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EC N ursing J oining F orces with N eshoba G eneral H ospital District Collaborations

we started exploring the possibilities of bringing that program and pos sibly more related programs onto our campus. A lot of their students already come here to do their clinical training. As we pursued those discussions, we decided we have the perfect location for it. The East Central board has ap proved the concept and we met with the supervisors.” More information about the facility will be released as the facility moves forward.

cal training. It will provide an environ ment for our students to engage in hands-on experiences shrinking the gap between the classroom and practice. The availability of modern facilities, cutting-edge technology, and an ex panded faculty will undoubtedly raise the bar for nursing education in east central Mississippi, attracting talented individuals from surrounding commu nities and raising the overall quality of healthcare delivery. “I reached out to Dr. Gregory and

East Central Community College has partnered with Neshoba General in Philadelphia to begin work on a future nursing program to be housed on the Neshoba General Hospital campus. The new facility and program will be in addition to ECCC’s thriving nursing program located in Decatur. “We are excited to be expanding our nursing program into Neshoba County through this partnership with Neshoba General,” said ECCC President Dr. Brent Gregory. “This collaboration, in addition to our nursing program on the Decatur campus, will allow us to continue serving the aspiring nursing students within East Central’s five county district with a centrally located facility, empowering students to start a fulfilling career in healthcare. As this project moves forward, we will tailor the facility to best fit the evolv ing needs of the healthcare industry and will have more information on the range of nursing programs and classes that will be available.” The proposed facility will serve as a hub of learning, innovation, and practi

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related fields as the college and town work together to improve the space. The ultimate goal is to provide a new facility for the public library, which is currently located on the college’s campus in Richard C. Ethridge Hall. The upgraded library space will be a benefit to both the town and surrounding communities.

East Central Community College is proud to begin a collaboration with the town of Decatur on a building located near the corner of Broad Street and North 5th Avenue. Renovation work on the property has already begun. The building and renovation work will provide East Central career and technical students an opportunity to get hands-on work experience in their

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