Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Lincoln Trail College

11220 State Hwy 1, Robinson, IL, 62454
Tel: (618)393-2982
Public | 1,062 students
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COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Lincoln Trail College serves 1,062 students (50% of students are full-time).
  • The school's student:teacher ratio of 32:1 is higher than the college average of 21:1.
  • Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body.
  • Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Lincoln Trail College is the only community colleges within Crawford County, IL.

School Overview:
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Lincoln Trail College
Community College Avg.
Institution Level At least 2 but less than 4 years At least 2 but less than 4 years
Institution Control Public Public
Instructional Staff Total
(research/public service staff included)		 33 staff 63 staff
Student Body
Total Enrollment 1,062 students 1,418 students
Student / Staff Ratio 1:32 1:21
# Full-Time Students		 531 students 1,262 students
# Part-Time Students		 531 students 1,508 students
 
% American Indian/Alaskan		 - 1%
% Asian		 - 2%
% Hawaiian		 - 1%
% Hispanic		 - 6%
% Black		 - 15%
% White		 - 62%
% Two or more races		 - 2%
Finances and Admission
In-State Tuition Fees
(2010-11)		 $6,808 $4,485
 
Out-State Tuition Fees
(2010-11)		 $9,081 $8,679
 
Tuition 62.00 per credit hou

School Notes:

  • Illinois Eastern Community Colleges District #529 (IECC) is located in a 3,000 square-mile area of southeastern Illinois near the Illinois-Indiana border. The multi-college District includes Frontier Community College at Fairfield, Lincoln Trail College at Robinson, Olney Central College at Olney, and Wabash Valley College at Mt. Carmel. The first three colleges combined in 1969 to form what is now known as the Illinois Eastern Community Colleges District 529.
  • Lincoln Trail College, an institution of Illinois Eastern Community Colleges District 529, was overwhelmingly approved by public referendum in October 1969 and is recognized as an Illinois Class I Community College. Three other community-oriented institutions (Olney Central College in Olney, Wabash Valley College in Mt. Carmel and Frontier Community College in Fairfield) complete the higher education structure of District 529. IECC is the only downstate multicollege district. Initial operation of LTC began in Fall 1969 with college-level instruction offered under the auspices of the Evening Division of IECC District 529. Classes were conducted in facilities provided by the local community, with approximately 300 students taking advantage of higher education in the immediate Lincoln Trail area. In Fall 1970, there were 682 students and the first classes were taught on the campus.
  • Located on Highway 1, the campus site of 280 acres was purchased in January 1970. The college facilities of more than 130,000 square feet include a classroom and laboratory building, a physical education complex, and a third building composed of the Eagleton Learning Resource Center, the large group instruction theater (the Zwermann Arts Center), the Lincoln Room and the Student Center. The permanent campus was first occupied in Fall 1973. The Harry L. Crisp Educational Center (Telecommunications Technology Program) is located at LTC-South Campus, one-half mile south of the junction of Illinois Routes 1 and 33.
  • Lincoln Trail College offers degrees and certificate in Administrative Information Tech (AIT), Basic Nurse Assistant Training Progr (BAID), Corrections - Parole Officer (CORPO), Corrections - Youth Supervisor (CORYS), Desktop Publishing (INFO), Horticulture (HORT), Horticulture Certficiate (HORT), Industrial Management (INDMG), Manufacturing Skills (INDMG), Medical Assistant (MEDA), Microcomputer Support Specialist Degree (MSS), Microsoft Computer Systems Engineer (MCSE) (MSS), Nursing (NUR), Office Management (OMGT), Paraprofessional Educator (EDU), Paraprofessional Educator (EDU), Pharmacy Technician (PHM), Supervisory Skills (INDMG), Telecom Outside Plant/Interconnect (TELCS), Telecommunications Technology Web Design Certificate (INFO) and Workplace Skills (INDMG).
  • Sports Associations Memberships: National Athletic Association, National Junior College Athletic Association

Nearby Schools:

Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Lincoln Trail College
1062 students | 0 mi. away
Vincennes University
17140 students | 24.7 mi. away

View all collleges in: Illinois, Crawford, Robinson , Zip 62454

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