WarriorMagazineJanuary2021

Annual Report Card again shows high marks for ECCC

In accordance with Mississippi House Bill No. 1071 from the 2010 legislative session, East Central Community College in Decatur has re- leased its academic year 2018-2019 Mississippi Community College Per- formance Profile, or Report Card. The bill created an Education Achieve- ment Council which was established to set education achievement goals for institutions of higher learning and community colleges in the state and to assist in monitoring progress towards those goals through the preparation of annual institutional and state report cards. The Community College Report Card, designed to reflect the unique mission of community colleges, incorporates measures closely aligned with the Voluntary Framework of Accountability developed by the American Association of Community Colleges. Therefore, each report card includes information for the specific community college, along with corresponding figures for the state system, which includes all 15 Mississippi community colleges. Information contained in the report includes student enrollment, degrees awarded, student success, student retention, student progress, workforce development information, and High School Equivalency and adult basic education statistics, as well as enrollment and success in development or remedial coursework (col- lege readiness). In the 2018-2019 Community College Report Card, ECCC was among the best in the state in the areas of Student Success, Student Progres- sion, and Remediation Success. In Student Success, ECCC ranked among the state’s elite in percent- age of full-time freshmen graduating within three years. The college was also a state leader in overall Student Success, consisting of aggre- gate graduation and transfer rates. In Student Progression, ECCC was above state norms in full-time stu- dent progression toward degree completion by the end of the second enrollment year. In Remediation Success, ECCC was a leader in reme- diation of mathematics students to successful completion of college algebra. Other strengths for East Central proportionate to college enrollment were the number of students completing university parallel associate degrees and the number of students trained through non-credit work- force programs. The 2018-2019 Performance Profile (Report Card) for ECCC can be found on the college’s website at www.eccc.edu/consumer-information. In addition, a copy can be obtained from the Office of the President.

VANCE RETIRES AFTER 24 YEARS

Jeannie Vance (right), who served since 1996 as administrative assistant to the faculty at East Central Community College, retired in December 2020. College President Dr. Brent Gregory presented Vance a resolution on behalf of the college’s Board of Trustees.

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HANNA RETIRES, RECEIVES EXCELLENCE AWARD

Congratulations to ECCC Instructional Counselor Lanette Hanna for being awarded the college’s 2020 Excellence with Class Award as the outstanding staff member, along with a $500 check from the ECCC Foundation. Hanna

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was notified of the award on her final day in office before retiring after 26 years.

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