
ECC Insiders
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<p>ECC Insiders is produced by East Central College, located in Union, Missouri. The show is hosted by Joel Doepker, Vice President of External Relations and Leigh Kolb, Associate Professor of English.</p><p>ECC Insiders will take a deeper look at East Central College and its many roles in the east central Missouri region. The focus will be both local and universal, as the goal is to provide a better understanding of the community college as a public good.</p><p>Contact ECC Insiders at <a href="mailto:ECCInsiders@eastcentral.edu">ECCInsiders@eastcentral.edu</a>.</p>
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Recent Episodes

April 28, 2026
The strength of rural community colleges in America
<p>The Rural Community College Alliance (RCCA) are advocates for the nation's rural community colleges. The RCCA helps its member institutions serve the 89.3 million people who reside in rural America. There are 600 publicly controlled rural community and tribal college that provide access to general education for transfer, as well as techncial, vocational and occupations programs. </p><p>Joel and Leigh were joined by members of the RCCA board, that include Dr. Leah Barrett of Northeast Community College in Nebraska, Dr. Jon Bauer, East Central College in Missouri and Dr. Ron Slinger of Miles Community College in Montana.</p><p>The college presidents share their impressions and opinions of the value and importance of the nation's community colleges.</p><p>More information about RCCA can be found at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://ruralccalliance.org/">https://ruralccalliance.org/</a></p>

March 26, 2026
The U.S. community college closest to Russia
<p>Leigh and Joel are joined by Justina Wilhelm, the president of Iḷisaġvik College. Iḷisaġvik College is located in the North Slope Borough of Alaska, America's northermost municipality.</p><p>Justina took 2 planes and nearly 24 hours to arrive in Union, Missouri for the Rural Community College Alliance national conference, held on the ECC campus in September 2025.</p><p>She provides a unique perspective of the community college, located on the northern tip of Alaska - 340 miles from Russia.</p><p>There are similarities between her college and U.S. mainland community colleges, but also differences given the location.</p><p>Find out more about Iḷisaġvik College: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.ilisagvik.edu/">https://www.ilisagvik.edu/</a></p>

March 3, 2026
Apprenticeship Consortium
<p>East Central College is part of a consortium with three Missouri community colleges for the MoSEPWorks apprenticeship program, funded by the U.S. Department of Labor's ABA2 apprenticeship program.</p><p>The program focus of the consortium is teacher education, health care and manufacturing. Students can start out in a pre-apprenticeship and transition into an apprenticeship.</p><p>Apprenticeships are<strong> </strong>structured, paid training programs that combine on-the-job experience with classroom instruction to develop high-level skills for a specific trade or profession,</p><p>Learn more at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.eastcentral.edu/blog/ecc-launches-education-apprenticeship-to-strengthen-local-workforce/">https://www.eastcentral.edu/blog/ecc-launches-education-apprenticeship-to-strengthen-local-workforce/</a>.</p><p></p>
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- What is ECC Insiders?
<p>ECC Insiders is produced by East Central College, located in Union, Missouri. The show is hosted by Joel Doepker, Vice President of External Relations and Leigh Kolb, Associate Professor of English.</p><p>ECC Insiders will take a deeper look at East Central College and its many roles in the east central Missouri region. The focus will be both local and universal, as the goal is to provide a better understanding of the community college as a public good.</p><p>Contact ECC Insiders at <a href="mailto:ECCInsiders@eastcentral.edu">ECCInsiders@eastcentral.edu</a>.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates bi-weekly.
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This podcast is available on 8 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
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Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.
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