EICC Business & Industry News

EICC’s Rapid Response for Displaced John Deere Workers

December 12, 2024

When Manny Antoniaz walked into a Rapid Response meeting at the Union Hall after being laid off from his position at John Deere Seeding Group, uncertainty loomed.

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EICC Welcomes Ashlee Spannagel, Ed.D., as Vice Chancellor for Workforce Development

June 6, 2024

Eastern Iowa Community Colleges (EICC) is proud to announce the appointment of Ashlee Spannagel, Ed.D., as the new Vice Chancellor for Workforce Development.

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EICC Celebrates Expansion of CDL Training Program to Muscatine Campus

May 23, 2024

On May 22, Eastern Iowa Community Colleges (EICC) celebrated the expansion of its Commercial Driver's License (CDL) program to the Muscatine Community College (MCC) campus.

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EICC Hosts National Hazardous Waste Training Institute: Trainers from Across the U.S. Converge for Hands-On Instruction

May 13, 2024

In an effort to bolster environmental safety practices nationwide, Eastern Iowa Community Colleges (EICC) is set to host the Great Environmental Safety Trainers (GreatEST) Institute, welcoming trainers from across the United States for a week-long intensive program beginning May 13.

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EICC offers summer 8-week welding certificate

March 14, 2024

Eastern Iowa Community Colleges (EICC) will offer an eight-week Fundamentals of Welding certificate with classes scheduled from May 28 to July 19. Students will build the foundation of skills needed to enter the field or continue their education at EICC.

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EICC offers Substitute Teacher Authorization course in March and June

March 4, 2024

You can be a solution to the substitute teacher shortage here and across the state. EICC is offering its Substitute Teacher Authorization course in March and in June.

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Connect with nature through EICC classes at Nahant Marsh

January 5, 2024

Join the naturalists and staff at Nahant Marsh Education Center for some hands-on learning this spring. Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is offering a series of continuing education classes that will allow participants to connect with nature in new ways.

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Applications open for Fall 2023 Venture School cohort

August 4, 2023 | Dawn Neuses

The Iowa Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Eastern Iowa Community Colleges (EICC) will host Venture School Oct. 4 – Nov. 15.

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Free Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Course on May 24 at EICC

May 23, 2023

Join us for our upcoming course, "Stop Watering the DEI&B Leaves, Treat the Roots," offered at no-cost to you through Eastern Iowa Community Colleges' (EICC) Office of Continuing Education.

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Lighting a Fire on Leadership

January 24, 2023 | Griffin Wagner

At first, there were some doubters in the classroom at Clysar Industries. Not everyone believed they needed Frontline Leadership Training from EICC.

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