[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 117 (Thursday, July 24, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Page S4895]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       RECOGNIZING ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE

  Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, I rise to commemorate the 50th 
anniversary of Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, ECTC, a 
comprehensive community and technical college that has been serving the 
central Kentucky region since 1964. ECTC provides education and 
training to all types of Kentuckians to prepare them to succeed in a 
constantly changing world.
  ECTC is a member of the Kentucky Community and Technical College 
System. It provides accessible and affordable education and training 
through academic and technical associate degrees; diploma and 
certificate programs in occupational fields; pre-baccalaureate 
education; adult, continuing and developmental education; customized 
training for business and industry; and distance learning.
  ECTC has its roots in the founding of the Elizabethtown Community 
College, which first opened its doors in 1964 to 355 students from 11 
counties. Meanwhile, Elizabethtown Technical College was founded in 
1965 through a bond issue by the Elizabethtown Independent School 
Board. ECTC was formed by the consolidation of the two schools in 2004, 
following historic legislation in 1997 that established the Kentucky 
Community and Technical College System.
  For five decades, ECTC has enriched the lives of citizens by 
providing access to quality, affordable academic, technical and 
community education programs, and by partnering with communities to 
enhance the economic vitality of the region. A comprehensive college 
with regional reach, ECTC now offers certificates, diplomas and 
associate degrees through 34 academic and technical programs on the 
Elizabethtown, Springfield, Leitchfield and Fort Knox campuses, and at 
extended campus sites throughout its 12-county service area.
  Enrollment has grown steadily from 355 students in 1964 to 7,000 
today, and thousands of alumni have distinguished themselves through 
service to their professions and communities.
  During the 2014-2015 academic year, the college will celebrate 50 
years of educational excellence and service to Kentuckians. I want to 
be among the many who congratulate ECTC for 50 years of outstanding 
service in education to the central Kentucky region. I want to commend 
the school for 50 years of educating Kentuckians, and thank its 
president/CEO, Dr. Thelma J. White, for her extraordinary leadership of 
the institution.

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