East Central Community College was proud to present 50 High School Equivalency (formerly GED) diplomas on Thursday, June 22 in Huff Auditorium in Decatur.
The ceremony included a processional, an invocation from Workforce Development Career Coach LeVar Robinson, a welcome from college president Dr. Brent Gregory, words of encouragement from the Director of Adult Education/High School Equivalency Alfreda Thompson, speeches from Assessment Coordinator Anna Cain and HSE graduate Caden Keeton.
College and Career Navigator Whitney Amis presented the candidates, while Dr. Gregory presented each graduate with their diploma. The ceremony concluded with a benediction from Robinson and a recessional.
East Central Community College offers Adult Education (AE) classes, HSE (High School Equivalency) exam prep classes and English as a Second Language classes in Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott, and Winston counties. Class locations include Carthage, Decatur, Philadelphia, Forest, and Louisville. Day and night classes are available at most locations and classes are free of charge. Prospective students must be at least 16 years of age and not under compulsory school age. For the AE/HSE classes, any student under the age of 18 must present a drop slip from the last school they attended. Home school students ages 17 and under must present a letter from their area school's central office stating that the student is no longer on any school rolls.
Students who meet attendance and testing qualifications are eligible for vouchers that cover 100 percent of their HSE testing fee.
Students who desire their HSE diploma should also inquire about the tuition-free MI-BEST Program where students study for the HSE while also training for jobs in the Business and Office Technology, Culinary Arts, Automobile Collison Repair, Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA), Hotel and Restaurant Management, and Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning fields.
For more information about the Adult Education/High School Equivalency program, contact Alfreda Thompson at 601-635-6387 or via email at arthompson@eccc.edu.
