EICC Success Stories
Inspiring stories from our community.
Rekindling Learning: Crystal Forest's Vet Tech Degree Pursuit at EICC
There’s always more you can learn and do, even if it’s in a field in which you already hold some expertise. The desire to do just that is what spurred Crystal Forest to return to the classroom after 20 years and earn a third college degree.
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Turning Passions into a Degree: Gunter Schlueter's Success Story from EICC's Graphic Arts Program
Gunter Schlueter found more than a path to a degree at Eastern Iowa Community Colleges (EICC), he found so many opportunities to excel.
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A Father's Motivation: Ronald Epping's Pursuit of a Culinary Arts Degree
Words sparked action, and what followed for Ronald Epping was a great achievement and a great example for his children.
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Seizing opportunities leads to many rewards for first-generation MCC graduate
Fernando Carrillo is an expert at embracing new opportunities and the unexpected rewards that follow.
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EICC Empowers Grad to Think Globally
TRIO is a nearly 60-year-old set of federal programs designed to help America’s low-income and first-generation college students gain access to and complete their higher education.
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Woman in Charge
EICC graduate finds success in Supply Chain program Karen Bell is a busy woman. As a manager for Promotion Fulfillment Center, a local product fulfillment and promotional services company, she’s on the go 24/7. “We’re a third party center,” she said. “Clients send their inventory and we ship it out. We work with leading brands…
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Voices of Diversity
Bridging social understanding, cultural awareness and inclusivity With a geographic area reaching more than 120 miles from north to south and multiple learning sites, Eastern Iowa Community Colleges features a vibrant combination of urban and rural landscapes. This creates an incredible diversity of ages, ethnic backgrounds, experiences and cultures among our students and the communities…
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Ready to Rock
Metallica’s All Within My Hands grant is music to students’ ears Yes, you read that right. The Metallica. The Metallica that has sold over 125 million album copies worldwide. The Metallica that has received nine Grammy Awards. The Metallica that has over 17.4 million monthly listeners on Spotify. Add yet another thing to that list…
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Global Reach EICC
Education Prepares Vietnamese Nun to Give Back With little more than her faith and a few belongings, six years ago Sister Nuong Bui traveled to the United to States to embark on a journey of self discovery and sacrifice with one goal in mind: To become a nurse. Many people choose this career path because…
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Made for More
With her megawatt smile and warm personality, Claudia Artola is the last person you’d describe as “angsty” or “shy.” But those are exactly the words she uses when talking about her life before enrolling at Muscatine Community College (MCC). A first generation college student who grew up in Guatemala…
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