ILLINOIS COMMUNITY COLLEGES

Briana McNeil
EDLD 8434
May 1, 2014
Dr. Barry Dotson
BACKGROUND
History of Illinois Community Colleges
Joliet Junior College, established in 1901, is the first public
junior college in the nation.
Illinois adopted its first junior college legislation in 1931, which
permitted the Board of Education of Chicago to establish,
manage, and provide for the maintenance of one junior
college offering two years of college work beyond the high
school level as part of the public school system of the city.
The first Junior College Act became law on July 1, 1937, and
provided for the development of the junior college system as a
part of the public school system.
In 1973, the term "junior" was changed to "community" in
statute.
Currently, there are 40 public community college districts
composed of 49 colleges.

Illinois Community College Board
The mission of the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB), as
the state coordinating board for community colleges, is to
administer the Public Community College Act in a manner that
maximizes the ability of the community colleges to serve their
communities, promotes collaboration within the system, and
accommodates those state initiatives that are appropriate for
community colleges.
In carrying out its mission, the ICCB affirms its commitment to
the "educational development of all persons to the limit of
their capacities" as established in the Illinois Constitution.
The ICCB further affirms its commitment to providing
leadership and direction to the community college system in
ways that maximize local autonomy but which assure that
each local institution is allowed an equal chance of success.
Illinois Community College System


The mission of the
Illinois Community
College System is to
provide high-quality
educational programs
and services that are
affordable, accessible,
and meet the needs of
a diverse student
population.
Characteristics, Information, and Facts of
Illinois Community Colleges
The first community college
in the nation was established
in Illinois -- Joliet Junior
College -- in 1901.
Illinois is the 3rd largest
community college system in
the nation.
39 community college
districts, which contain 48
community colleges
statewide, serve the diverse
needs of Illinois' adult
population.
The average community
college full-time student pays
only $2,521 per year in
tuition and fees.
Community colleges offer
training in over 300 different
careers/occupations.
Community colleges helped
to create and retain over
17,000 Illinois jobs in Fiscal
Year 2009.

Characteristics, Information, and Facts of
Illinois Community Colleges (cont.)
Each fall, Illinois community
colleges account for nearly
two-thirds (63.9 percent) of all
students enrolled in Illinois
public higher education.
Community colleges are the
primary provider of the higher
education experience in Illinois.
In 2009, nearly 35,000 college
and university graduates
returned to Illinois community
colleges for additional
education and training.
Illinois community colleges
educate, train, and enhance
the lives of almost one million
students each year.

Illinois Community Colleges
Black Hawk College, Moline
City Colleges of Chicago, Chicago
Richard J. Daley College
Kennedy-King College
Malcolm X College
Olive-Harvey College
Harry S. Truman College
Harold Washington College
Wilbur Wright College
Danville Area Community College, Danville
College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn
East St. Louis Community College Center,
East St. Louis
Elgin Community College, Elgin
Harper College, Palatine
Heartland Community College, Normal
Highland Community College, Freeport
Illinois Central College, East Peoria
IL Eastern Community Colleges, Olney
Frontier Community College, Fairfield
Lincoln Trail College, Robinson
Olney Central College, Olney
Wabash Valley College, Mt. CarmelIL Valley
IL Community College, Oglesby
Joliet Junior College, Joliet
Kankakee Community College, Kankakee
Kaskaskia College, Centralia
Kishwaukee College, Malta
College of Lake County, Grayslake
Lake Land College, Mattoon

