ECCC’s Jake Cockroft Signs with Belhaven University
December 3, 2019
ECCC Board of Trustees Opens Search for College’s Ninth President
December 1, 2019
The East Central Community College Board of Trustees today opened its search for the ninth president of the Decatur college.
Dr. Billy Stewart, the college’s president since February 2012, recently announced his retirement effective July 1, 2020.
Application packets are being accepted through January 31, 2020. More information on the search, including a Presidential Profile and Job Description, can be found at www.eccc.edu/presidential-search.
East Central Basketball Teams Host Annual EC Classic
November 27, 2019
Henry Booth Appointed to ECCC Board of Trustees
November 26, 2019
Henry Booth
Henry Booth of Lawrence has been appointed to the East Central Community College Board of Trustees representing Newton County.
Booth, a retired schoolteacher and coach and current full-time cattle farmer, assumes the term of Rodney Bounds of Newton, who recently announced his retirement from the Board.
No. 12 Chipola Gets 70-57 Women’s Basketball Win Over ECCC Lady Warriors
November 23, 2019
The No. 12 ranked Chipola College Lady Indians defeated the East Central Community College Lady Warriors 70-57 in women’s basketball action Friday, Nov. 22, on the Chipola campus in Marianna, Fla.
The two teams were tied 13-13 after one period, before the Lady Indians took a nine-point lead into the locker room at the half. Chipola surged to an 18-point lead after three periods before a strong final period by East Central closed the gap to the final 13-point margin.
ECCC Student-Athletes Honored at 2019 Fall Sports Awards Banquet
November 22, 2019
Several East Central Community College student-athletes received honors during the college’s 2019 Fall Sports Awards Banquet held Nov. 21 in Mabry Cafeteria on the campus in Decatur.
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ECCC Art Instructor Holds Show in Iowa
November 21, 2019
East Central Community College Art Instructor Jeffrey Hodges, along with LeeReyna Lopez Leyva, an instructor at Hinds Community College, have collaborated in an art exhibition at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa.
The show, titled “Earth and Light,” will be on display through Nov. 27, 2019.
ECCC Basketball Teams Bounce Back With Sweep at Holmes
November 19, 2019
Just three days after being swept on the road at East Mississippi, the East Central Community College men’s and women’s basketball teams responded with a road sweep over Holmes Community College Monday, Nov. 18, in Goodman.
The MACJC non-division games were played at the Frank Branch Coliseum on the Holmes campus.
The ECCC Lady Warriors won the opener 83-59. The Warriors came out on top in the second game of the evening 87-75.
