NEWS

Local Panel Recommends EITC Transition to a Community College

Wednesday . August 03, 2016

Idaho Falls — Results from a socioeconomic study announced Tuesday recommend that Eastern Idaho Technical College should transition into a community college.

If the plan were to be implemented, the technical college would keep its vocational programs while adding options for an Associate of Science or Associate of Arts degree.

Through this comprehensive study, members of a community college study panel concluded…

Rep. Wendy Horman to Speak at Commencement

Monday . May 09, 2016

Eastern Idaho Technical College will hold its 2016 Commencement Tuesday, May 10, at 7:00 PM, in the Idaho Falls Civic Auditorium. Representative Wendy Horman will deliver the commencement address.

431 awards will be issued at EITC Commencement this year (236 Associate of Applied Science degrees/certificates and 195 General Education Development (GED) diplomas).

Fire Fighters Train at Fire Academy

Tuesday . April 12, 2016

Idaho Falls– Dozens of firefighters — both rookies and veterans — are now better trained to help you in a emergency.

Firefighters from all over southeast Idaho attended the Eastern Idaho Fire Academy this weekend held at the Eastern Idaho Technical College.

A Community Panel

Monday . March 21, 2016

What do a banker, former legislator, media consultant, farmer and senior class president have in common?

They’re all trying to find out how a community college would affect eastern Idaho.

Community College Bill Passes Senate

Friday . March 11, 2016

Boise — A community college in eastern Idaho is now one step closer to becoming a reality.
A bill that creates the fund in which $5 million will be held to help pave the way for a community
college in eastern Idaho passed the Senate 27-7 on Thursday. The bill already passed the House, so it
now heads to Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter’s desk.

Team Falcon Dominates State Web Competition

Sunday . March 06, 2016

Boise — Students at Eastern Idaho Technical College repeated as web design state champions and dominated the web categories of the post-secondary BPA competition. “What an amazing group of students. Way to bring home the gold!” stated Julie Anderson, EITC Web Development instructor.

Momentum Builds for Community College

Wednesday . February 24, 2016

With four classroom and 16 instructors, a College of Southern Idaho satellite campus is the only
place to take a community college course in person in eastern Idaho.

Roughly 200 students attend the CSI Idaho Falls campus, which opened in 2014. At capacity, it could
serve about 600.

Community College Panel Announced

Monday . February 22, 2016

Idaho Falls Mayor Rebecca Casper announced Tuesday who will serve on the city’s community
college citizen study panel.

The panel was created to gauge Bonneville County’s need for a community college, what steps would
be needed to convert Eastern Idaho Technical College into a community college and how much the
project would cost.

Notice: Upcoming NWCCU Accreditation Visit

Tuesday . February 16, 2016

The Northwestern Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) will perform a comprehensive accreditation evaluation visit to Eastern Idaho Technical College (EITC) on April 20-22, 2016. A NWCCU evaluation team will meet with campus students, faculty and staff to evaluate EITC’s accreditation status, in conjunction with EITC’s 2016 Year Seven Self-Evaluation Report.

Community College Gains Traction

Wednesday . January 27, 2016

The seeds have been planted, but it’s too early to tell if the latest push to establish an Idaho Fallsbased community college will bear fruit.

Idaho Falls Mayor Rebecca Casper is at the forefront of a loose-knit group of residents calling for
examination of the idea. The mayor, for more than a year, has pushed for a broader conversation on
the topic among area residents.