ECC Receives $2.1 Million Federal Grant to Support Student Success

October 25, 2023
East Central College has been awarded a $2.1 million grant to boost its graduation and retention rates among rural and low-income students. The highly competitive federal Title III grant was awarded through the Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP), which is administered by the U.S. Department of Education, with a focus on rural, low-income students, said Dr…. View Article

Trustees Approve Partnership to Provide Virtual Health Care to Students

October 24, 2023
East Central College will partner with a virtual health company to offer students free access to medical care and mental health support. At its October meeting, the ECC Board of Trustees approved a recommendation to enter into a contract with The Virtual Care Group, Los Angeles, Calif., to provide medical and mental telehealth to all… View Article

Rolla Nursing Students Sell Breast Cancer Awareness Shirts

October 17, 2023
The East Central College Rolla Student Nurse Organization is hosting a fundraiser for Breast Cancer awareness. Throughout October, the nursing students are selling Breast Cancer awareness T-shirts. All proceeds from the T-shirt sales will be donated to the Phelps Health Foundation. These funds will go toward covering medical expenses associated with breast cancer awareness, including… View Article

Ceremony Held for First ECC Rolla License Practical Nursing Class

August 18, 2023
Twelve Licensed Practical Nurses were pinned July 28, marking the inaugural LPN class at East Central College in Rolla. The ECC LPN pinning ceremony for Rolla students was held at the Havener Center in Rolla. The pinning ceremony is a time-honored nursing program tradition that signifies the nursing graduate’s initiation into the sisterhood and brotherhood… View Article

ECC Returns for Year Two of All Within My Hands’ Metallica Scholars Initiative

August 7, 2023
East Central College will continue in the Metallica Scholars Initiative (MSI) and is receiving $50,000 in year two of its involvement in the program. The funding will be used for student scholarships in Welding, Heating and Air-Conditioning, Precision Machining and Manufacturing Maintenance. Metallica’s foundation, All Within My Hands, continues its multimillion-dollar investment in critical workforce… View Article

Trustees Approve $22.6 Million Balanced Budget

June 29, 2023
The East Central College Board of Trustees Monday, June 26, approved a $22.6 million spending plan, that includes a salary increase for employees. The 2024 fiscal year balanced budget projects $22,617,484 in both revenue and expenditures. The college’s fiscal year runs from July 1 through June 30. In the 2023 fiscal year, there was $21,251,200… View Article

Welding Students Complete Internship at G.H. Tool & Mold

June 20, 2023
Four East Central College welding graduates completed an internship during their final semester, where they thrived while practicing hands-on skills and learning from professionals. James Baxter, Macey Hargrove, Joelle Phillips and Erica Stockell were welcomed into the G. H. Tool & Mold plant in Washington for four weeks during the spring as part of their… View Article

ECC Instructors Earn Inaugural Means Innovation Award

June 9, 2023
The team of Accounting and Business instructors at East Central College piloted a course delivery method that removes barriers for their students and allows them to choose how they learn. The HyFlex delivery model earned Lisa Hanneken and Tanner French the inaugural Donald R. and Barbara D. Means Faculty Innovation Award for their use of… View Article

ECC and Logan University Agreement Provides Path to Doctorate

June 7, 2023
East Central College and Logan University signed an agreement that streamlines students’ path toward a Doctor of Chiropractic degree. ECC and Logan, in Chesterfield, entered into a 2+4 agreement for students who earn their Associate of Arts degree in the STEM Pathway from ECC, and then transfer seamlessly to Logan’s Bachelor of Science degree program…. View Article