100%
Occupational Therapy Assistant Licensure Pass Rate
Occupational Therapy Assistant students at ECC had a 100% professional licensure pass rate in 2020.
$8.7 Million
in Financial Aid
Over $8.7 million in financial aid was awarded to East Central students in 2019.
89.6%
Employment Rate
82.47% of students who completed career technical programs at ECC in 2018– were employed in related fields, while 7.14% pursued further education.
$2.4 Million
in Scholarships
Since 2002, ECC Foundation has awarded just under $2.4 million in scholarships.
Amanda Studdard
Hometown – Sullivan, MO
Multimedia Specialist - ECC
Multimedia Specialist - ECC
Did you attend or graduate from a community college?
Yes. I’m an ECC graduate.
What is your favorite thing to do to relax after a work week?
I enjoy going to my garden.
What is the first thing you would do if you won the lottery?
Buy a homestead property with 20 acres, a garden and a house.
What’s the first concert you ever attended?
Webb Wilder or Kevin Gordon
List three words that describe you.
Artistic, homesteader and mother
Layla Watson
Hometown – Waynesville, MO
Surgical Technology with an Associates in Science
Surgical Technology with an Associates in Science
What is your dream job?
To become an educator or instructor for future Surgical Technologists.
If you could be any fictional character, who would you choose?
I’d be Scooby Doo because he always gets the best action, and the best meals.
What difference do you want to make in the world after graduating from ECC?
I want to be the best version of myself while working as a CST, which in the end, is the best thing you can do for patients.
What would you bring to Show and Tell if it were held in an ECC class?
I’d bring my dog, Beau.
Nina Tweedy
Hometown – St. Clair, MO
Welding
Welding
What is one thing you have learned this week?
How to transition from school to the outside working world.
What is your dream job?
To build tiny homes from shipping containers.
What is the first thing you would do if you won the lottery?
Pay off my car and buy a house for my daughter and I.
What kind of music do you like? Band?
I like pop songs covered by metal bands. My favorite bands are A Day to Remember and Beartooth.
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