Articles filed under Community Colleges
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Suburban colleges try to get kids college-readyOct 10, 2011 12:00 am - Too many students are graduating high school without the skills needed to take on college-level course work, local educators and national statistics say. While community...
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Once homeless herself, woman leads COD symposium to help othersOct 10, 2011 12:00 am - Jill Markussen was a senior executive in the mortgage industry, but her company filed for bankruptcy in 2007 and all employees got the pink slip. Months later, she and h...
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Saving for College talk at HarperOct 10, 2011 12:00 am - Statistics show the price of college tuition, room and board at four-year public institutions rose by 30 percent in the decade between 1998 and 2008 — and it’s still gro...
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Learn about 'Brain Nutrition' at College of Lake CountyOct 10, 2011 12:00 am - Dr. Jeremy Fritz will present the first topic in his parent lecture series, “Brain Nutrition 101,” at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct 11, at the College of Lake County in Vernon Hil...
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Harper College marks Domestic Violence Awareness WeekOct 09, 2011 12:00 am - Harper College will mark Domestic Violence Awareness Week with an event called “Stand Up Week: Let Your Voice be Heard,” featuring presentations by experts from local so...
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Harper College ends in styleOct 08, 2011 12:00 am - The Harper College football team was looking to take something away from last week last-second’s loss to North Dakota State Science when it welcomed Dakota at Bottineau ...
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Harper looks to bounce backOct 07, 2011 12:00 am - After last week’s tough last-second 24-21 loss to North Dakota State Science, the Harper College football team plays a nonconference foe for the second time this season....
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ECC building earns design awardOct 07, 2011 12:00 am - The Itasca architecture firm that transformed two light industrial buildings on Elgin Community College’s campus into one high-tech space earned high marks from the loca...
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Musical revue ‘In The Mood’ returns to CLCOct 07, 2011 12:00 am - “In the Mood,” a big band theatrical swing review that pays tribute to the 1940s, will be presented at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 23, in the Mainstage Theatre at the James L...
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Harper volleyball bounces backOct 07, 2011 12:00 am - After a crushing defeat at the hands of Joliet Junior College, the Harper College women’s volleyball team had to bounce back quickly last week. Two days later the Hawks ...