ECC News
ECC is named a Home Base Iowa CHAMPS Partner
August 9, 2019
Ellsworth Community College has been named a Partner of the Home Base Iowa Certified Higher Academic Military Partner (CHAMPs) program, which helps promote Iowa as an attractive place for veterans and their family who choose to pursue their higher education goals. To qualify as a Home Base Iowa CHAMPS Partner, ECC documented how it met specific criteria related to…
ECC awards 17 Hamilton Ag Scholarships
July 3, 2019
Seventeen high school seniors have been selected to receive Bob & Arlene Hamilton Excellence in Agriculture Scholarships to attend Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls for the 2019-20 academic year. The scholarships, worth $5,000 each, are awarded to qualifying students entering one of ECC’s production agriculture-related degree programs. The 19-20 Hamilton Scholarship recipients are Emma…
ECC announces 2019 Spring Term Dean’s List
July 2, 2019
One hundred twenty-eight students were named to the Spring 2019 (January to May) Dean’s List at Ellsworth Community College. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, students must have taken 12 or more credit hours during the semester (a full-time class load) and have earned at least a 3.5 grade point average for the Spring…
ECC BPA members attend National Leadership Conference
May 16, 2019
Four members of the ECC Business Professionals of America Club attended the 2019 National BPA Leadership Conference in Anaheim, CA May 1-5. Members had the opportunity to participate, network and compete in various business related contests with more than 5,000 students from across the United States and Puerto Rico. Students who competed at the National…
ECC Horse Judging Team places at NACTA
May 15, 2019
Ellsworth Community College’s Horse Judging team and Hippology team competed at the 2019 North America Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture contests, hosted by Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky on April 11-13. The Horse Judging team placed 3rd out of 11 teams and the Hippology team placed 2nd out of 8 teams. During the Hippology…
Dr. Chris Duree to receive ECC honorary degree
May 6, 2019
Dr. Chris Duree to receive ECC honorary degree The Ellsworth Community College Board of Trustees will present retiring IVCCD Chancellor Dr. Chris Duree with an honorary Doctor of Administrative Leadership (honoris causa) degree in recognition of his 38 years in public education. The honorary degree will be presented during the Ellsworth Community College commencement ceremony on Friday, May…
Two ECC students named to All-Iowa Academic Team
March 6, 2019
Ellsworth Community College students Sara Qualley and Emily Timmerman were inducted to Phi Theta Kappa’s 2019 All-Iowa Academic Team at a banquet in Des Moines on March 4, 2019. The top Iowa community college students are nominated each year by the Phi Theta Kappa chapter at each campus. Sara Qualley, is a Sophomore from Iowa…
ECC Business Professionals of America Club Competes at State Leadership Conference
February 28, 2019
Four Ellsworth Community College’s Business Professionals of America Club members attended the State Leadership Conference in Des Moines on February 17-18. ECC competed against other Iowa Community Colleges in a wide variety of contests. Qualifying students advance to the national contests May 1-5 in Anaheim, CA. Officer elections were also held during the conference and…
ECC’s Kevin Butt Receives ACCT Distinguished Faculty Award
November 2, 2018
Ellsworth Community College’s Agriculture Professor, Kevin Butt, was chosen as the recipient of the Association of Community College Trustees 2018 Central Regional Faculty Member Award. The award was presented on Friday, October 26 in New York City. Butt was accompanied by Iowa Valley Community College District Chancellor, Dr. Christopher Duree, IVCCD Board President, Larry Johnson,…
ECC Horse Judging Team competes at the All American Quarter Horse Congress
October 19, 2018
Ellsworth Community College’s Horse Judging Team placed 5th overall at the All American Quarter Horse Congress in Columbus, OH on October 17. The team competed with 65 teams from across the nation. The team also placed 5th in performance, 4th in halter and 5th in reasons. “I am so proud of this team and all…
