East Central Community College, is a public, open-access, comprehensive, two-year institution of higher education that provides university transfer education, distance education opportunities, career-technical programs, workforce development services, and basic skills offerings to meet the educational and training needs of the residents of Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott, and Winston counties located in east central Mississippi.
East Central Community College ascribes to an “open admissions” policy consistent with all appertaining laws. The college offers courses leading to the Associate of Arts Degree and/or transfer to senior colleges and universities; the Associate of Science Degree and/or transfer to senior colleges and universities; the Associate of Applied Science Degree and Career and Technical certificate programs; and customized workforce training, leading to entry-level and/or enhanced employment opportunities.
ECCC Advising uses guided pathways (groups of related majors) and the ACIP Ask-Connect-Inspire-Plan advising model to advise you based on your goals, responses, and plans.
This approach helps us help you make the most out of college through the following ACIP practices:
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Ask about your interests, strengths, aspirations, and life circumstances with the aim of helping you explore programs of study and career paths aligned with your goals.
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Connect you with faculty, peers, alumni, and employers in fields of interest to you and to college and community resources that can help support your needs.
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Inspire students by ensuring that they are able to take at least one well-taught, college-level course on a topic that interests them in their first term.
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Plan: Help every student develop—by the end of the first term—at least a preliminary individualized education plan that is aligned to jobs and/or transfer in a field of interest.
Current programs offered include:
Associate of Arts Degree
Liberal Arts (University Transfer)
Associate of Science Degree
Liberal Arts (University Transfer)
Associate of Applied Science Degrees + Certificates
Workforce Development, Adult Education, High School Equivalency, MI-BEST
Review current offerings for these additional services and opportunities on our website.
All academic and career and technical program students are required to meet the college’s general admission criteria as well as any individual program’s specific admission criteria. Detailed program requirements can be found in the College Catalog.
Students applying for admission to Healthcare Education programs must meet general college admission requirements, as well as admission requirements specific to the individual program or course of study. Admission to the Healthcare Education programs is competitive and space is limited. Refer to admission requirements in Chapter 3 of the East Central Community College Catalog.