April 11, 2018
East Central Community College sophomores Reagan Gorgas of Decatur and Laicon Partain of Sebastopol were named to the 2018 Phi Theta Kappa Community and Junior Colleges All-Mississippi Academic Team.
The All-Mississippi Community College Academic Team recognizes scholarly achievements and leadership accomplishments of students enrolled in the state’s two-year colleges.
Gorgas, a kinesiology major who plans to become a physical therapist, was one of 15 students named to the First Team. She received a $1,000 scholarship.
April 11, 2018
The East Central Community College Small Business Development Center will offer a free workshop titled “How to Develop a Business Plan” Thursday, April 19, 2018, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Workforce Development Center located on the college’s Decatur campus.
April 11, 2018
East Central Community College in Decatur recently announced members of the 2018-2019 Cheerleading Squad following tryouts held on the Decatur campus.
April 11, 2018
The No. 15 ranked East Central Community College Lady Warriors picked up an important road doubleheader sweep over the Hinds Community College Lady Eagles Tuesday, April 10, as the two teams fight for playoff positioning in the MACJC softball standings.
The doubleheader was played at René Warren Softball Field on the Hinds campus in Raymond.
April 11, 2018
The No. 20 ranked East Central Community College Warriors had to overcome early leads by Hinds Community College in both games to earn an important road doubleheader sweep over the Eagles Tuesday, April 10, at Joe G. Moss Field Raymond.
East Central trailed 5-0 after the first inning of game one before scoring the last nine runs of the game for a 9-5 win. Hinds again scored the first two runs of game two, before the Warriors scored the final three runs for a 3-2 win in the seven-inning contest.
April 10, 2018
Sharon LeJeune Fisher of Meridian, biological sciences instructor, was selected East Central Community College’s “Instructor of the Year” for 2018 and will be recognized during the college’s Administration, Faculty and Staff Association (AFSA) end-of-the-year luncheon in May.
April 10, 2018
East Central Community College’s men’s and women’s tennis teams dropped a pair of matches to Hinds Community College on Monday, April 9, in Raymond.
The East Central men fell 8-1 to the No. 15 Hinds Eagles, while the Lady Warriors dropped a 6-3 match to the Hinds Lady Eagles.
A bright spot for the ECCC women was that freshman Bethany Wellerman of Newton County Academy remained undefeated in singles play in MACJC matches, said East Central head coach Jay Pacelli.