Articles filed under Community Colleges
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New ECC program pays students to learn and workMay 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Channeling Franklin Roosevelt's Works Progress Administration, a new program at Elgin Community College aims to provide jobs and educate community members all at once. T...
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MCC releases Packard's contractMay 29, 2009 11:00 pm - McHenry County College officials have finally released President Emeritus Walter Packard's contract, but the document raises more questions than it answers. The board v...
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Lawmaker: Roadblocks gone on Harper-NIU 4-year degree planMay 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Past negotiations between Harper College and Northern Illinois University over the community college's five-year-long effort to bring a bachelor's degree program to the ...
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Summer job program targets teens, young adultsMay 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Teens and adults, age 16 to 24, can attain valuable on-the-job experiences, serve their community by working on green projects, earn a salary and receive educational res...
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Commencement sends off ECC graduating Class of 2009May 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Elgin Community College held commencement exercises for the spring 2009 graduating class on May 22. Andrea Andrada of Elgin, a member of the 2009 graduating class, offer...
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Harper would be big winner in state spending planMay 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Harper College stands to gains tens of millions of dollars should funding for a $29 billion construction spending plan get Gov. Pat Quinn's signature. Nearly $65 million...
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Glen Ellyn board may be banning romance between department headsMay 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Sparked by a texting controversy involving two department heads, the Glen Ellyn village board may soon be voting on an ethics policy that forbids romantic relationships ...
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CLC may gain millions in state cashMay 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Grayslake-based College of Lake County stands to collect more than $53 million in state money to help fund two major construction projects. Although optimistic the money...
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Similar stories, half century apart at Elgin Community CollegeMay 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Jim Anderson may have graduated from Elgin Community College nearly 60 years before Matt Fox, but both men tell a similar story. A two-year education at the Elgin campus...
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College of Lake County marks Memorial DayMay 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Twenty-one guns saluted. Bagpipes and bugles sang their sorrowful tunes. Strong and solemn words were spoken. And a community gathered to honor its veterans. The second ...