Wabash Valley College
Tel:
(618) 393-2982
School Highlights
Wabash Valley College serves 4,512 students (12% of students are full-time).
Minority enrollment is 7% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 40%.
Top Placements
Wabash Valley College places among the top 20% of community colleges in Illinois for:
- Category Attribute
- Student Earnings Highest graduate earnings (10 years post graduation)
- Completion Rates Highest completion rates
- Debt For Students Least debt for graduating students
School Overview
The teacher population of 49 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| Wabash Valley College | (IL) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate of Arts Colleges | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges |
| Institution Level | Less than 2 yrs | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 49 staff | 123 staff |
Source: 2016 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- 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), Agriculture 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 Education (ECD), Electronics Technology (ELECT), Industrial Studies (INDS), Industrial Studies (INDS), Legal Secretary (LEGL), Machine Shop Technology (MAC), Advanced Manufacturing (ADVMANUF), 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).
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Wabash Valley College is Vincennes University (22.6 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- Vincennes UniversityPublic17,258 students | 22.60 Mi1002 N First St
Vincennes, IN 47591
(812) 888-8888 22.6017,258 - Olney Central CollegePublic1,398 students | 27.00 Mi305 N West Street
Olney, IL 62450
(618) 393-2982 27.001,398 - 4,929 students | 31.10 Mi3501 First Ave
Evansville, IN 47710
(812) 429-1435 31.104,929 - 2,218 students | 33.30 MiFrontier Drive
Fairfield, IL 62837
(618) 393-2982 33.302,218 - Lincoln Trail CollegePublic1,031 students | 41.10 Mi11220 State Hwy 1
Robinson, IL 62454
(618) 393-2982 41.101,031
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