2019-2020 President's Report

Americans in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences and No. 37 in the nation in the number of degrees awarded to Native Americans in Liberal Arts and Sciences/General Studies/Humanities. ECCC also ranked No. 85 nationally in total degrees awarded to Native Americans in all academic disciplines combined. Nation’s Largest PBL Chapter ECCC’s Theta Chi chapter of Phi Beta Lambda is the

Lake area and added a second court. A disc golf and foot golf course were also added to that area. Among Best in Upward Economic Mobility A national study published in 2017 by The New York Times indicated that ECCC ranked No. 40 out of 690 community colleges in the nation included in the study, and No. 3 in Mississippi, in overall economic

largest community college chapter in the nation, and fourth largest among all two-year and four-year institutions. There are more than 500 PBL chapters on college campuses across the United States. Phi Beta Lambda is a national business education association for students interested in careers in business and business-related fields.

mobility of graduates over their lifetime, despite being among the lowest two year colleges in the nation in family income of incoming students. Student Scholarship Support

Top 25 PTK Chapter ECCC’s Theta Xi Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society of two-year colleges, was recognized in 2016 on the organization’s inaugural President’s List, which recognizes the 25 chapters with the highest membership acceptance rates. ECCC’s Theta Xi Chapter was ranked No. 18 with a 41 percent acceptance rate. Enhanced Student Activity Options Participation by ECCC students in intramural sports saw a substantial increase beginning in spring 2016 with the addition of several new intramural sports, including indoor volleyball, outdoor sand volleyball, and disc golf. The college relocated the sand volleyball court from the front of Todd Hall to the EC

Dozens of new endowed and annual scholarships were funded by generous alumni, friends, and business and industry over the past eight years to assist ECCC students in their academic pursuits. A record 130 students were honored at the 2019 ECCC Foundation Scholarship Recognition Reception and a record $183,000 in Foundation Scholarships were presented to ECCC students that year. ACT Scholarship Enhancements ECCC dramatically increased the value of the scholarships it awards at various ACT composite score levels in fall 2018 to provide greater financial support to more students. Incoming freshman students who enrolled full-time the fall semester immediately following high school graduation or the first regular semester after having received the high

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