2018-2019 President's Report

Average GPA at baccalaureate graduation in spring 2018 of ECCC students who transferred. 1 ECCC’s rank among Mississippi community colleges in average grade-point average at baccalaureate graduation in spring 2018 of students who transferred to one of the state’s eight public, four-year universities. 3.34

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MI-BEST Week The college’s MI-BEST program spon sored special activities on campus in October in conjunction with statewide MI-BEST Week. ECCC’s MI-BEST represen tatives set up an information booth in the East Mall area outside of Mabry Cafeteria and provided information on MI-BEST and give-a-ways. Prospective students also received a pass to the East Central vs. Jones College football game October 25. MI-BEST allows qualified applicants to take courses they need to prepare for the high school equivalency exam while at the same time training for jobs in several technical fields. Annual Report Card The annual Community College Perfor mance Profile once again gave ECCC high marks in several areas. In the 2016-2017 Report Card, the college was among the best in the state in the areas of College Readiness, Student Success, Student Re tention, and Student Progress. In College Readiness, ECCC ranked among the top in average ACT composite score of entering freshmen. In Student Success, ECCC ranked among the state’s elite in the percentage of full-time en tering freshmen graduating within three years. The college also ranked high in the percentage of students transferring out to Mississippi public four-year universi ties. In Student Retention, East Central was among the top in retention rate of stu dents in for-credit transfer degree pro grams and in total retention. In Student Progression, ECCC showed strength in helping full-time students earn credits to graduation at a pace aligning with on-time completion. East Central ranked near the top in developmental mathemat ics students completing College Algebra.

S ophomores Rebekah Scitzs of Collinsville and Marzell Triplett of Forest were named to the 2019 Phi Theta Kappa Community and Junior Colleges All-Mississippi Academic Team. The All-Mississippi Community College Academic Team recognizes scholarly achievements and leadership accom plishments of students enrolled in the state’s two-year col leges. Scitzs, a nursing major, was one of 15 students named to the First Team. She received a $1,000 scholarship. Triplett, a computer science major, was one of 48 students named to the Second Team. They were honored along with other outstanding commu nity and junior college students from across the state during an event in Jackson in April. Both honorees received medallions, certificates, and print ed resolutions from the Mississippi Senate and House of Representatives. Scitzs, Triplett Named to All-Mississippi Academic Team

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