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Nurse Stopped to Help Trucker After Crash Tuesday

Friday . April 21, 2017

Thornton — A licensed practical nurse driving down Highway 20 found her medical skills come in handy as she tended to an injured trucker whose semi rolled on Tuesday. As St. Anthony’s Jennifer Zeh headed to registered nursing classes at the Idaho Falls-based Eastern Idaho Technical College, she witnessed cars suddenly braking and potatoes launching skyward. As the dust settled, Zeh saw a semi turned on its side and thousands of…

Legacy Pathway Completion Announced

Tuesday . April 18, 2017

Eastern Idaho Technical College Foundation has introduced the Legacy Pathway, an engraved granite paver pathway with an outdoor seating area that has been built in the outdoor common area of EITC’s campus.

The EITC Foundation will be hosting a ribbon cutting at 11 a.m. May 3. During the ribbon cutting, the EITC Foundation will dedicate one of the granite benches to the Ashment family, which donated part of the land where…

How a Community College Would Change Dual-Credit Options

Monday . March 20, 2017

Some high schoolers have figured out how to be in two places at once. This school year, there are 579 dual-credit course enrollments in Idaho Falls School District 91. Dual-credit courses allow students to simultaneously gain high school and college credit for one course. Idaho students can receive college credit in their high school classrooms from teachers certified to teach college-level courses by a university.

Technical Programs To Grow If EITC Converted to a Community College

Monday . February 20, 2017

Three contraptions sit in the corner of Eastern Idaho Technical College’s machine tool workshop.

One, a steel lathe, is covered in metal shavings. Knobs and hand wheels protrude from its face.

State Board Approves Community College District

Tuesday . January 31, 2017

Bonneville County residents will decide in the voting booths whether they want the College of
Eastern Idaho.

Idaho State Board of Education members unanimously and enthusiastically recommended the
creation of a community college taxing district during a Friday morning teleconference. The district
would consist of Bonneville County.

State Board Advances Effort to Create Community College in IF

Tuesday . January 31, 2017

Idaho Falls — The Idaho State Board of Education has given its stamp of approval for the creation of a two-year community college in Eastern Idaho.

“The board is very supportive of the formation of this new opportunity for students in Eastern Idaho to receive excellent post-secondary education,” Board President Emma Atchley said.

Petition for Community College Certified for Ballot, Moves to Next Phase

Thursday . December 29, 2016

Idaho Falls — The community is a one major step closer to getting a community college.

On Wednesday, the Bonneville County Elections office approved a petition by local advocacy group Citizens for Affordable Higher Education. The petition aims to turn Eastern Idaho Technical College into a community college.

The Elections office received the petition Dec. 9, and now the petition is moving forward to the Idaho…

IF Chamber CEO to Take Position at EITC

Wednesday . December 14, 2016

Idaho Falls — Eastern Idaho Technical College announces the appointment of Michelle Holt as the new Workforce Development & Community Education Manager at the College. She will replace Ken Erickson who is retiring after 39 plus years of service at EITC. She will officially start her new position on February 7, 2017.

Michelle has been the CEO for the Greater Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce and the Idaho Falls…

Eastern Idaho Getting Closer to a Community College

Wednesday . December 14, 2016

Idaho Falls — The process of turning Eastern Idaho Technical College into local community college is becoming closer to reality after a petition was submitted to Bonneville County on Friday.

Local advocacy group Citizens for Affordable Higher Education, brought a petition with some 3,400 signatures to the Bonneville County Elections Office. The petition calls for the formation of a community college district encompassing…

Group Pushes Community College in I.F.

Wednesday . October 26, 2016

The question of whether to turn Eastern Idaho Technical College into a community college is likely
headed to the May ballot.

The effort is being led by Citizens for Affordable Higher Education, which is headed by chairmen
Mario Hernandez, owner of Teton Toyota, Doug Crabtree, CEO of Eastern Idaho Regional Medical
Center, and John Liljenquist, founder of the Rocky Mountain Diabetes Clinic.