EC3 Biology Instructor Invited for Talk at Local University

    EC3 Biology Instructor Invited for Talk at Local University

    Erie County Community College Instructor Jacob Korte was recently invited by Mercyhurst University’s DiFonzo Seminar Series in Biology to do a talk on his research.   The DiFonzio Seminar was established to provide a series of talks for students majoring in...

    Timelines and Traditions

    Timelines and Traditions

    Notes from the President Chris Gray, Ph.D. | Founding President, Erie County Community College of Pennsylvania  I’ve worked in many institutions in which things have been done a certain way just because that’s the way they’ve always been done, and we can’t break...

    Staying Vigilant About Belongingness

    Staying Vigilant About Belongingness

    Notes from the President Chris Gray, Ph.D. | Founding President, Erie County Community College  As we move into our second month of the Spring 2023 semester, I am noticing that something has changed among students.  The atmosphere just feels a bit more...

    Getting in the Groove: EC3’s Welding Program Receives High Honor

    Getting in the Groove: EC3’s Welding Program Receives High Honor

    EC3’s Welding program was recently awarded an Educational Institution Membership by The American Welding Society. This award was accepted by the program instructor, Luke Hummer. According to The American Welding Society’s (AWS) website, the Educational Institution...

    Progress!

    Progress!

    Notes from the President Chris Gray, Ph.D. Founding President, Erie County Community College of Pennsylvania  In late January, EC3 was notified by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) that we have met the necessary standards to officially...

    EC3 Strikes Partnership with Local Manufacturers

    EC3 Strikes Partnership with Local Manufacturers

    In a meeting co-facilitated by the Erie Chamber, local manufacturing industries have now partnered with Erie County Community College (EC3) because of their new program offering: Computer Numeric Controlled Operator/Programmer (CNC) certificate. Computer Numeric...

    It’s Groundhog Day … Again

    It’s Groundhog Day … Again

    Notes from the President Christopher Gray, Ph.D. | Founding President, Erie County Community College As I sit down to pen this blog post, we’ve just been greeted by the unhappy news that Punxsutawney Phil has seen his shadow; as a result, we have six more weeks of...

    Honoring His Legacy

    Honoring His Legacy

    Notes from the President Christopher Gray, Ph.D.| Founding President, Erie County Community College  This week, the nation remembered the legendary Martin Luther King Jr. and commemorated his birthday.  As we all learn during our childhood social studies...

    It’s Electric!

    It’s Electric!

    Students participating in Erie County Community College’s (EC3) welding program took a trip to Lincoln Electric.   Students took a tour of the facilities and got to view a variety of welding equipment. This gave our students the opportunity to bring what...