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EC makes top college list for third straight year Fromschool reports

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ment grew from 2,494 to 2,572, an.increase of 3.1 per– cent. ECCC President Billy Stewart said the national recognition bighligMs the college's contillued success in attractingstudents, espe– cially when compared to other state institutions. "Although we dr~>pped from 20th last year to 36th on this year's list, we are one of only three community colleges in the state of Mis– sissippi on any list," Stew– art said. "It is certainly due to the hardwork and efforts of all collegeemployees thal we remain on this presti– gious list of community col– leges in America."

For the third straight year, East Cenb·al Conunu– nity College in Decatur is in– cluded in the list of Top 50 Fastest Growing Commu– nity Colleges in the United States, accordingto the Dec. 8, issue of Community Col– leg-eWeek, a national publi– cation located in Selmer, Tenn . · East Central was ranked 36th in the list of two-year institutionswithstudent en– rollments from 2,500 to 4,999. Information for the report involved enrollment com– parisons from 2012 to 2013, \Vhen East Central's enroll-

Brenda K. Johnson of Lawrence, center, longtime sponsor of th e ECCC Gospel Choir, received a surprise honor at the talentedgroup's December concert. ECCC Board of Trus tees members Delane Hudson, front left and J erry Smith, right, announced the e s tablishmeni of the Brenda K. J ohns on Gospel Choir Scholarship at E~CC. Jo~on has led the Gospel Choir since 1988. Pictured m ~ack are Randall Lee, vice president for s tudent servlces, left, and ECCC President Billy Stew– art. EC photo

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