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ment actually dropped from 2,675 to 2,494, a decrease of seven percent. ECCC President Billy Stewart said the slight en– rollment decrease does not diminish the college's suc– cess in attracting students, especiallywhen compared to other state institutions. "Although we dropped from sixth to 20th on this year's list, East Central is one of only two community colleges in the state of Mis– sissippi still on any list at all," said Stewart. "And even though our enrollment dipped as did so many oth– ers, it was not as significant

as other institutions, which allowed us to remain on tbis prestigious list. Our inclu– sion in publications high– lighting the work of our nation's community colleges goes a long way in realizing our vision of national recog– nition as a premier commu– nity college." East Central Community College received national recognition earlier in the year byWashingtonMonthly, which included the college in its 2013 College Guide's rankings of America's Best Community College. EC was ranked 23rd in the annual re– port.

For the second straight year, East Central Commu– nity College in Decatur is in– cluded in the list of 25 Fastest GrowingCommunity Colleges in the United States, according to the Dec. 9, issue of Community CollegeWeek, a national publication lo– cated in Selmer, Tenn. East Central was ranked 20th in the list of two-year in– stitutions with student en– rollments from 2,500 to 4,999. Information for the report involved enrollment compar– isons from 2011 to 2012, when East Central's enroll-

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