East Central Community College returning to normal operations for Fall 2021

East Central Community College in Decatur will return to normal operations beginning with the Fall 2021 Semester.

This include the return to a full schedule of traditional in-person classes, open facilities, enhanced student engagement opportunities, and full capacity at on-campus events.

The return to normal operations also applies to the college’s centers in Philadelphia, Choctaw, Louisville, Forest, and Carthage.

The move marks a return to pre-COVID-19 operations for the first time since early in the spring 2020 semester. East Central closed its campus to students and visitors at the onset of the pandemic in March 2020, with classes transitioning to online and alternative delivery formats for the remainder of the spring and summer semesters. The campus was reopened in Fall 2020 with a combination of hybrid on-campus classes and online classes, limited student activities and reduced attendance at athletics and other on-campus events.

Recommended health and safety  protocols were in place during all semesters.

While masks will no longer be required in classrooms and buildings beginning with the Fall 2021 Semester, those who wish to wear a mask are encouraged to do so. Those who choose not to wear masks are asked to respect the wishes of others when entering their residence hall rooms, offices, or work spaces.

ECCC will continue to provide enhanced sanitation of classrooms and common areas, as well as increase the amount of hand sanitizing stations in all areas of campus. 

Those who have not been vaccinated are encouraged to do so, and the college will hold free vaccination clinics on campus during the fall for interested students and staff.

Important Fall 2021 dates at ECCC are below and a full 2021-2022 academic calendar can be found online at www.eccc.edu.

• Aug. 15 – Residence Halls Open at 2 p.m.

• Aug. 16 – Day and evening classes begin and Intensive Term I On-Campus classes begin;

• Aug. 23 – Full Term online and Intensive Term I online classes begin

• Sept. 6 – Labor Day Holiday

• Oct. 6 – Fall Intensive Term II on-campus classes begin;

• Oct. 18 – Fall Intensive Term II Online and Fall 4-Week Term Online Classes Begin

• Oct. 25-26 – Fall Break

• Nov. 22-26 – Thanksgiving Holidays

• Dec. 10 – Christmas Holidays Begin for students; Residence halls close at 10 a.m.

• Dec. 13 – Winter Term Classes Begin

• Dec. 15 – Christmas Holidays begin for faculty and staff