2011

Tuition, taxes remain stable at ECCC from staff reports East Central Community College stu-

ficult to do, when expenses go up and your revenue isn't quite what.you want it to be," he said about the col– lege's focus on keeping tuition affordable.

($208,3331 for mainte– nance, $99, 531 for improvement funds, and $40,800 for the new women's dormitory project) to ECCC's budget, making up 1.7!l per<•ent of the college's annual funding. "The college is most appreciative of the sup· port it continues to receive from Newton County and strives to provide the county's cit– izens with a quality edu– cation at an affordable price," Dr. Sutphin's report said. New science building, enrollment up This fall, the two– story scienc<' building next to Cross Hall is expected to be complet– ed, Dr. Sutphin said.

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"But we've lived through the reees– sion. We're solid– audits are good and we've got cash in the bank. We're ready to move forward as

c~mtribution to the ECCC 0 President Dr. Phil :::C:: Sutphin told county ttl supervisors in his 3: annual report Thursday. u. school,

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Sutphin . improves." Tuition for full– time students will r<'main at $990, Millage

Millage '\\ill stay at 2.25 mills for mainte– nance and support and 1.50 mills for enlarge– ment, improvement and repnirs. Last year, Newton County taxpayers cw– tributed $348,000

thanks to the restora– tion of state funding, he The tuition is compa– J'able to other communi– ty colleges' in the slate, he said. "Sometimes it gets dif- said.

A ere~.·; works on the Ron Davis Scienc~ Building at East Centml Community College last Thursday. The building is expected to be finished sometime thJs full, accordlng:r EC President Dr. Phil Sutphin.

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ht•IIIJ' luokc·d ut fot• a 1$1 million '\Hpttn Pri~e fo1· ('tlllllllllllily Collt:,gt• J''\ C 'I •lit> IH't ~. "'l'hc:y ,;;tm·tc·d lool:mg Ill IIIII ionully IIVIIilnhlt> dllln,'' lk. Sulphiu suit! , \ ud tlw data they lookt•d ul put I 1St U<• ntm l in the top llm pcrecnt of tht• t•ommunit) college in the nation.,. The winni.'T' will be named in DcC'ember.

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Orientation A final orientation ses- sion for· freshmPn and t1·ansfer students plan- ning to attend the 2011 fall semester "ill be held Friday, August 5 on the Decatur campus. Fall classes begin Thursday, August 18.

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Last fu ll , ent·ollment jumpNI to just shy or :1,000 stuut•nts. 'l'lw r·ceonl enrollment was an increase of 5.3 per- cent from the previous j year. Aspen Prize The college is also

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