EICC News

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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.

Summer Hours: June & July 2026

Eastern Iowa Community Colleges (EICC) will operate on a four-day schedule starting June 1 through July 31, 2026.

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.

Tracey Hoover walking across the stage at the 2023 Scott Community College Commencement Ceremony.

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.

From psychology to cybersecurity: Last-Dollar Scholarship empowers student to make a big career change

February 5, 2024 | Johnna Kerres

In the digital age, where every click and keystroke carries the possibility of progress and risk, Eastern Iowa Community Colleges’ (EICC) cybersecurity program empowers students to protect online spaces while enjoying a high-demand career. This opportunity, paired with Iowa’s Last-Dollar Scholarship, gave Morgan Vargas the courage to leave her job in mental health services behind and learn a completely new craft.

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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EICC campuses closed Tuesday, Jan. 16 due to extreme cold - classes and services will be offered remotely.

January 14, 2024 | Johnna Kerres

Classes and services will be offered remotely. Students should check Canvas for information.

EICC Welding Instructor Megan Edens in the lab

EICC celebrates the women teaching manufacturing and skilled trades

October 28, 2023 | Dawn Neuses

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.