Tag Archive: Grant

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

Trustees Approve Simulation Lab Equipment Bids

November 5, 2020
The East Central College Board of Trustees Nov. 2 approved the bid for $132,610 in equipment for Nursing and EMT program simulation lab equipment. Trustees unanimously approved the bids for new manikins, equipment and software for the lab. The state-of-the-art technology is funded through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Business Development grant… View Article

East Central College Receives Grant to Support Disabled Veterans

August 10, 2019
East Central College is excited to be a recipient of a $47,000 grant from Cornell University as part of the Combat2Careers program! Supported by the Kessler Foundation, the goal of the program is to honor student veterans by helping them gain employment and increase their financial independence. Lorrie Baird, ECC’s Veterans Services and Financial Aid… View Article

ECC Awarded National Endowment for the Arts Grant

August 9, 2019
East Central College is proud to announce it has received an Arts Engagement in American Communities (AEAC) grant for second year in a row! The $10,000 matching grant from the National Endowment for the Arts will help support the annual concert series for the 2019-2020 school year. “We are proud to host world-renowned acts like… View Article

East Central College to Receive More Than $500,000 to Expand Advanced Manufacturing Apprenticeships

July 22, 2019
East Central College will continue to lead Missouri in advanced manufacturing apprenticeships thanks to a grant provided by the U.S. Department of Labor. The U.S. DOL announced last month that Missouri will receive nearly $12 million to create the Missouri Apprenticeships in Manufacturing Program (MoAMP), a statewide initiative to improve the ability to deliver innovative… View Article