2018-2019 President's Report

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Percentage of ECCC’s fall 2018 student body residing within the college’s five-county district.

5,283

Number of people in the five-county district trained through ECCC’s Workforce Development division during fiscal year 2018.

Tennis Teams Finish Season Nationally Ranked

W hat is believed to be the first ECCC tennis team to compete at a national championship, the college’s men’s tennis team returned to Decatur after reaching its goal of a top 20 finish. The Warriors finished in 19th place at the 2019 NJCAA Division I Men’s Tennis Championship held May 13-17 at the Reffkin Tennis Center in Tucson, Ariz. East Central finished third among the MACJC teams in the national tournament. First Place Design Freshman Ashley Clark of Noxapater had the winning design in the SkillsUSA pin design contest sponsored by the Mississippi Department of Education. Her design was transformed into the state pin that was given to all Mississippi participants at the National Leadership and Skills Conference in June 2019 in Louisville, Ky. Clark is a student in the college’s Carpentry Technology pro gram.

The men’s tennis team posted a 10-9 record in spring 2019, after going 1-13 a season before. Both the ECCC men’s and women’s tennis teams were ranked in the final Oracle/ITA NJCAA Top 25 poll of the spring season. The ECCC men were ranked No. 19 in the nation, while the ECCC Lady Warriors were ranked No. 24. East Central was one of only two community colleges in Mississippi to have both the men’s and women’s teams ranked in the final Top 25. Students Paint Art Mural Art students at ECCC brightened up an area of the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services building in Decatur by painting a mural on the wall of the Family Visitation Room. The MDCPS reached out to the Art Department requesting the room be painted to provide a more pleasing space for the foster youth they serve.

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