AUGUST 2021

ECTC welcomes students to campus

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College (ECTC) campuses are teeming with students, faculty and staff now that the Fall 2021 semester has begun. The semester kicked off with Week of Welcome (WOW), which brought community partners, vendors and activities to the JSO courtyard on the Elizabethtown campus.

Adult learners find success at ECTC

Time, money and life responsibilities are reasons adults cite as barriers to continuing their education, but for adult learners at ECTC Jesse Best and Nastacia Strother, those barriers didn’t seem so big after they got started.

New 8-week classes begin Oct. 18

For those who have been thinking about starting college — or getting back to college — in 2021, it’s not too late. ECTC is now enrolling for eight-week classes that begin Oct. 18.

Donors help ECTC relaunch motorcycle safety program

ECTC Workforce Solutions has relaunched Motorcycle Safety Foundation Basic Rider courses thanks to generous community donors Lori King, Carl Swope, Kevin Addington and LeeAnna Dowan, who collectively gifted six motorcycles to the program.

Respiratory Care program to transition to 18-month format

Starting in the Spring 2022 semester, the Elizabethtown Community and Technical College (ECTC) Respiratory Care program will change to an 18-month completion status. Respiratory Care Program Coordinator Rebecca Higdon said changing from a 24-month rotation to an 18-month rotation will make a significant difference for students entering and completing the program and joining the local healthcare workforce.

Spring 2021 President's List and Dean's List

For Spring 2021, 146 full-time students and 38 part-time students made the President’s Honor List, and 424 full-time and 322 part-time students made the Dean’s List. Congratulations to all the students who earned these academic honors!

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Metallica scholarship helps ECTC students get start in trades

ECTC launches new production technician program

New scholarship to help students pursue early childhood development careers

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

Dr. Donald Goodin

Dr. Donald Goodin has been a physician for 25 years, but his educational and professional journey started at Elizabethtown Community College in 1987.

Born and raised in Elizabethtown, Dr. Goodin saw ECC as a way to complete his general education before pursuing a career in medicine. He fondly remembers instructors like Dr. Linda Mayhew, Dr. Denis Morrow, and Modesto del Castillo for their love of teaching and desire to help students understand challenging material. Upon graduation, Goodin transferred to Western Kentucky University and attended medical school at the University of Kentucky. He completed his internal medicine residency at the Medical University of South Carolina and returned to the University of Kentucky for a fellowship in hematology and oncology. Dr. Goodin came home to Hardin County in 2018 and practices oncology at Baptist Health Hardin, the hospital where he was born.

“After having lived and worked around the country, I’m grateful to be back in Elizabethtown,” shared Dr. Goodin. “Our community is lucky to have organizations like Baptist Health Hardin and Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, and I look forward to seeing how they continue moving our region forward.”

EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH

JOE WOLF

Microbiology Professor

MICHAEL BARLOW

Director of Financial Aid

CALENDAR

Fall Break

Oct. 11-17

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New 8-Week Term Begins

Oct. 18

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