Nov 19, 2024
Spring enrollment at Illinois Community Colleges increased for the second straight year system-wide. Opening Spring 2024 enrollment increased by 5.1 percent from the previous spring according to the Illinois Community College Board’s (ICCB) Spring 2024 Enrollment...
Nov 19, 2024
Community Colleges receive $3 million to expand dual credit courses as program sees 65% enrollment increase over last decade The Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) today announced $3 million in state grants to community colleges to expand access to its Dual...
Nov 19, 2024
Today, Governor JB Pritzker signed the fiscal year 2025 state budget that includes a historic general funds appropriation of $2.6 billion for higher education, an increase of nearly $76 million (3 percent) compared to the previous fiscal year. Meaningful investments...
Nov 18, 2024
The Illinois Community College Board (ICCB), through its Rev Up EV! Community College Initiative has awarded $9.4 Million to 25 Illinois community colleges to help support the state’s growing Electric Vehicle (EV) industry through job training and technology...
Nov 14, 2024
Rachel Overstreet became a social service caseworker under the Cook County chief judge’s office because she’s passionate about the work. She became a licensed social worker because she wants to be a change agent, she said. But after coming from the private sector,...
Jan 5, 2024
Federal Grant of $3 Million Will Help Small & Medium Sized Manufacturers Increase Productivity Through Waste and Pollution Reduction and Expand Pathways to Green Jobs for Illinois Workers (January 05, 2024) – The Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) along with...
Dec 7, 2023
The Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) has granted over $9 million to 55 organizations, including 36 community colleges throughout Illinois to help address education and unemployment gaps. The funding will be used to help minority and low-income students as well...
Oct 23, 2023
Enrollment at community colleges in Illinois is in its largest fall-to-fall increase since the 2000s. On Thursday, the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) announced that statewide enrollment has seen its highest increase since Fall 2008 to Fall 2009. Champaign,...
Aug 16, 2023
Today, the Early Childhood Access Consortium for Equity (ECACE) released its first annual report, which provides a comprehensive picture of the work since the launch of the initiative designed to support members of the incumbent (current) workforce in their pursuit of...
Jul 10, 2023
The Illinois Community College Board is picking up the cost for state residents to earn a State of Illinois High School Diploma (formerly high school equivalency certificate). More than 1.2 million Illinoisans don’t have a high school diploma. The state grant funding...