Congrats to ECC's 2018 Commencement student speaker Anthony Omole! In his three years here, he was an active member of the Honors Transfer Program, EOPS, MESA, and served as a tutor. He maintained a 4.0 GPA and is transferring to
@UCBerkeley
as a chemical biology major.
#ECCGrad
Happy 1989 Day, Warriors!
Let’s flashback to the old Murdock Stadium and watch highlights from this retro ElCo Football clip from 1989.
📹: Acadi Axemen Football/YouTube
El Camino College is moving from in-class to online instruction. Effective immediately, instructors have been asked to move lecture classes online. To assist faculty in this transition, classes will be cancelled March 13-17. Check campus email for details:
El Camino journalism students are No. 1 in the nation! 👏👏👏
The awards were announced at the National Fall College Media Convention last month in Atlanta. ECC took 26 awards, including Best Media Group.
Congratulations to
@ECCUnion
and
@ecwarriorlife
for their hard work!
We’re proud to announce the Administration Building is complete! 🏢 The facility, which was funded from the 2012 Measure E Facilities Bond, houses the offices for the president, vice presidents, human resources, Institutional Research, Foundation, + Marketing & Communications.
El Camino College is the only California community college to join 16 other colleges and universities nationwide in the new
@NBCUAcademy
, an innovative multi-platform journalism training & development program for college students. 🙌 Check out this spotlight by
@CalCommColleges
!
Thank you to LA County Supervisor
@SupJaniceHahn
's office for its $10,000 grant to the Warrior Pantry! “With the pantry shelves full, students can worry less about where their next meal is coming from and focus instead on their studies,” she said.
The devastating loss of El Camino Community College District Board of Trustees President Kenneth Brown, who passed away March 23, has left a deep void across campus. An esteemed, committed, and tireless advocate for student success, Brown was first appointed to the Board in 2010.
#WarriorSpotlight
Victoria Aguilar, a sign language interpreting major who plans to transfer and earn a bachelor's degree in deaf studies, enrolled at ECC right after high school graduation and immediately embraced her new academic environment.
Who caught NBC's
#OlympicDreams
last week featuring the
@JonasBrothers
? The trio competed in their own mini
#Olympics
competition right here at El Camino's Murdock Stadium and Gymnasium! 🏃♂️ Check out the full episode:
“If I was told 7 years ago, as a Palestinian refugee stepping foot for the first time in this country, that one day I'll be standing on this stage — I would not have believed it. I'm extremely thankful to have gotten to this point.”
Jana Abulaban
ASO President
The ECC community celebrated the grand opening of the Gymnasium today! This is the new home court of
@ECCWarriors
Athletics and a modern instructional environment in a variety of courses. It's the perfect place for our students to pursue their athletic and academic goals!
Warrior Spotlight: ECC swimmer Ida Due graduated last month as one of the most accomplished student-athletes in the history of the
@ECCWarriors
swim program! A state record holder, Due holds the ECC pool record in the 1,000-yard freestyle and will continue at
@SJSU
this fall! 🏊♀️
Here at ECC, it's our goal to remove barriers for students so that their college journey ends successfully! In this "Free and Low Cost Resources" guide, you'll find resources like food banks, shelters, treatment assistance, health services, & much more!
Your Warrior football team will host a scrimmage against Allan Hancock today. Check out the football schedule and all other fall athletic schedules online and come out to root for the Warriors!
WARRIOR ATHLETICS ►
We’re so happy to share a snippet of
@ReachHigher
's new IGTV series “A Year of Firsts” with
@MichelleObama
and
@attn
featuring ECC student Haseeb Khan! Hear the stories of four students as they go through their first year of college. Full episode ➡️
El Camino College welcomes Francisco X. Rivera (
@FX_Rivera
) as this year's commencement speaker! 🎓🎉 The ECC alumnus is the Spanish voice of the
@LAKings
and will address the
#Classof2021
virtually during the 74th Annual Commencement Ceremony on Friday, June 11.
#ECCGrad
🐶🐶🐶 on Library Lawn!!! We repeat: doggies on Library Lawn! Take a breather and pet some pups at the 'De-Stress with Dogs' event until 1 p.m. today.
#PawstoShare
El Camino College was informed today that a member of the campus community has tested positive for COVID-19. This individual did not require hospitalization and is recovering at home in self-isolation. Details:
The smash-hit musical AMERICAN IDIOT, based on Green Day's GRAMMY® Award-winning multi-platinum album, is LIVE at El Camino College through March 31! 🤘 Tix: .
