EICC News
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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