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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:

• Registration under way at ECC (Northwest Herald)
  posted on November 20, 2009 at 07:20:58 am
  ELGIN – Open registration for spring 2010 credit classes is under way at Elgin Community College.
• Events for potential students planned (Northwest Herald)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 07:21:05 am
  ELGIN – Elgin Community College will host several events in December for prospective students.
• Event features White’s mother (Northwest Herald)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 07:21:55 am
  ELGIN – AIDS activist Jeanne White-Ginder, mother of the late Ryan White, will be the keynote speaker Dec. 1 during the World AIDS Day Breakfast at Elgin Community College.
• ECC's mock trial team shows it's the real thing (The Courier News)
  posted on November 16, 2009 at 10:49:13 am
  Elgin Community College's mock trial team beat Yale and Villanova universities at Harvard University's fourth annual Crimson Classic Tournament recently. The tournament, a prestigious collegiate mock trial competition, was held earlier this month on the Harvard campus in Cambridge, Mass.
• IVCC men, women beat Elgin Community (The Ottawa Times)
  posted on November 16, 2009 at 05:57:20 am
  OGLESBY — Illinois Valley Community College's men's basketball team improved to 3-0 on the year with an 80-72 win over Elgin Community College on Saturday. The Eagles led 44-38 at halftime. Roosevelt Jones led the way with 20 points

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