EICC News
Before the Badge | Riley Fitzgerald
Before graduating high school, Fitzgerald found a way to start preparing for that future. Through Eastern Iowa Community Colleges’ (EICC) Career Academy program, he earned an Emergency Medical Technician Certificate while still attending North Scott.
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Not a 4-Year Degree? Skilled Trades That Pay Well Without a Bachelor’s
For many recent graduates and adults already in the workforce, a skilled trade offers something practical: focused training, solid pay, and a faster path to work.
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Spring 2026 President's and Deans' Lists
These students were named to the President’s and Deans' Lists for the Spring 2026 semester.
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Nine Months Later, Three Students Find More Than a Career Path
College didn't feel like the right fit. A career wasn't mapped out. The future looked more like a question mark than a plan.
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EICC Names New Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs
EICC has named Comanchette “Camie” McBee, M.Ed., as its next vice chancellor of academic affairs. She will begin in mid-July and provide leadership for academic programs and services across all college facilities, including the Clinton, Muscatine, and Scott campuses.
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One More Question | Adam Long
Growing up in Davenport, Long was homeschooled by his mother. Lessons rarely stayed confined to the day's assignment. A topic in a textbook could turn into a YouTube video. A YouTube video could lead somewhere else entirely. One answer usually led to another question.
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There Is No Perfect Time. Bruce Started Anyway | Bruce Powell
Bruce Powell had a steady job at ADM and a place he knew. He also had a pull toward something else.
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She Didn’t Grow Up on a Farm. She Built a Future in Agriculture Anyway | Kylie Daily
She did not grow up on a farm. She was from Davenport, about 25 minutes from the Eastern Iowa Community Colleges Muscatine campus. And for a while, she did not think college would be part of her plan.
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For Him | Lauren Eden
Lauren Eden remembers her younger brother coming home from school and walking a little differently than normal. At 17 years old, Oliver was active and healthy. Nobody thought much of it in the beginning.
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After Losing Almost Everything, EICC Graduate Kept Moving | Kyle Behrens
A fire had taken nearly everything: his possessions, his memories, and the place he knew as home. When it started, Behrens ran upstairs to save his dog. By the time it was over, he had to figure out where to stay and how to keep going.
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Summer Hours: June & July 2026
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges (EICC) will operate on a four-day schedule starting June 1 through July 31, 2026.
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What Care Becomes
Lori Sheppeard, an Eastern Iowa Community Colleges associate professor recently received two honors for her impact on students: WQAD Channel 8’s Pay It Forward Award and the Starfish Award. Both recognize what her students and colleagues have long seen: Sheppeard helps students understand care as something they can practice, not just feel.
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Not the expected timeline. Still the finish line | Rachel White
She was class president, one of 58 students in the Class of 2020, and had already been chosen as a speaker when COVID changed the ceremony. Then Basic Training changed the timeline again.
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First-Generation EICC Graduate Leads With Purpose | Ezequiel Alvarado Jr.
A Muscatine High School graduate, Alvarado arrived at EICC with dual enrollment credits already earned. What he thought would take two years took one.
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Where Wonder Takes Root
If you’ve ever wandered through Bickelhaupt Arboretum, you know the feeling: a moment of quiet awe, sunlight streaming through branches, a child squealing as they roll down a hill.
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The Study That Refused to Stay Small
The slime mold didn’t care that it was being watched. In the soft glow of the microbiology lab at EICC’s Scott campus, students in white coats leaned over a row of Petri dishes, whispering predictions the way fans might around a racetrack.
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The River Only Goes One Direction
How one instructor’s 2,552-mile paddle reshaped the way he sees the world — and the way he shows up for his students.
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Listening First, Leading Forward
Six months into the job, Chancellor Bryan Renfro, PhD, is listening closely, showing up often, and shaping what comes next at EICC.
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From the Oil Field to the Classroom
Jonathan Huddleston did not come to EICC looking for a fresh start. He came with experience, direction, and a clear reason for being here.
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Chris Bolin: Where He Is Now, and Why
“Most of my days revolve around class,” he said. “I’m taking 17 credit hours, five classes. I work three part-time jobs, and I’m also on the Formula SAE race team.”
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Built Here, Teaching Here
Emersyn Keefer knows where everything is in the kitchen. The knives. The ovens. The rhythm of a class settling in. She should — she learned it here.
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Built by Industry, Backed by Education
The need was evident long before the solution took shape. Manufacturers across Eastern Iowa struggled to fill industrial maintenance roles as retirements accelerated, and technology advanced.
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AI Is Here — And EICC Is Preparing the Workforce
Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a future concept. It is already shaping how businesses analyze data, automate work, and make decisions. EICC is responding with a new AI Programming degree to prepare graduates for entry-level roles in this growing field.
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Allen Eberle Art Exhibit | June 23
Clinton Community College's Library Art Gallery is currently exhibiting work by Allen Eberle.
Read moreEICC Holds Tuition Steady as Student Financial Pressures Rise
More than half of college students worry about covering monthly expenses. At Eastern Iowa Community Colleges, that reality is shaping decisions.
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