Warrior Spotlight:
@ECCWarriors
Raymond Graham has always tried to make a difference. His non-profit The Making Change Foundation is focusing on hunger relief effort for the homeless during the Coronavirus crisis. “We want to make a difference in people’s lives," he said.
The Warrior Pantry offers drive-thru service on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. 🍽️ Pre-packaged bags filled with food items and toiletries are available to currently enrolled students:
"Racism and bigotry in any form is reprehensible, and as President of El Camino College, I condemn such actions in the strongest terms possible."
›› Read the full statement from Dr. Dena Maloney, Superintendent/President of El Camino College:
Celebrate
#BlackHistoryMonth
with the ECC African American Network (AFAM), Project Success, Black Student Union and the Black Student Success Center! Look out for emails on Justice Mondays, Warrior Wednesdays and stay tuned for upcoming events.
El Camino College’s Superintendent/President
@MaloneyDena
speaks before State Senator
@BenAllenCA
at a hearing on higher education’s role in preparing engineers for the aerospace industry at
@dvschools
.
Starting 11/12, Coastal Coffees will be on campus from 7:30am-4pm. ☕️ The truck is scheduled each week M-Th, on the south side of the former Student Activities Building. Coastal Coffees offers coffee, tea, espresso, cold brew, smoothies, pastries, & more:
College Night is in full swing - we're out here at the Student Services South Plaza until 8 p.m. tonight! Learn all things ECC at our resource fair, attend workshops, enjoy donuts with the deans, chat with counselors, or take a twilight campus tour 🌜
After nearly two years of virtual classes, El Camino College is excited to announce that registration for winter and spring 2022 courses is now open with lectures and labs to be conducted in “face-to-face” classes on campus. Winter begins Jan. 3; spring classes begin Feb. 12.
🎓 Over 1,000 graduates from the class of 2020, class of 2021 and class of 2022 participated in the El Camino College 2022 commencement ceremony! 👏
Watch the full video ➡️
We made it to the end of the first week of spring semester! 🙌 It was so nice to see you all back on campus. Have a great 3-day weekend and see you Warriors on Tuesday, February 22.
We have finally reached the end of Fall 2022! Congrats to all our Warriors completing another semester. Now it's time to take a break and recharge for the new year.
See you all in 2023!
Happy
#EarthDay
! Did you know that all new plants and trees added to the campus landscape are drought resistant? Check out some of our beautiful, water-wise foliage as we celebrate Earth Day - how many can you name? 🌿
ECC will welcome nearly 800 new students to campus this fall via a newly expanded South Bay Promise program. This initiative is designed to improve college access and affordability for recent high school grads by waiving enrollment fees for 2yrs.
TODAY @ 3pm! Join us for a ribbon-cutting to celebrate the opening of the new Gymnasium! Tour competition areas, locker rooms, and take in the view of Murdock Stadium!
Enjoy refreshments and compete on the basketball court to win free-throw prizes.
Warrior Spotlight:
@ECCUnion
photographer Mari Inagaki was recently named a Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Award winner in sports photography for her photo "Making the Pitch." The award program honors the best in collegiate journalism across the country!
Spotlight: ECC Fire Academy Grad Class 138 Jonathan Sullivan! 👨🚒 With almost 3 years on the
@LAFD
he’s currently assigned to Fire Station 66 serving South LA. Previous 2014 Explorer of the Year & teaches EMT skills at ECC when he’s not camping/hiking outdoors.
#FacesoftheLAFD
ECC professor Traci Granger is one of the fastest swimmers in the world in her age group and holds several national and international records. 🏊♀️ “Swimming is great exercise for people of all ages. If you don’t know how to swim, it’s never too late to learn!”
Congrats to ECC student Adil Hussain for being named one of the semifinalists (from a pool of nearly 1,500 applicants) for the prestigious Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship from
@TheJKCF
! 👏👏👏
A huge thank you to our friends at
@TorranceTransit
for their generous donation today of more than $1,200 to our Warrior Pantry. The funds were raised during their 2019 Stuff-a-Bus event, and will be used to purchase food for hungry students. We love our community partners!
ECC journalism students came home from the College Media Association’s (CMA) recent spring conference with four of the top awards, including first place for best two-year college newspaper.
Read more about their prizes and trip to NYC ➡️
The Board of Trustees has named Dr. Brenda Thames the next Superintendent/President of El Camino College. Dr. Thames begins her duties July 1 and brings to El Camino over 23 years of experience in instruction, student services, and administration in California Community Colleges.
Congrats ECC sophomore Kayla Bibb who was named to the California Community College All-State First Team! Kayla averaged 14.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game along with 1.5 steals and 1.2 blocks a game!
