Tag Archive: Business and Industry Center

PLTW Teacher, ECC Adjunct Recognized Nationally

September 22, 2022
East Central College adjunct instructor and St. Clair High School engineering teacher Maurice Gritzman is being recognized nationally for the work he is doing with engineering students. Gritzman was named an Outstanding Engineering Teacher by the National Project Lead The Way (PLTW), a not-for-profit organization that promotes transformative learning experiences for students. More than 12,400… View Article

ECC to Host Manufacturing Day Oct. 6 in the BIC

September 22, 2022
East Central College is inviting local manufacturers and community members to its Business and Industry Center (BIC) to showcase the college’s career-ready programs and state-of-the-art equipment. Manufacturing Day is slated for Thursday, Oct. 6, from 4-6 p.m., and members of the community, and manufacturing employers and employees alike, are invited to take guided tours of… View Article

VIDEO: ECC and St. Clair High School Engineering Partnership Continues

August 30, 2022
A collaboration between East Central College and St. Clair High School continues to grow. This year marks the third year of the Project Lead The Way-Engineering (PLTW-E) program — a partnership between the College and SCHS. The high school’s PLTW-E program, in conjunction with ECC’s advanced manufacturing center, has organically grown into what is now… View Article

ECC to Host High School Manufacturing Day

August 18, 2022
East Central College is hosting a High School Manufacturing Day Thursday, Oct. 6, to showcase its career-ready programs. The event will be at the College’s Business and Industry Center (BIC) from 8 a.m. to noon, and will feature information about Precision Machining and Technology, HVAC/R, Industrial Engineering Technology and Welding programs. In addition, prospective students… View Article

Cuba Resident Finds Calling in ECC Welding Lab

June 1, 2022
Nearly two years ago, Jessica McMillan Brown picked up a copy of the Cuba Free Press that featured a story about a mother and son taking welding courses together at East Central College. The story was written about Bridget Teaters and her son, Wyatt Watkins, of the Bourbon area, who both were enrolled in the… View Article

ECC Offering Industrial Systems Basics ‘Boot Camp’

December 29, 2021
East Central College’s Center for Workforce Development is offering a new “Boot Camp” opportunity for those interested in learning the basics of industrial systems. The Boot Camp will be taught by Industrial Engineering Technology Program Director Nathan Esbeck and it includes a Falcon Seminar course to provide students with the foundation for an education at… View Article

St. Clair High School, ECC Manufacturing Partnership Grows

October 12, 2021
A partnership between East Central College and St. Clair High School has grown this year, building on its success from last year. The SCHS Project Lead The Way (PLTW) has 12 students enrolled this year, which is up eight from the 2020-21 academic year. PLTW is a national nonprofit that offers hands-on computer science, engineering… View Article

New Pre-Apprenticeship Manufacturing program registering students

June 8, 2021
The new pre-apprenticeship program at East Central College is purposely designed to provide needed job skills to those interested in a career in manufacturing. The three-week program is provided at no cost to each participant and will prepare them in such areas as welding, HVAC, industrial maintenance and precision machining. Students will also gain skills… View Article

ECC Foundation to Award Six Mini-Grants

November 23, 2020
The East Central College Foundation is awarding six mini-grants this year totaling $8,380 to departments and programs at the college. The grants are funded annually through the Albert C. Buescher Memorial Fund. Foundation Director Bridgette Kelch said the grants are given out to help support various scholastic departments and programs. Since 2009, the ECC Foundation… View Article

Virtual Tour of Campus Unveiled

November 19, 2020
East Central College launched its new virtual tour that provides an all-encompassing exploration of campus from the comfort and safety of home. The tour provides a comprehensive self-guided walk through of the Union campus and Rolla sites, while adhering to social distancing guidelines. To view the tour, visit www.eastcentral.edu/virtual-ecc/. Joel Doepker, vice president of external… View Article