EICC News
Yashira Ortiz-Hutt ‘24 found time and value in getting involved
Yashira Ortiz-Hutt knew she wanted a four-year degree but didn’t think she’d be comfortable jumping into a university classroom right away.
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Positivity Is Greater Than Negativity, Bottom Line
Meet David Andre Hines II, EICC Alum and Iowa Literary Council’s 2024 Outstanding Adult Learner of the Year.
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EICC Career Academy gave a graduating senior a college head start
A week before Kaden Amigon-Suiter graduated from high school, he crossed the stage at Eastern Iowa Community Colleges’ (EICC) Commencement ceremony and was awarded a certificate in Criminal Justice.
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MCC Medical Assistant Program Celebrates Record-Breaking Success
For the first time in Muscatine Community College’s (MCC) Medical Assistant program history, 90% of its students have passed the Medical Assistant – NCCT examination.
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Lilly Clark ‘24 is connected to her future
College is about making connections, and Lilly Clark did – with faculty, staff, classmates, and most of all, with her future.
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From backseat to center stage: Amanda LeVan enjoys Commencement spotlight eight years in the making
Before coming to EICC, LeVan earned a Child Development Associate (CDA) certificate at another community college and was working full-time at an early childhood center.
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Family pride is shared by two SCC graduates
Many parents are overcome with pride when their child graduates. For Anthony Holland, the Scott Community College (SCC) Commencement ceremony on May 10 held even more significance.
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EICC Instructor Nicole Davis Awarded $15K Artist Fellowship from the Illinois Arts Council
Nicole Davis, MFA, was recently awarded a $15,000 Artist Fellowship from the Illinois Arts Council (IAC)
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From Bartender to Ethical Hacker: Alexis Diediker's Journey
In just four years, she went from working behind a local bar to behind a keyboard, a key player and sleuth in tracking down vulnerabilities that could shutter a business.
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From Struggle to Strength: Tracy Hoover's Inspiring Journey to Nursing Success
The past has no hold on Tracy Hoover. If anything, it propels her to stand with others, providing care, grace, and support.
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From psychology to cybersecurity: Last-Dollar Scholarship empowers student to make a big career change
In the digital age, where every click and keystroke carries the possibility of progress and risk, Eastern Iowa Community Colleges’ (EICC) cybersecurity program empowers students to protect online spaces while enjoying a high-demand career. This opportunity, paired with Iowa’s Last-Dollar Scholarship, gave Morgan Vargas the courage to leave her job in mental health services behind and learn a completely new craft.
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Turning Dreams into Reality: Pedro Gomez's EICC Success Story
Struggles in life are real, but when you couple a dream, hard work, education, and a never-ending stream of inspiration, a new path appears, as it did for Eastern Iowa Community Colleges’ (EICC) graduate Pedro Gomez ‘06.
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EICC campuses closed Tuesday, Jan. 16 due to extreme cold - classes and services will be offered remotely.
Classes and services will be offered remotely. Students should check Canvas for information.
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EICC celebrates the women teaching manufacturing and skilled trades
Seven of EICC’s manufacturing and skilled trades instructors are women, and they are teaching the next generation of welders, CNC machinists, auto and diesel mechanics, CDL drivers, and HVAC, health and safety, and supply chain and logistics professionals.
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Breaking Barriers: Jennifer Solis Takes a Giant Leap Towards Her Legal Career
Jennifer Solis is one step – really, two years – closer to a degree in criminal justice and her future career as an immigration attorney.
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From Cancer Diagnoses to Commencement: Briana Hesse's Resilient EICC Graduation Story
Briana Hesse knows the vital role support and encouragement play when striving to reach a goal. And she got lots of it, at home and at Eastern Iowa Community Colleges (EICC).
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Rekindling Learning: Crystal Forest's Vet Tech Degree Pursuit at EICC
There’s always more you can learn and do, even if it’s in a field in which you already hold some expertise. The desire to do just that is what spurred Crystal Forest to return to the classroom after 20 years and earn a third college degree.
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Turning Passions into a Degree: Gunter Schlueter's Success Story from EICC's Graphic Arts Program
Gunter Schlueter found more than a path to a degree at Eastern Iowa Community Colleges (EICC), he found so many opportunities to excel.
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A Father's Motivation: Ronald Epping's Pursuit of a Culinary Arts Degree
Words sparked action, and what followed for Ronald Epping was a great achievement and a great example for his children.
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Seizing opportunities leads to many rewards for first-generation MCC graduate
Fernando Carrillo is an expert at embracing new opportunities and the unexpected rewards that follow.
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Scott Students Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Induction
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges-Scott Community College (SCC) Beta Zeta Epsilon (BZE) Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) International Honors Society Induction
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Inspiring the Next Generation of Welders
Mike Begyn is the kind of instructor students gravitate toward. A plain-spoken welder and horseman, Mike tells them exactly what they need to hear: “You can do anything you put your mind to. Try again!”
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Innovation Brought to Reality
Scott Community College student creates virtual reality training for local non-profit organization Sitting behind his computer, light illuminating his face, keys clacking and mouse swirling, Chad Behal is able to flawlessly create immersive environments in virtual reality (VR). With skills learned from the Augmented and Virtual Reality (AVR) program at Scott Community College, 3D modeling,…
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The Art of Healing
Scott Community College alumnus turns passion into purpose On any given day, Kenneth Cunningham can most likely be found with a paintbrush in hand blasting music in his art studio, his cat observing the paint strokes from a table, or even perched on his shoulder, while his dog lays happily at his feet. The scene…
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