#GoWarriors
Welcome to the first day of the fall semester! If you’ve got questions, keep an eye out for our friendly faculty, staff and student ambassadors around campus wearing ‘Ask Me’ buttons on – we’re here to help!
Another successful drive-thru Warrior Cupboard event today! Enrolled students who are in need can stop by and “grab-a-bag” Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. in Lot B: .
ECC’s Fire Academy Class 153 held a 9/11 ceremony yesterday in remembrance. Thirty-one members, 2 instructors, and 7 mentors donned their protective gear and climbed the fire academy tower 27 ½ times representing the 110 stories of the World Trade Center towers. 🇺🇸
#NeverForget
What a turnout to today's Warrior Harvest Festival! We gave out free
#Thanksgiving
meal kits, clothing from the Warrior Pop-up Closet, pre-made snack bags from the Warrior Pantry & CalFresh application assistance. Several campus and local area resources were also on-hand!🍂
It's time to celebrate the Class of 2021! 🥳 Join us online for this year's virtual commencement on Friday, June 11. Order your cap and gown, submit your graduate slide, and more! 🎓
#ECCGrad
Congratulations to
@LittleLeague
2023 World Series Champs El Segundo Little League! We celebrate your team's determination to reach this momentous victory. ⚾️💪
#LLWS
We celebrated the grand opening of the new Student Services building last week! This modern facility has already become a hub of student life, bringing all of the services most critical to students together in one central location:
Thanks to a donation of refrigerated foods, and fruits and vegetables, provided by the
@LAFoodBank
, the Warrior Cupboard will serve up to 200 households of students and families. 🍏🍊🍅 Drive-up pantry available this Wednesday in Lot B from 11am-2pm or until supplies last.
The new Student Services building brings important services together, making it easier for students and visitors to access information and resources. Have you visited it yet?
ECC's third baseman freshman Diamond Lewis was recently featured in Sports Illustrated's (
@SInow
) "Faces in the Crowd" spotlight for her impressive stats as a two-time all-state pick from Hamilton High. ⚾
#GoWarriors
@ECCWarriors
The
@HACUNews
37th Annual Conference was held in Chicago over the weekend. During the event participating ECC students ran into
@CalCommColleges
Chancellor Christian and celebrated the moment with a group photo!
The traditional 4yr college experience isn't for everyone. If you're considering attending a community college, or just curious about the benefits, check out the following reasons why attending one might be a good decision.
On behalf of the administration, faculty, staff, and the entire El Camino College community, we'd like to once again congratulate you on your commencement.
To view grad portraits, next steps and more, please visit the Grad Portal ➡️
To celebrate Community College Month, we'll be sharing a few ECC Fast Facts each week.
#DidYouKnow
that ECC has seen a 54% increase in the number of degrees and certificates awarded in the last 3 years?
#CCMonth
Congrats to the ECC forensics team for winning the community college national championship in mid-March! The team won the National Parliamentary Debate Association’s season-long sweepstakes in the 2-year and 4-year divisions, meaning ECC beat every university in the country! 👏
Recap from the Grad Cap Decorating Party hosted by the First-Gen Initiative! 🎓🎓🎓 Only 3 days to go until the big day! Be sure to tag all your grad posts with
#ECCGrad
- you could be featured here next!
Hundreds of South Bay youngsters enjoyed a day of science exploration at ECC. Onizuka Space Science Day 2018 was an amazing success! Thank you,
@astro_kimbrough
Thank you to Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi for his assistance in the appropriation of $10 million for the future South Bay Public Safety Training Center. The center will support education of ECC’s public safety students & training requirements of local firefighters and officers.
The big day is here. Happy Commencement Day! 🎓
🔹Reception on Library Lawn at 1 p.m.
🔹Check-in at Marsee Auditorium at 3 p.m.
🔹Ceremony in Murdock Stadium at 4 p.m.
💻
🗺️
#ECCGrad
Thank you, South Bay! Today we welcomed over 120 partners from the community to ECC’s second annual State of the College event. Superintendent/President
@MaloneyDena
discussed how ECC provides cutting-edge academic programs that help fuel the South Bay’s economic growth.
A big thank you to El Segundo Middle School and Chicken of the Sea (
@COSMermaid
) for their 500-lb. donation to the Warrior Pantry! The ESMS 8th graders launched a food/toiletry drive for the pantry, placing donation bins across the South Bay. Info:
Close to 51% of ECC students identify as being first in their family to pursue a 4-year degree. During next week's First-Gen Awareness Week, join us for activities that help engage with, advocate for, and support our First-Gen community:
#CelebrateFirstGen