EICC Success Stories

Inspiring stories from our community.

EICC Career Academy gave a graduating senior a college head start

June 26, 2024

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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Lilly Clark ‘24 is connected to her future

June 3, 2024

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

May 22, 2024

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

May 22, 2024

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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From Bartender to Ethical Hacker: Alexis Diediker's Journey

April 3, 2024

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

April 2, 2024

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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Turning Dreams into Reality: Pedro Gomez's EICC Success Story

January 22, 2024

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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Breaking Barriers: Jennifer Solis Takes a Giant Leap Towards Her Legal Career

September 1, 2023 | Dawn Neuses

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

August 18, 2023 | Dawn Neuses

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

August 18, 2023 | Dawn Neuses

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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