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excellence in teaching and learning," said Dr. Stewart. "Stu– dents will also be met by adminis– trators and staff whose goal is to provide high-quality support services and/or programs that will lead to their success as a col– lege student." East Central offers course– work for more than 200 areas of concentration and course cr edits are guaranteed to transfer to the state's four-year colleges and uni– versities, as a result of an articu– lation agreement with the four– year institutions. The College continues to receive reports from four-year institutions indicating the aca– demic success of its graduates. According to the data, EC stu– dents perform as well or better than students who began their collegiate experience on the uni– versity level and students repre– senting the state's other commu– nity and junior colleges. EC's academic success is fur-

ther evidenced by the increasing number of student-athletes and athletic teams earning recogril– tion on national and state levels. The Lady Warrior soccer squad received National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Academic Team of the Year honors for 2011-12 and five other sports teams were recognized for academic excellence. Eleven stu– dent-athletes were recognized as NJCMAcademic All-Americans for 2011-12. Numerous student– athletes also qualified on the Mis– sissippi Association of Commu– nity and Junior Colleges (MACJC) Academic All-State Teams. East Central also offers an extensive list of career-technical programs, including automotive technology, business and office technology, carpentry and cabi– netmaking, early childhood edu– cation, collision repair tech– nology, computer network support, computer information

• .. Helping students succeed has been the mission of East Central Community College in Decatur since its founding in 1928. Through the leadership of Dr. Billy W. Stewart, the commitment ofproviding the best education possible will be even more evi– dent as the College begins a new ./' era under its eighth president. } "Whether students have ;: enrolled at EC with plans to earn -..:2 an associate's degree and '-..... . transfer to a four-year college or .............., university, gain necessary skills v through a career-technical pro– --t gram and enter the workfor ce, or ,;: take classes for personal or pro- > fessional enrichment - we take --..........; great pride in serving as our st:u- ------ dents' educational partners," said '( Dr. Stewart, who began his new _'l:? duties on July 1, 2012. ' ./' Dr. Stewart said EC, which _::) was recently awarded reaf:firma– ~ tion of accreditation by the . ...., -;::::.. ~

hotel and restaurant manage– ment technology, culinary arts, and welding cutting. The College's career-technical students are recognized for their expertise on a regular basis, as each year numerous students in Phi Beta Lambda and SkillsUSA receive honors at nation~ and state competitions. In the health-related area. pro– grams include associate degree nursing, emergency medical technician-basic, emergency medical technician paramedic (EM1), practical nursing and sur– gical technology. Students who complete EC's . health-related programs consis– tently performwell on national/state licensure exams and job placement is annually near 100 percent. East Central also takes pride See ECCC on page 4 ~ z ~ .... !: ~ ::J 0 ~ Q z 0 ::&; U) ~ ij () u.. z <( z 0 <( <( l: ~ .... a w .... - - a. lr: lr: 0:: a. <( w a: w <( 0 z tn :!

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SouthernAssociation of Colleges and Schools Commission on Col– leges, will continue to employ the "best and brightest" to educate its 3,000-plus student body. "At ECCC, students will be surrounded by a group of tal– ented and compassionate faculty members who are committed to