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Elgin Community College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• When the University of Illinois decided to close its Elgin extension center (1946-49), Public School District U-46 voted to establish ECC in Jan. 1949. The College opened its doors the following fall with 97 students, one administrator, 17 part-time faculty and one full-time faculty member. The west wing of old Elgin High School, between Chicago and DuPage Streets on Elgin's eastside, was ECC's home for its first 10 years.
• The park-like setting of ECC's 145-acre main campus is dotted with trees and picturesque lakes. The campus is nestled in a pleasant neighborhood of residences and light industry. Lush lawns blend seamlessly with the greens and fairways of The Highlands, the city-owned golf course next door.
• As a large comprehensive institution, we offer a myriad of educational programs for all the citizens in District 509 - traditional students, returning adults, business and industry and personal enrichment. Our focus on maintaining a collaborative learning community will encourage you to explore and implement personal goals.
• Whether you are interested in pursuing an associate's degree and transferring to a 4-year college or university, ready to go to work but need new skills, or taking classes for promotion or for personal enrichment, we hope you'll will find what you need at ECC.
• ECC has an environment where you'll have the opportunity to concentrate on developing and refining your individual talents, have easy access to your teachers, and form close and lasting relationships with other members of the college community: a diverse and dedicated group of individuals who all share your interest in learning
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• Culture calendar (The Wheaton Sun)
  posted on February 5, 2010 at 10:08:46 am
  AUDITIONS
• ECC plans music, plays (Northwest Herald)
  posted on February 5, 2010 at 07:36:05 am
  ELGIN – A series of events and activities are planned throughout February at Elgin Community College to celebrate Black History Month.
• Local jobless rate hits 15 percent or more (The Courier News)
  posted on February 4, 2010 at 06:17:14 am
  Illinois officials say December's jobless rate was 15 percent in Elgin and 15.9 percent in Carpentersville. According to the seasonally unadjusted figures released by the Illinois Department of Employment Security, that means 3,058 people in Carpentersville and 8,772 people in Elgin were counted as being out of work and actively seeking new employment in December. The rate is the highest since ...
• Black History Family Festival at Elgin's Gail Borden Public Library (Daily Herald)
  posted on February 4, 2010 at 06:03:20 am
  An afternoon of storytelling, showstopping performances and educational exhibits awaits visitors to the Gail Borden Public Library during the fifth annual Black History Family Festival on Saturday, Feb. 6.
• ECC honors residents during annual brunch (The Courier News)
  posted on February 1, 2010 at 07:31:53 am
  The Elgin Community College Foundation hopes that Sunday's annual Founders' Day Brunch raised $35,000 for student scholarships. Sunday's brunch was the 12th annual event, and the funds raised by this and other fundraisers help provide 150 students with up to $1,000 in scholarships apiece each year, said Norm Madsen, executive director of the ECC foundation.

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