Illinois Community Colleges
Lewis & Clark Community College, Godfrey
Lincoln Land Community College,
Springfield
John A. Logan College, Carterville
McHenry County College, Crystal Lake
Moraine Valley Community College, Palos
Hills
Morton College, Cicero
Oakton Community College, Des Plaines
Parkland College, Champaign
Prairie State College, Chicago Heights
Rend Lake College, Ina
Richland Community College, Decatur
Rock Valley College, Rockford
Carl Sandburg College, Galesburg
Sauk Valley Community College, Dixon
Shawnee Community College, Ullin
South Suburban College, South Holland
Southeastern Illinois College, Harrisburg
Southwestern Illinois College,
Belleville (formerly Belleville Area College)
Spoon River College, Canton
Triton College, River Grove
Waubonsee Community College, Sugar
Grove
John Wood Community College, Quincy
STUDENTS
Student Enrollment
The Illinois Community College System served nearly one
million (893,953) students in credit and noncredit courses
during fiscal year 2013.
During fiscal year 2013, the 48 public community colleges in
Illinois enrolled 691,536 students in instructional credit
courses.
Minority (non-white) students accounted for four in ten (40.2
percent) of the credit students enrolled.
African American student representation decreased (4.8 percent) and
accounted for 16.9 percent of all credit students.
Latino student representation increased (3.5 percent) to 17.6 percent of
all credit students.
Asian student representation decreased from the previous year to 4.6
percent, while foreign/ nonresident alien representation decreased to 0.2
percent.
Student Enrollment (c0nt.)
The median age of credit-generating students was 24.8 during
fiscal year 2013.
More than two out of three credit students attended on a part-
time basis during both the fall (67.2 percent) and spring (70.2
percent) semesters in fiscal year 2013.
Females comprised 53.8 percent of the student population in
fiscal year 2013. The percentage of male students has
averaged 45.5 percent over the past five years


Student Enrollment and Demographics
Student Enrollment and Demographics (c0nt.)
FACULTY
Faculty Distribution
There are approximately 17,500 full-time and part-time faculty
employed within the public community college system in
Illinois.
As an integral part of the community college system, faculty
are vitally interested in serving the needs of students at the 48
community colleges located throughout the state.
Faculty Salary
GOVERNANCE AND
ADMINISTRATION
Illinois Community College Board (ICCB)
In 1965, the Illinois General Assembly established the Illinois
Community College Board to create a system of public
community colleges that would be within easy reach of every
resident.
Forty years later, the Illinois Community College System covers
the entire state with 48 colleges and one multi-community
college center in 39 community college districts.
Community colleges serve nearly one million Illinois residents
each year in credit and noncredit courses and many more
through their public service programs.
Illinois Community College System (ICCS)
The Illinois Community College System is coordinated by the
Illinois Community College Board comprised of citizens
appointed by the Governor.
Locally elected boards of trustees set policies that guide their
colleges in achieving local and statewide goals.
Within the System, organized groups represent students,
faculty, trustees, staff, administrators, and college presidents,
and all of these groups are actively involved in the decision-
making process for the System.
Colleges meet both local and statewide needs for education
and workforce development through high-quality, affordable,
accessible, and cost-effective programs and services.
Organizational Chart
FINANCE
Funding Public Colleges in Illinois
Each year the Illinois General Assembly appropriates state tax
dollars to subsidize the costs of higher education.
These funds are allocated through direct operating support,
indirect operating support, institutional grant programs, and
student financial aid programs.
State student financial aid is distributed through the Illinois
Student Assistance Commission.
The primary source of direct student assistance is need-based
aid programs that cover a portion of the costs of tuition and
fees for students at public and private colleges and
universities.
Illinois also funds several programs that pay some or all of the
costs of tuition and fees for students who have served in the
military or are preparing for high-demand occupations such as
nurses and certain teachers.
State Funding for Community Colleges
Community college funding is distributed via grant programs
administered by the Illinois Community College Board.
The principal operating grants for community colleges, Base
Operating Grant and Equalization Grant, are allocated to each
local community college district based on a prescribed
formula.
In general, ICCB grants to community colleges are the
difference between total funds needed to offer educational
programs and total funds available from local property taxes
and tuition and fees.
State Funding for Community Colleges (c0nt.)
To arrive at a colleges grant amount, ICCB multiplies reimbursable
unrestricted credit hours by the calculated credit hour rate in the six
funding categories using the following formula:
State Funding for Community Colleges (c0nt.)
Equalization Grants are the
other primary source of state
operating dollars for
community colleges.
The grants attempt to reduce
the disparity among districts
in local property tax funds
available per student, thereby
ensuring that colleges with
limited local tax bases have
access to funds necessary to
support educational
programs.

