Spoon River College
School Notes Overview:
Spoon River College is a multi-faceted community college dedicated to providing students a quality education. Students have a variety of educational goals and SRC is positioned to meet the needs of all these students by providing: First two years of college and pre-professional, courses in 30 college majors, 30 career and technical programs , Continuing Education ,Business and Industry Training. ...
School Overview:
- Community College Avg.
| County | Fulton County, IL | - |
| 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 | 874 students | 1,020 students |
| Part-Time Undergraduate | 1,158 students | 1,444 students |
| Total Enrollment | 2,032 students | 2,213 students |
| % Students Receiving Some Financial Aid | 64% | 78% |
| % Students Receiving Federal Grants | 39% | 46% |
| Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received | $2,709 | $2,845 |
| % Students Receiving State/Local Grants | 37% | 29% |
| Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received | $1,396 | $1,273 |
| % Students Receiving Institutional Grants | 22% | 12% |
| Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received | $1,963 | $1,146 |
| % Students Receiving Loans | 15% | 38% |
| Avg. Amount Of Loan Received | $2,100 | $3,129 |
School Notes:
- Spoon River College serves 4,000 credit students per year in a 1,566 square miles area including Fulton, McDonough, Mason, Schuyler and part of Knox counties.
- Spoon River College offers the personalized, quality learning environment that prepares you for success. Classes are small and the ability to work one-on-one with individual faculty members is a priority. As a result, you are well prepared for successful moves into four-year universities or the workforce. SRC boasts an average class size of 14, with each class taught by a highly qualified instructor...not a graduate assistant.
- Learning takes place in many locations, not just in the classroom. In addition to the Canton Campus, Macomb Campus, Havana Center and Rushville Center buildings, Spoon River College students prepare for success in real-life learning situations. Some of these areas include hospitals for nursing students, the large Vocational Technical building on the SRC Canton Campus, and child care facilities. Agriculture is taught in the classroom and in the field. Spoon River College also has an Arboretum on campus for the study of wildlife. In addition, computer labs are available at every campus. This includes comprehensive distance learning facilities at all locations. Students can take classes via television from these facilities.
- As a comprehensive community college, Spoon River College provides a wide-range of activities to round out the complete college experience. Some of the activities include varsity athletics, drama, literary magazine, Student Senate, Peer Ambassador Program, Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society, Alpha Gamma Tau Agricultural Fraternity, Phi Mu Tau Diesel Tractor Technology Fraternity and honors program.
- The main campus of SRC is located on a beautiful, wooded site comprised of 160 acres near the Cuba Blacktop on County Road 22 just four miles west of Canton. The site contains four conveniently connected buildings that house a student center, learning resource center, classrooms, laboratories, administrative offices, and a cafeteria. Adequate, free parking is provided in lots adjacent to the buildings. The campus also includes a natural arboretum, walking trail, and agricultural test plots.
- Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.
In the News:
- Drum circle creates a beat in downtown Canton (The Canton Daily Ledger)
posted on November 18, 2009 at 06:39:47 pm
Every other Saturday, a community drum circle is taking place at Big Creek Music in downtown Canton. - Family Reading Night activities are planned (The Canton Daily Ledger)
posted on November 18, 2009 at 06:24:47 pm
The Spoon River College Literacy Project has announced its 18th annual Family Reading Night, in partnership with libraries and schools throughout Fulton County. The event encourages families to take time out for reading. - Part 4 of Cook Canton tape to air Thursday on cable Channel 22 (The Canton Daily Ledger)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 06:54:51 pm
Part 4 of the video on Cook Canton Moving Forward will air Thursday, Nov. 19, on cable Channel 22 in Canton, Lewistown and Cuba. - SRC, WACS to host 10th Grade Career Day (The Canton Daily Ledger)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 06:09:47 pm
Spoon River College will team up with Western Area Career System (WACS) to host a 10th Grade career day for nearly 450 area sophomores on Tuesday, Nov. 24 at the Canton campus of the college. The first session will be held from 9 to 10:30 a.m., and the late-morning session will run from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. - SRC gearing up for spring registration (The Canton Daily Ledger)
posted on November 4, 2009 at 07:54:47 pm
Spoon River College staff is preparing for the start of registration for the upcoming spring semester. Classes will begin Jan. 19 at all of the college’s sites and online. While currently enrolled students are eligible to register online beginning Nov. 1, new students, or those who need to meet with an advisor, are eligible to register beginning Nov. 10.
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