Articles filed under Community Colleges
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Waubonsee’s Aurora enrollment exceeds expectationsAug 30, 2012 1:11 pm - Enrollment exceeded expectations for the first year at Waubonsee Community College’s downtown Aurora campus, which opened in June 2011 at 18 S. River St. Roughly 9,500 s...
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Oakton, Roosevelt jointly offer dual degree programAug 30, 2012 11:40 am - Oakton Community College and Roosevelt University are partnering to offer a new Dual Degree Program aimed at making it easier for students to earn their associate’s ...
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Heroin use rises among young, whites in suburbsAug 29, 2012 11:00 pm - Heroin use is rising sharply among young people in the suburbs, and the Chicago metropolitan area has more heroin-related emergency room visits than New York, Boston or ...
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17 groups unite for anti-drug vigil in SchaumburgAug 29, 2012 11:00 pm - They've each held small events around the suburbs for the past few years, but tonight, 17 suburban groups will unite for a candlelight vigil in Schaumburg to memorialize...
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Hampshire, ECC product Dumoulin to play at IllinoisAug 29, 2012 8:42 pm - There was never a question about Cassie Dumoulin attending the University of Illinois. That had always been the plan. But playing basketball for the Fighting Illini’s wo...
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Harper men pursue repeat titlesAug 29, 2012 6:23 pm - The Harper College men’s cross country team will toe the starting line for Friday afternoon’s Harper Invite with a big target on its back — as befits an NJCAA Division I...
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Oakton ranked third in nation by studentsAug 29, 2012 2:21 pm - Oakton Community College in Des Plaines has been ranked third in the nation — behind San Diego City College and Hostos Community College in New York — by RateMyProfessor...
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'Community that is Elgin' -- celebrating cultural diversity at iFestAug 29, 2012 2:00 pm - Dreaming of international travel, but low on funds? No worries. You can experience other cultures without leaving the Fox Valley this Saturday, Sept. 1, when the city of...
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Young immigrants share stories with Sen. DurbinAug 28, 2012 11:00 pm - Alejandro Molina Hoyos, 18, of Pingree Grove was unable to accept the Presidential Scholarship from the University of Illinois because he didn't have a Social Security n...
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Michigan can polish Big Ten image with upset of AlabamaAug 28, 2012 6:38 pm - Michigan and Michigan State are giving the Big Ten a couple of early chances to burnish its national reputation. The conference’s image has taken a beating in some quar...