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Great College to Work For For the second straight year, East Central Community College was named one of the best colleges in the nation to work for in an annual survey of more than 45,000 col lege and university employees by The Chronicle of Higher Education . ECCC was one of only three community colleges in Mississippi and one of only 22 two-year schools in the nation to be honored by The Chronicle .

Rural Scholars Of the 48 students selected for the highly competitive Mississippi Rural Physicians and Rural Dentists scholarship programs in the past two years, eight have been East Central Community College graduates. It’s a prestigious reward for students who will one day return to their rural roots to practice medicine or dentistry. Two May 2017 ECCC graduates were accepted into the Mississippi Rural Dentists Scholar ship Program and two were invited into the Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program. Women’s Foundation Grant East Central received a $50,000 grant from the Women’s Foundation of Mississippi for implementation of a Women’s Emergency Assistance Fund that provides emergency funds for transportation or auto repairs, childcare, medical expenses, and other temporary financial needs to help women stay in school.

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Cafeteria Renovation The college’s food service provider, Valley Services, Inc., completed renovations and en hancements to Mabry Cafeteria over summer 2017. Some of the enhancements included more and healthier dining options for students in a true restaurant-style setting, monitors lo cated along the serving lines to provide menu and nutrition information, and expanded seat ing to accommodate 100 more diners.

Friday Night Recruiting East Central student recruiters once again attended high school football games to visit with prospective students, parents, and others interested in the college. Student recruiters visited high schools in all five counties of the college’s district during fall 2017.

New Women’s Residence Hall East Central dedicated its New Women’s Resi dence Hall in August, just prior to the opening of the new school year. The $6.6 million New Wom en’s Residence Hall was funded using bond reve nue and with financial support from each of the five counties in the college’s district. The modern, three-story facility includes 56 rooms, a study area and a kitchen on each floor for student use, a coin-operated laundry room, wireless internet and cable TV, a lobby area with a television, and social and study spaces for the residents.

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