Campus News

The East Central College Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) program is continuing to operate over the summer months. AEL is registering students for High School Equivalency Test (HiSET) preparation and English language classes in multiple locations throughout the region. The AEL program is free to everyone and there are both morning and evening classes available…. View Article

A family that welds together, graduates together. That’s the case for East Central College Class of 2020 graduates Bridget Teaters and Wyatt Watkins. Teaters, 40, is Watkins’ mother. The Bourbon area mother and son were both enrolled in the ECC Fast Track welding program under instruction by Bobby Bland, program coordinator. They completed the program… View Article

East Central College annually holds a Student Achievement Night, an awards ceremony to celebrate the outstanding accomplishments of students. Although a ceremony was not held this year, ECC still is recognizing the hard work, leadership and determination of students over the 2019-20 academic year. “It is such a pleasure to recognize the outstanding achievements of… View Article

The East Central College Learning Center is rolling out new summer programs to help students get back into form before the fall semester. The JumpStart! Programming is geared toward high school students experiencing college for the first time. It is designed to close the skills gap between the end of traditional high school curriculum to… View Article

East Central College will begin implementing a Back to Campus plan next week to safely ease back into normal operations for the fall semester. The plan was developed by an ECC leadership team comprised of administrators and staff to ensure the health and safety of employees and students. View the Campus Reopening Plan Here ⇨… View Article

For 17 Union High School students, next school year will be much more than a start to their junior year — it will also be the beginning of their journey to an associate’s degree at East Central College. These students are the first class of the ECC Early College Academy. They will attend classes at… View Article

A virtual information session for anyone interested in East Central College’s new Medical Lab Technician (MLT) program will be held Monday, May 18. Officials from the Missouri Health Professions Consortium Medical Laboratory Technician Program will hold the information session over Zoom at 7 p.m. It is open to anyone who wants to learn more about… View Article

East Central College has been educating nurses for 40 years — and since 1980 more than 1,000 nurses have earned degrees. ECC has joined the American Nurses Association in celebrating 2020 as the “Year of the Nurse.” In addition, May is National Nurses Month, and National Nurses Week is celebrated from May 6 to May… View Article