East Central News

June 19, 2018

Criminal Justice Technology and Cyber Security Technology are among new academic offerings at East Central Community College in Decatur beginning with the Fall 2018 semester.

June 18, 2018

Eric Neel, who has coached high school girls’ fast pitch softball teams to five state championships in Mississippi, has been selected as the new softball coach at East Central Community College in Decatur.

June 18, 2018

Representatives from East Central Community College will be visiting locations throughout the district this summer to help prospective students learn more about the MI-BEST and Project Pathway programs, both of which help students learn or enhance job skills needed in today’s businesses and industries.

Whitney Amis, MI-BEST instructor, and Freda Thompson, who serves as navigator for the Project Pathway program, will be available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and free lunch will be provided on the following schedule:

June 8, 2018

East Central Community College Golf Coach Chris Clark has added another honor to the Warriors’ highly successful 2017-18 golf season, this time being named the Mississippi Association of Coaches Community College Golf Co-Coach of the Year.

Clark will be honored at the MAC Hall of Fame Banquet June 22 in Jackson.

June 7, 2018

ECCC Offering Weekday Orientation Sessions Through August 2

New and transfer students planning to attend East Central Community College in fall 2018 can take advantage of Weekday Orientation sessions this summer on the Decatur campus.

Weekday Orientation is available Monday through Thursday from June 11 to Aug. 2 at either 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The college will be closed July 4 for the Independence Day holiday. Fall 2018 classes begin on Monday, Aug. 13.

May 30, 2018

Chris Harris will complete his career as Dean of Personnel Services/Athletics at East Central Community College in Decatur at the end of June after a 14-year career, and his future plans include more time with his family, some possible mission trips and time spent on the family farm.

May 30, 2018

The East Central Community College Small Business Development Center will host two free seminars during the month of June at the Neshoba Business Enterprise Center, located at 1018 Saxton Road, Suite 101, in Philadelphia.

May 26, 2018


East Central Community College golfer Jacob Hamner (second from right) was named NJCAA Second Team All-American at the conclusion of the 2018 NJCAA Division II Golf Championship. (Photo courtesy of MGCCC)​