Tag Archive: ECC

Adjuncts Recognized at Inaugural Appreciation Dinner

April 16, 2024
Adjunct Mathematics Adjunct Connie Lutz was recognized for her exceptional contributions to East Central College with the inaugural Adjunct of the Year award. The award was presented at the first Adjunct Appreciation Dinner on April 9. Lutz was honored alongside other adjuncts honored with special recognitions and for years of service. Lutz’ award was presented… View Article

ECC joins Achieving the Dream Network to Advance Student Success

April 16, 2024
East Central College has joined Achieving the Dream (ATD), a national leading higher education reform network of more than 300 community colleges across the country. As one of eight institutions joining the organization as part of its 2024 cohort, ECC will enter ATD’s Foundations of Transformation core engagement, an intensive three-year program. College leaders will… View Article

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

Finish Line Grant Program Helps Reduce College Debt

June 2, 2023
A state grant is now available to help Missouri residents pay off college debt and return to the classroom. The Missouri Scholarship and Loan Foundation’s (MSLF) Finish Line Degree Completion Grant is designed to assist former students who have an unpaid balance at East Central College and other Missouri colleges and universities, making them unable… View Article

Students Recognized for Leadership, Academic Excellence and More

May 9, 2023
East Central College faculty, staff and administrators recognized many students for their outstanding accomplishments in the past academic year, both inside and outside the classroom. The ECC Campus Life and Leadership’s annual Student Achievement Night on May 4 was an opportunity to recognize students for leadership, academic excellence, club engagement, success in the classroom and… View Article

ECC Students Named to Academic Teams

April 27, 2023
Four East Central College students were named to the All-Missouri Academic Team, and one also was recognized nationally. Kelsea Smith has been named a 2023 Coca-Cola Academic Team Gold Scholar and received a $1,500 scholarship. Smith and Elise Jeffers, ECC Rolla; and Brooklyn Hyatt and Annika Brunner, Union campus, were named to the 2023 All-Missouri… View Article

Student Shares Why She Chose HIM Program — Flexible, Great Careers

April 19, 2023
Melissa Helms wants a career in health care but not the bedside patient aspect of the field. That’s one reason she enrolled in East Central College’s Health Information Management (HIM) program, she said. “I wasn’t sure I was capable of the hands-on patient care side of healthcare with all its goriness potential,” Helms commented. “However,… View Article

Chef Palazzola Featured in Article on Making Chili

March 21, 2023
East Central College Culinary Arts Program Coordinator Chef Michael Palazzola is a featured member of the “Panel of Experts” in an article about how to make championship-winning chili on the LawnStarter website. View the the site here ⇨ www.lawnstarter.com/blog/studies/best-cities-texas-chili/#expert=chef-mike-palazzola. What kind of beef is best for making chili? Ground beef is the most familiar —… View Article

High School Students Invited to Learn About STEM Careers

October 28, 2022
East Central College and Missouri S&T faculty members are gearing up for the Math & Science Career Night. On Wednesday, Nov. 9, high school students from the area are invited to explore STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) ECC and S&T degrees and pathways to careers. The event is in the ECC Theatre in Hansen… View Article

ECC Enrollment Up for Third Consecutive Semester

October 6, 2022
Enrollment at East Central College is up this fall, bucking the national trend of declining enrollment among public colleges and universities. The number of credit hours taken by ECC students is 3 percent higher this semester compared to the Fall 2021 semester — students this semester are taking 26,640 credit hours, 772 more than the… View Article