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The Learning Center at ECC Awarded Internationally Recognized Certification

February 17, 2023 | Campus News

The Learning Center (TLC) at East Central College has been awarded Levels 1, 2 and 3 certifications by the internationally recognized College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA).

That means the TLC has worked hard to develop a tutor training program that meets the CRLA’s rigorous standards and has completed the International Tutor Training Program Certification (ITTPC) peer review process.

“Universities and community colleges alike seek this certification because it sets a precedent for tutoring,” said TLC Executive Director Erin Anglin. “It is a benchmark for academic support excellence, and it shows that TLC tutors will provide the highest level of assistance to students.”

Achieving certification means that ECC’s Learning Center has met CRLA’s high standards for tutor selection, training, direct service and evaluation as an integral part of their overall tutoring program.

About TLC

The Learning Center offers free tutoring in math, writing, science and many other subjects to students and community members. ECC students can make tutoring appointments or stop in for assistance. The center also contains over 40 computers for student use, study tables, a lounge area for relaxed study, private group study rooms and more.

For more information about the center, to make an appointment or chat with a tutor, visit www.eastcentral.edu/learning-center/.

About CRLA

For more than thirty years CRLA has been a leader in learning assistance reading, and academic support programs with almost 1,300 members and over 2,000 certified training programs worldwide.

The association is a group of student-oriented professionals active in the fields of reading, learning assistance, developmental education, tutoring and peer educating at the college and adult levels.

CRLA’s most vital function and overall purpose is to provide a forum for the interchange of ideas, methods, and information to improve student learning and to facilitate the professional growth of its members. For more information, visit CRLA.

AEL Student Hopes to Soar with New Credential

October 19, 2020 | Campus News

East Central College Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) student Shirley Luecke just earned an Aerospace Quality Technician credential that she hopes will take her career to new heights.

Luecke is an AEL English Language Acquisition (English as a Second Language) student who attends classes at the ECC campus in Union.

In June, Luecke received her certification after passing the final exam for the 180 Skills Aerospace Quality Technician Course. The comprehensive course was extensive and consisted of 183 modules that she completed in about four to five months.

The 180 Skills deliver skills training for the manufacturing sector. The only thing she needs now is an opportunity to apply her knowledge with hands-on experience.

The course prepared Luecke for a career at an aerospace manufacturer, which she hopes will land her a better job.

“When I see something I would like to do, then I will apply,” she said. “I hope they (employers) will like me and try me. I work very hard and I will do my best.”

Remembering English

Luecke, of the Spring Bluff area, is originally from the Philippines and she has been living in this area for eight years.

She graduated from Polytechnic University of the Philippines in 1989 with a degree in Business Management. While in college she took English courses, however, she needed refresher classes which led her to the AEL program at ECC.

She has been taking English Language Acquisition classes for about two years.

“I came here to check my English pronunciation and grammar,” Luecke said.

“At first, it felt like grade one,” she added. “I was very shy and I would not talk. I overcame that.”

Luecke is continuing to take English classes and regaining English language skills she learned in college, including spelling words in English.

“Little by little, I remember,” she said. “I am working hard and learning more every day.”

ECC’s AEL program offers several programs to help adult learners with workforce training skills, English Language Acquisition, Communication and Customer Service Certificate Programs and much more.

To learn more about what the AEL program offers, visit www.eastcentral.edu/ael/, email ael@eastcentral.edu or call 636- 584-6533.