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(Nationwide) |
| County |
Wabash County, IL |
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| Title IV Eligible |
Yes |
Yes |
| Carnegie Classification |
Associate of Arts Colleges |
Associate of Arts Colleges |
| Institution Level |
At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs |
At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs |
| Institution Control |
Public |
Public |
| Full-Time Undergraduate |
620 students |
1,006 students |
| Part-Time Undergraduate |
4,220 students |
1,439 students |
| Total Enrollment |
4,840 students |
2,141 students |
| % Students Receiving Some Financial Aid |
77% |
78% |
| % Students Receiving Federal Grants |
51% |
46% |
| Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received |
$2,565 |
$2,840 |
| % Students Receiving State/Local Grants |
20% |
29% |
| Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received |
$838 |
$1,254 |
| % Students Receiving Institutional Grants |
55% |
12% |
| Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received |
$749 |
$1,160 |
| % Students Receiving Loans |
3% |
38% |
| Avg. Amount Of Loan Received |
$2,141 |
$3,108 |
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- 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.
- The first three colleges combined in 1969 to form what is now known as the Illinois Eastern Community Colleges District 529. A referendum authorizing construction of facilities at the first three sites was approved by a 4.5 to 1 margin later that year. Since its founding, the District has grown from an enrollment of a few hundred students to more than 25,000 per year. Approximately three-quarters of these students are enrolled part-time, in 12 credit hours or less.
- Wabash Valley College offers degrees and certificate in Administrative Information Tech (AIT), Administrative Information Tech (AIT), griculture Technology | Business (AGB), Agriculture Technology | Production (AGP), Agriculture Technology | Professional Ag Applicator (AGB), Basic Nurse Assistant Training Progr (BAID), Coal Mining Maintenance I (CMM1), Coal Mining Maintenance II (CMM2), Coal Mining Technology (CMT), Coal Mining Technology Prod. Mgmt. (CMT), Corrections - Parole Officer (CORPO), Corrections - Youth Supervisor (CORYS), Diesel Equipment Technology (DIESL), Early Childhood Development (ECD), Electronics Technology (ELECT), Industrial Studies (INDS), Industrial Studies (INDS), Legal Secretary /Court Reporting (SLEGL), Machine Shop Technology (MAC), Manufacturing Certificate (MANUF), Manufacturing Technologies (MANUF), Marketing Business Management (MARKT), Nursing (NUR), Paraprofessional Educator (EDU), Psychiatric Rehabilitation Certificate (PSYRH), Radio/Television Broadcasting (RADIO), Sales (SALES), Social Services Specialist (SSS), Truck Driving (TRK), Turf and Landscape Design (AGB) and Web Design Certificate (INFO).
- The District is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission (A Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools).
- Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.
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