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Elgin Community College

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Endowment
  
$5.280 million

Students
  
11,285

Total enrollment
  
16,128 (2014)

Mascot
  
Spartans

Founded
  
10 January 1949

President
  
Dr. David Sam

Location
  
Elgin,  Illinois, USA

Phone
  
+1 847-697-1000

Graduation rate
  
29.7% (2014)

Type
  
Public community college

Established
  
January 10, 1949 (1949-01-10)

Address
  
1700 Spartan Dr, Elgin, IL 60123, USA

Undergraduate tuition and fees
  
Local tuition: 2,746 USD (2015), Domestic tuition: 11,962 USD (2015)

Notable alumni
  
Allen Skillicorn, Sandro Miller, Bill Sarto, Cristina Castro, Csilla Incze

Similar
  
Harper College, Waubonsee Community College, McHenry County College, College of DuPage, Judson University

Profiles

Campus life at elgin community college


Elgin Community College is a post-secondary educational institution which awards Associate of Arts degrees. It was founded in 1949 as part of Elgin Area School District U46. Community College District 509 was formed 17 years later in 1966, a year after Illinois legislators created the Illinois Community College System. Most of the District is in Kane County with portions in DeKalb, Cook, McHenry, and DuPage. The 360-square-mile (930 km2) District serves 300,000 people, 11,000 businesses, four public school districts, and 15 high schools.

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Classes were originally held in the Elgin High School (now the Gifford Street School) but later moved a 145-acre (58.7 ha) campus developed on what was previously the farm colony of Elgin State Hospital. On April 7, 2009, voters in District 509 approved a $178M bond referendum to finance the renovation and expansion of the campus.

Arts and entertainment

Elgin Community College's Visual & Performing Arts Center has artists from around the world come and perform. There's the 662-seat Blizzard Theatre, 132-seat SecondSpace Theater, a 50-seat recital hall, art gallery, and a dance studio.

Sports

Student athletes compete in regional and national tournaments in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and in the Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference. Men compete in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Golf, Soccer, and Tennis. Women compete in Basketball, Cross Country, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, and Volleyball. The sports program is also referred to by the local population as ECC.

Notable alumni

  • Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., (1982) Maryland politician
  • Alan M. Ladwig, (1968) Senior official at NASA
  • Allen Skillicorn, member of the Illinois House of Representatives
  • References

    Elgin Community College Wikipedia