The Missouri Community College Association (MCCA) Student Leadership Award is presented annually to an exceptional student leader from each community college campus. In 2017, Aiden Worley was honored with the award at East Central College. The announcement wasn’t a surprise to Student Activities Coordinator Courtney Henrichsen. “Aiden is a devoted and inspiring student leader on […]
This summer, East Central College student veterans will travel overseas on an once-in-a-lifetime trip. “Everyone should get to experience history rather than just reading about it in a book,” said student and veteran Melissa Yetkin. It’s all part of The Missouri Consortium for Global Education (MCGE) Veteran Students Study Abroad program. Traveling through England and […]
Each year, the Missouri Community College Association (MCCA) honors outstanding community college educators with the Excellence in Teaching Award. In 2017, art instructor Adam Watkins was chosen from East Central College! According to the MCCA, an instructor must fit a certain criteria to be eligible for the award – effective and innovative teaching, effective advising, […]
College Trustees Approve Tuition Increase and ECC Sullivan Closure During its April 10 meeting, the East Central College board of trustees approved a five dollar per credit hour increase to the in-district, out-of-district, out-of-state and international tuition rates to take effect for the 2017 fall semester. The increase raises the in-district tuition rate to $85 […]
ECC Student Takes Action Amidst Tragedy When wildfires scorched through large parts of Oklahoma and northern Texas in early March 2017, one ECC student couldn’t let the tragedy go unnoticed. Dalton Smith, a student at the ECC Rolla center, and his two friends, Seth Morris and Lane McDonald from Rolla High School, drove 1,300 miles […]
Celebrate National Library Week with the ECC Library, April 10 – 13, 2017 with a chance to win St. Louis Cardinals tickets. Current ECC Students are eligible to enter the raffle for a chance to win two St. Louis Cardinals tickets to a 2017 home game by completing a few questions about the ECC Library […]
Registration Underway for ECC Summer Camps This is the time of the year for parents and kids to think about the fun and interesting summer camps offered at East Central College. Different classes will be offered in music, computers, sports and fitness, and hobbies throughout the months of June and July on the Union campus. […]
It honor of Good Friday, East Central College will be closed on Friday, April 14.
Each year, the Missouri Interscholastic Press Association (MIPA) recognizes someone who has provided outstanding support to scholastic journalism with the Contributing Medium Award. East Central College is proud to announce the 2017 winner is English and Journalism Instructor Leigh Kolb! In the nomination, MIPA vice-president Michelle Turner wrote: “Leigh Kolb has gone out of her way […]
In February and March, we asked students if they had a knack for objective writing or making art with words. Dozens submitted their entries for the English Department’s Annual Poetry and Research Writing Contest. “There was a lot of debate from our judges this year,” said English instructor Josh Stroup. “We were very impressed with […]