Tuition and Fees
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
Career and Technical Education
Career and Technical Education programs are the second
largest credit program in the Illinois Community College
System accounting for over one-quarter of all credit
enrollments.
Students enrolled in community college Adult Education
courses comprised 12.3 percent of the credit generating
students in fiscal year 2013. Hence, about one out of eight
community college students is enrolled in Adult Education
skills building coursework.
Career and technical Education (cont.)
The largest Career and Technical Education curricula included
Engineering Technologies; Associate Degree in Nursing; Other
Business, Management, Marketing and Related Supportive
Services; Other Health Professions and Related Clinical
Sciences; Criminal Justice Technology; Child Care Provider;
Nursing Assistant; Business Administration and Management;
and Automobile Mechanics Technology in fiscal year 2013.
Engineering Technologies was the largest program in fiscal
year 2013 with 22,231 enrollments, an increase of 10.6
percent (+2,135 students) from fiscal year 2012. With 16,147
students in fiscal year 2013, Associate Degree
Nursing/Registered Nursing was the second largest program,
and enrollment decreased by 10.7 percent (-1,925 students)
over last year.
DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATION
Developmental Education Definition
Developmental education is a field of practice and research
within higher education with a theoretical foundation in
developmental psychology and learning theory.
Developmental education programs and services commonly
address academic preparedness, diagnostic assessment and
placement, development of general and discipline-specific
learning strategies, and affective barriers to learning.
Developmental education includes, but is not limited to:
all forms of learning assistance, such as tutoring, mentoring, and
supplemental instruction,
personal, academic, and career counseling,
academic advisement, and
coursework.

Developmental Education
During fiscal year 2013, nearly one-fifth (19.9 percent) of
students enrolled in Illinois community colleges not enrolled
in ABE/ASE/ESL, Vocational Skills or General Studies took at
least one developmental course (106,897).
This represents a decrease of 6,933 students since last year
when there were 113,830 students enrolled in developmental
courses.
More than ten percent of the students in developmental
courses (N = 11,184) needed assistance in all three areas
Math, English, and Reading.
Requiring assistance in all three areas is a particularly serious
situation since weaknesses exist across the spectrum of skills
required to acquire and process new information.
Developmental Education (cont.)
COMMUNITY EDUCATION
Community Education Initiatives
The Illinois Community College Board and the community
college system, along with the Adult Education and other
service providers take great pride in serving the educational
needs of the citizens of Illinois.
Aside from offering traditional educational opportunities,
community colleges also enhance the economic and personal
well-being of the community by providing diverse continuing
education (credit and noncredit), workforce development, and
business development services.
Some examples of programs include:
Workforce Development
Adult Education
GED Testing


Workforce Development
The Illinois community college
system is committed to
preparing a workforce with
both the academic and
technical skills needed to
successfully compete in the
world market.
The community colleges ability
to train citizens for the
workforce needs of today AND
tomorrow is critical to help
Illinois reach its workforce and
economic development goals.
Community colleges are the
largest provider of workforce
training in the state.
ICCB and community colleges
view workforce development
and economic development as
interrelated and integral to our
overall mission as outlined as
goal 1 in the "PROMISE".
Adult Education and GED Testing
To address the scope and diversity of need for adult education
and literacy skills by both individuals and employers requires a
strategy involving a variety of providers.
Community colleges, public schools, community-based
organizations and others each are uniquely suited to provide the
education and services needed by various groups of adult
learners
Adults may earn a High School Equivalency Certificate and thus
qualify for admission to colleges or other educational institutions,
meet educational requirements for employment or promotion,
satisfy educational qualifications for induction into the armed
services, fulfill requirements of local or state licensing boards, or
gain personal satisfaction.

COLLEGIATE EDUCATION
Preparing Students for Transfer


Illinois public community
colleges have set annual
postsecondary credential
benchmarks through 2025 to
ensure the state meets
workforce demand for higher
education certificates and
degrees.

Degrees and Certificates Awarded by
Community Colleges
Degree Objective
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