ECCC Tennis Teams Both Ranked in Final Top 25 Polls

May 28, 2019

Both the East Central Community College men’s and women’s tennis teams are ranked in the final Oracle/ITA National Junior College Athletic Association Top 25 poll of the spring season.

The ECCC men are ranked No. 19 in the nation after competing in the NJCAA Division I Men’s Tennis Championship earlier this month, while the ECCC Lady Warriors are ranked No. 24.

ECCC Graduate Breshia Donald Receives Scholarship to Attend Women’s Computing Conference

May 24, 2019

East Central Community College 2019 graduate Breshia Donald of Forest was recently awarded a scholarship to attend the Grace Hopper Celebration scheduled Oct. 1-4, 2019, in Orlando, Fla. The conference is the world’s largest gathering of women technologists and is produced by AnitaB.org, which is a digital community for women in computing.

Donald, who was a computer science major at ECCC, is a graduate of Forest High School. She will be continuing her education in computer science this fall at Mississippi State University.

ECCC to Hold Warrior Wednesday New Student Orientation Session June 5

May 24, 2019

Registering for fall 2019 classes is among the activities new and transfer students will participate in when East Central Community College holds its Warrior Wednesday Orientation session June 5, 2019, on the Decatur campus.

The Warrior Wednesday Orientation will be from 9 a.m. to Noon beginning in the Vickers Fine Arts Center. New students can begin signing in for the session at 8:30 a.m.

New ECCC Budget Holds Tuition, Room and Board Steady for 2019-20

May 17, 2019

The East Central Community College Board of Trustees has approved the college’s 2019-20 budget plan, which includes no increase in tuition or room and board for the upcoming academic year.

ECCC will hold tuition and room and board steady for the 2019-20 academic terms, while one fee will increase and a new fee for proposed career and technical dual credit courses has been added to the budget.