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NISOD Excellence Awards Presented to ECC Employees

February 13, 2023
Three East Central College employees are being recognized for their dedication to students, the College and their coworkers with 2023 NISOD (National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development) Excellence Awards. The ECC award recipients are Stacy Bellville, administrative assistant for the vice president of academic affairs; Jennifer Higerd, assistant professor of art and the Art… View Article

Alum, AEL Director Presented with Missouri Community College Awards

December 2, 2022
East Central College Trustee and alumni Dr. Eric Park and Adult Education Program Director Alice Whalen were selected among their peers to receive 2022 Missouri Community College Association (MCCA) awards. Park was presented with the 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award for his service to ECC, his community and growing his professional career with roots planted at… View Article

AEL Program Helps Washington Manufacturer Teach Employees English

September 9, 2022
There are 31 employees of a Washington manufacturer who are learning on the jobsite how to read, write, listen to, and speak English. These employees — at WEG Transformers USA — are being taught English Language Acquisition (ELA) courses through the East Central College Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) program. According to Alice Whalen, AEL… View Article

AEL Program Receives Dollar General Grant for Literacy

June 3, 2021
The Dollar General Literacy Foundation recently awarded the East Central College Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) program with a $10,000 grant. The grant will be used to support literacy by helping to fund a volunteer coordinator for the program, according to AEL Director Alice Whalen. “There are more than 15,000 adults in the East Central… View Article

State Director to Speak at AEL Graduation

May 4, 2021
The East Central College Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) Graduation Ceremony speaker will be Shelly Lamb, the director of the state AEL services. The graduation ceremony will be Thursday, May 13, at 6 p.m. in the gym located in the Donald Shook Student Center. The ceremony will recognize 2020 and 2021 graduates, according to Alice… View Article

AEL Instructor to Retire After 13 Years

December 17, 2020
Don Boettcher is hanging up his hat after 13 years as an instructor with East Central College’s Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) Program. Boettcher, 87, taught college and career readiness classes. That Includes assisting students who did not have a high school diploma prepare for the High School Equivalency Test (HiSET), formerly called the GED…. View Article

ECC Works With Nonprofit to Provide HiSET Prep Classes

November 19, 2020
East Central College is working with a nonprofit organization in rural Crawford County to provide easy access to High School Equivalency Test (HiSET) preparation classes. That’s according to Alice Whalen, Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) program director, who has been working with Mission Gate Prison Ministry at two of its facilities — Hannah’s Ranch and… View Article

Nursing Student Changing Her Future

September 22, 2020
Elisha Griffith knew that one day she would become a nurse. In March 2018, she took the first step toward that goal at East Central College. Griffith enrolled in a new partnership through the college’s Health Careers Workforce and the Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) program. It was through this partnership that the Union resident… View Article

Registration Open for Adult Education and Literacy Classes

October 13, 2016
The East Central College Adult Education and Literacy Program (AEL) gives students the opportunity to earn their High School Equivalency Certificate. It also gives students a chance to learn English as a primary language. Classes are offered during the day in Gerald, Sullivan, Union and Washington. Evening classes are offered in Pacific, Union, St. Clair,… View Article