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ECCC committed to providing quality education

success in academics was also earned by several athletic teams in 2010, as the fast– pitch softball team and women's tennis squad were named NJCM Spiing All– Academic Teams of the Year in recogni– tion of their 3.69 and 3.65 grade point averages, respectively. Also receiving national recognition for academic excel– lence were the women's soccer team (3.54), men's tennis team (3.34), men's golf team (3.05) and baseball squad (3.0). A record number of student-athletes also qualified for individual honors as NJCMAcademic All-Americans. 'We are very proud of our student-ath– letes for this outstanding achievement," said Dr. Sutphin. "EC stands for academ– ic quality and to have that demonstrated in our athletic program is confirmation of that success." As East Central's commitment to qual– ity education has continued, so has the commitment to providing an affordable education. Along with offering a low-cost educa– tion, as noted above, EC continues to provide numerous financial aid opportu– nities for students of all ages. In addition to athletic, band, ACf and various other academic awards provided for students, numerous scholarships are also funded by alumni, businesses and industries at the annual AT&T Scholarship Awards Luncheon held each summer on campus. The unique event recognizes donors and recipients of the various scholar– ships, which in 2011 resulted in approxi– mately 100 students receiving scholar– ships totaling $80,000 in value. The Warrior Golf Classic is another annual provider of scholarships for stu– dents residing in the College's five-coun– ty district, which includes Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott a.II.d Winston counties. Following this year's event, held at the Dancing Rabbit Golf Club in Choctaw, approximately $8,200 was raised in schol– arship funds.

Located in the heart of east central Mississippi, East Central Community College in Decatur continues to offer a quality education at affordable price for students of all ages. To further assist students with their educational goals - especially during these challenging economic times - tuition and fees will basically remain the same in 2011-12, thanks mainly lo the Mississippi Legislature which restored level funding for the state's community and junior colleges for the current fiscal year. Tuition is $895 per semester for the upcoming school year, an educational bargain compared to the state's four-year colleges and universities and most of the two-year institutions. For most dormitory students, total fees for the fall term are $2,430 for those on a five-day meal plan and $2,585 for the seven-day meal plan. Students in Barber Hall will pay $2,530 (five-day meal plan) or $2,685 (seven-day plan). East Central's commitment to provid– ing a quality education was even more evident with its recent designation as one of the top community colleges in the nation by the Aspen Institute. Selection is based on publicly available performance data, and a panel of experts has place ECCC in the top 120 community and jun– ior colleges in the country. "It's been widely known for some time that EC is great place to continue one's education," said ECCC President Dr. Phil A Sutphin. 'To be recognized nationally is confirmation of the quality education that the College provides to students of all ages." Dr. Sutphin said the reason for EC's success is obvious: 'The single most important reason for the results we get in the academic area is the quality of the instruction staff," he said. "When students are taught by dedi– cated instructors, the results are sii;illi– cant" National recognition of the College's

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