Our Mission
To enable opportunities for higher education in Tennessee without regard to race, religion or nation of birth.
Our Vision
To support Tennessee’s undocumented students in their journey to achieve a higher education degree to secure meaningful career opportunities.
Giving Matters
GivingMatters.com is an online resource created by The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee and is connected to GuideStar.org. ECE’s financial data and information regarding our 501(c)3 can be found on our GivingMatters profile.
Testimonials
Scherly Gomez
BS biology, Lipscomb 2017 Meharry Medical College, Class of 2021 matched to Write State University,
OH in family Medicine
“ECE gave me an opportunity and opened a door I thought was forever sealed shut. This past year, I completed medical school as one of 70 DACA recipients in the US and started my career in Family Medicine, a dream come true.”
Johnathon Mejia
BS Health Studies, University of Memphis, Class of 2021, Belmont University School of Physical Therapy Class of 2023
“If I could summarize the one in a million opportunity provided to me by ECE, it would be hope. ECE gave me hope and provided me with the tools to be able to follow my dreams. Now, I have finally graduated college and I am pursuing my dream of becoming a physical therapist at Belmont University”
Luis Vargas
BS Engineering, Lipscomb 2018; Masters in Engineering, Vanderbilt 2020
“I have an unbelievable opportunity before me that I refuse to waste. I have already become the first in my family to graduate high school, in 2018 I became the first in my family to graduate from college. After receiving my masters degree in Engineering, I have started my career as a structural design engineer in Nashville.”
Tabitha Sookdeo
BA Social Justice, Trevecca Nazarene University, 2017; Yale Law School, Class of 2024
“The biggest thing I’ve learned is that I am just as good as everyone else. Although imposter syndrome continues to set in, I know that my worth is not defined by my status.”
Testimonials
Scherly Gomez
BS biology, Lipscomb 2017 Meharry Medical College, Class of 2021 matched to Write State University, OH in family Medicine
“ECE gave me an opportunity and opened a door I thought was forever sealed shut. This past year, I completed medical school as one of 70 DACA recipients in the US and started my career in Family Medicine, a dream
come true.”
Johnathon Mejia
BS Health Studies, University of Memphis, Class of 2021, Belmont University School of Physical Therapy Class of 2023
“If I could summarize the one in a million opportunity provided to me by ECE, it would be hope. ECE gave me hope and provided me with the tools to be able to follow my dreams. Now, I have finally graduated college and I am pursuing my dream of becoming a physical therapist at Belmont University”
Luis Vargas
BS Engineering, Lipscomb 2018; Masters in Engineering, Vanderbilt 2020
“I have an unbelievable opportunity before me that I refuse to waste. I have already become the first in my family to graduate high school, in 2018 I became the first in my family to graduate from college. After receiving my masters degree in Engineering, I have started my career as a structural design engineer
in Nashville.”
Tabitha Sookdeo
BA Social Justice, Trevecca Nazarene University, 2017; Yale Law School, Class of 2024
“The biggest thing I’ve learned is that I am just as good as everyone else. Although imposter syndrome continues to set in, I know that my worth is not defined by my status.”
