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Kaskaskia College

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School Notes:

• Kaskaskia College was the first community college in Illinois established under the Junior College Act of 1965. It has a rich tradition of providing comprehensive, high quality, cost-effective educational opportunities for lifelong learning. The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools has awarded Kaskaskia College the maximum ten-year accreditation status. This confidence in academic excellence serves as proof that Kaskaskia College is fulfilling its academic mission of training and educating our citizens and future leaders.
• The beautiful main campus is located on 200 rural acres near Centralia in south central Illinois near the crossroads of America's heartland. Extension centers offering a wide array of course choices are located throughout the 9 county district in Trenton, Salem and Vandalia, Illinois and at the Harry L. Crisp Manufacturing Technology Center in Centralia. The main campus and extension centers provide classrooms, technical labs, and other services to students.
• We are a student-centered, learning-oriented institution committed to the success of our students. Kaskaskia College offers college-level courses in support of one-and two-year occupational/technical programs in addition to university-parallel courses constituting the first two years of baccalaureate degree programs.
• Kaskaskia College offers Associate of Science and Associate of Arts degrees for transfer to four-year colleges and universities as well as 29 associate degree career programs and 74 certificate programs. Students may also benefit from additional programs and activities through non-credit classes, business and industry training, and social, recreational and cultural events.
• The career and occupational programs are styled in accordance with the wants and needs of students, the community, business and industry. The College is committed to working together with employers to assess technological, educational, and training needs. Kaskaskia College's partnerships with the region's manufacturers assure a valuable, educated workforce. The College serves as the primary resource for skills training programs and technical and computer education for business and manufacturing in the district. Kaskaskia College is committed to life-long student learning and to providing quality comprehensive education.

In the News:

• OCC takes two from McKendree in home opener (Olney Daily Mail)
  posted on March 3, 2010 at 11:31:08 pm
      After opening their 2010 baseball season with three losses to Motlow State College in Lynchburg, Tenn., the Olney Central College Blue Knights bounced back to sweep McKendree University 10-0 and 3-0 Monday afternoon at Dennis Conley Field.     The Blue Knights (2-3) were scheduled to host Heartland College and Muscatine College Saturday and Sunday but those games were canceled due to wet ...
• Lady Knights improve to 8-1 (Olney Daily Mail)
  posted on March 2, 2010 at 11:46:17 pm
      Braddi Reed twirled a complete-game shutout Saturday as the Olney Central College Lady Blue Knights swept a doubleheader at Dyersburg (Tenn.) State, winning 9-6 and 9-0.     Reed, a freshman from Charleston, gave up three hits (all singles), struck out three and walked four. Teddi Helsel (Carmi) won the opener for the Lady Knights (8-1), who entered the day with a 1.33 team ERA.     “Our ...
• Blue Angels go ‘bombs away’ against Wabash Valley (Daily Republican Register)
  posted on February 25, 2010 at 04:50:23 pm
  CENTRALIA - It was "Bomb's Away" for the Kaskaskia College Blue Angels Wednesday night in their game against the Wabash Valley College Lady Warriors.
• Warriors sprint past Blue Devils, 94-70 (Daily Republican Register)
  posted on February 25, 2010 at 04:50:13 pm
  CENTRALIA - The Wabash Valley College basketball Warriors got out to a comfortable first-half lead Wednesday night over their hosts, the Kaskaskia College Blue Devils, then sprinted home in the second half for a 94-70 victory.
• Wabash Valley heads to Kaskaskia tonight (Daily Republican Register)
  posted on February 24, 2010 at 04:50:27 pm
  The Wabash Valley College basketball teams will travel to Centralia today (Wednesday) for games against the Kaskaskia College teams.

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