hendrix, a full-time teacher at Owensville High School and Belle resident. Classes will meet Thursdays… View Article

‘Monsterbet’ Exhibit Coming to ECC Art Gallery

January 19, 2022
The East Central College Art Gallery will present “Monsterbet: An Aberrant Abecedarius,” a solo exhibition of oil and mixed media paintings by California-based artist Heidi Brueckner. The exhibition will run from Jan. 25 to Feb. 15, in the gallery located in Hansen Hall. “Monsterbet” is a series of cultural allegories based on the traditional format… View Article

ECC, Department Receive 10-Year Music Accreditation

January 11, 2022
East Central College and its Music Department received full accreditation with the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), a rare distinction among community colleges. The NASM Commission on Community Colleges approved the ECC’s 10-year accreditation. NASM is an organization of approximately 637 accredited institutional members, including colleges and universities. The association establishes standards for… View Article

Early College Academy Students on President’s, VP’s Lists

January 6, 2022
East Central College is recognizing our Early College Academy students who have demonstrated exemplary academic achievement last semester. Upon completion of at least 12 fall semester credit hours with a semester grade point average of 3.85 or greater, students are acknowledged on the President’s List. There are 11 students from the Academy on this year’s… View Article

From New Haven to Seoul — ECC Grad Follows a Dream

January 6, 2022
In 2016, while working toward a liberal studies degree at East Central College, Kjia Zuroweste had no idea that a few years later she’d be living and working more than 6,600 miles away. But today, there is no place that Zuroweste would rather be than in Seoul, South Korea, her home for nearly two years…. View Article