EMCC Rolls Out 2-for-1 Offer on Intensive Courses

MAYHEW, Miss. (Press Release) — The clock is ticking on a new two-for-one promotion on intensive classes at East Mississippi Community College.

Anyone who is not currently enrolled in an EMCC class and signs up for an intensive semester as a part-time student before the beginning of the “mini-term” is eligible. Students who meet these criteria and pay cash for their first three-hour EMCC class will receive free tuition on a second three-hour EMCC class.

On-campus courses for the upcoming intensive term begin Oct. 13, while online/eLearning courses begin Oct. 20. Students must be fully registered before the first day of class to take advantage of the offer. Registration and class fees still apply.

“We’re looking for different and innovative ideas to bring students to our campuses and set us apart from other schools. We hope this will give students an incentive to come and see the quality EMCC has to offer and hopefully advance them from a part-time to a full-time student,” said EMCC President Dr. Rick Young.

Dr. Paul Miller, vice president of EMCC’s Golden Triangle campus, said that intensive terms, which condense a semester’s worth of instruction into eight weeks, are open to new students – but are most useful to former students who were unable to enroll in the regular semester.

“Just because they missed enrolling in the regular fall term, whether at EMCC, Mississippi State or Mississippi University for Women, there’s no need to wait until January to get a couple classes under their belt,” said Miller.

“Instead, sign up for two EMCC classes during the intensive term and the college will pay tuition for one of them once the student pays for the first one. That cuts out-of-pocket expenses in half.”

On-campus intensive courses are available at EMCC’s Scooba, Golden Triangle, Columbus Air Force Base and Naval Air Station Meridian locations. Online courses are available to anyone with internet access.

Lists of available intensive “mini-term” courses and registration information can be found on the homepage at www.eastms.edu. Look for the link called “Fall mini-terms” or email answers@eastms.edu.