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August 21, 2023

Community College: A Launchpad for Non-Traditional Students

Discover how these institutions provide a welcoming haven for non-traditional students returning to education, working professionals, and career changers.

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August 15, 2023 by Dr. Juston Pate

ECTC students make strides in retention, graduation rates

ECTC students make strides in retention, graduation rates

If you have been following Elizabethtown Community and Technical College over the last several years, you know the college has developed many new initiatives to improve student success. As ECTC president, I could not be more excited to tell you that the work is paying off. ECTC students’ accomplishments are apparent in both the college’s retention rate and graduation rate — two metrics commonly used to indicate student success.

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July 20, 2023

A plan makes all the difference

Some students at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College go the traditional route and get a degree in the years following high school. Others take the long way around. Mike Boone, 41, is one of those students. He’s a non-traditional student who persevered and completed his Associate in Arts at ECTC in the spring of 2023.

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