October 22, 2025
In accordance with Mississippi House Bill No. 1071 from the 2010 legislative session, East Central Community College in Decatur has released its academic year 2023-2024 Mississippi Community College Performance Profile, or Report Card. The bill created an Education Achievement Council which was established to set education achievement goals for institutions of higher learning and community colleges in the state and to assist in monitoring progress towards those goals through the preparation of annual institutional and state report cards.
The Community College Report Card, designed to reflect the unique mission of community colleges, incorporates measures closely aligned with the Voluntary Framework of Accountability developed by the American Association of Community Colleges. Therefore, each report card includes information for the specific community college, along with corresponding figures for the state system, which includes all 15 Mississippi community colleges. Information contained in the report includes student enrollment, degrees awarded, student success, student retention, student progress, workforce development information, and High School Equivalency and adult basic education statistics, as well as enrollment and success in developmental or remedial coursework (college readiness).
In the 2023-2024 Community College Report Card, ECCC was among the best in the state in the areas of Career and Technical Education (CTE) Placement and Student Success.
In Career and Technical Education Placement, East Central led the state with a 92.7 percent job placement rate for CTE and allied health graduates, excluding Associate Degree Nursing students. The college’s performance significantly exceeded the state average of 81.8 percent, highlighting ECCC’s strong partnerships with regional employers and commitment to workforce development.
In Student Success, East Central continued to perform at a high level, with 60.6 percent of first-time, full-time freshmen from the Fall 2021 cohort graduating, transferring, or remaining enrolled within 150 percent of the expected program length. This compares favorably to the state average of 61.8 percent. The college also reported a 50.7 percent student progression rate for full-time students earning 42 or more credit hours toward graduation by the end of their second enrollment year.
Other strengths for East Central proportionate to college enrollment included a total of 508 graduates and 526 total awards conferred, along with the awarding of 410 National Career Readiness Certificates (NCRCs) to support workforce preparation. ECCC students also earned an average ACT composite score of 18.1, slightly above the state average of 18.0.
The 2023-2024 Performance Profile (Report Card) for East Central Community College can be found on the college’s website at https://www.eccc.edu/consumer-information. In addition, a copy can be obtained from the Office of the President.
