Shawnee Community College

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Shawnee Community College
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Former names
Shawnee College [1]
Type Public community college [2]
Established1967;56 years ago (1967) [3]
Parent institution
 Illinois Community College System [4]
President Tim Taylor [5]
Students1,174 (Fall 2022) [6]
Location
Ullin
,
Illinois
,
U.S.
CampusRural, 152 acres (0.62 km2)
Colors   Maroon
Nickname Saints [7]
Sporting affiliations
 NJCAA Division I
Great Rivers Athletic Conference
Website www.shawneecc.edu

Shawnee Community College (SCC) is a public community college in Ullin, Illinois. It is part of the Illinois Community College System. [2]

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History

Shawnee Community College was founded in 1967 as Shawnee College to allow students from Community College District No. 531 the opportunity to receive post-secondary education similar to university curriculum. [3] [1] Authorized by the Illinois General Assembly and signed by Illinois Governor Otto Kerner, Jr. in 1961, the legislation enacted created the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE). The IBHE was tasked by statute with formulating a Master Plan for Higher Education in the state of Illinois. [8] [9] In July 1964 the higher education master plan was published by the IBHE, which led to the Junior College Act of 1965. [8] [9] Soon thereafter, Shawnee Community College was organized as a Class I community college in September 1967. [3] The initial Board of Trustees were selected in December of the same year. The college officially opened on September 24, 1969. It was later renamed in 1987 to Shawnee Community College. [1]

The main campus of Shawnee Community College is located seven miles (11 km) east of Interstate 57 exit 18. The site consists of 152 acres (62 ha), which houses the main campus and facilities. The original campus buildings, now known as the "rustic campus" were erected during the summer of 1969. The main campus buildings were later constructed in 1976. A 21,000-square-foot (2,000 m2) addition was built onto the main campus and completed in January, 1989. The new addition included a biology laboratory, a nursing laboratory, general classrooms, and a large-group meeting room.

In August 2000, SCC opened a 33,000-square-foot (3,100 m2) Educational Center that serves as both an electronic classroom, meeting room, and theater for performing arts. [10] [11]

In August 2008, construction began on a 22,000-square-foot (2,000 m2) Medical Arts and Science Building slated to be completed in January 2010. [12] [13]

Additional campuses are in Anna, Cairo, Metropolis, and Vienna. In 2004, the 10,600-square-foot (980 m2) Metropolis Regional Education and Training Center was opened in Metropolis City Industrial Park, providing a new home to the Metropolis Extension Center. [14] The Cairo Extension Center had its grand opening in December 2018. [15]

Academics and demographics

Shawnee Community College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. [1] [16]

Shawnee Community College partners with area four-year colleges and universities, such as Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, and Western Illinois University as a part of the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI), a statewide transfer agreement which ensures general education credits are transferable among more than 100 participating colleges or universities in Illinois. [17] In addition to the IAI, SCC offers students "two-plus-two" programs that guarantee students that the courses completed at the college will transfer to their majors at four-year baccalaureate institutions. There are five primary divisions at SCC: Transfer Programs, Allied Health Programs, Business Occupational and Technical Programs, Entrepreneurship Programs, Cooperative Programs. [18] The divisions offer a total of 40 associate degree programs, and 52 certificate programs. [1]

Enrollment

As of April 13, 2009, for-credit Spring enrollment at SCC was 2388, of which 944 were enrolled full-time, and 1444 were enrolled part-time. In addition, 439 non-credit enrollees were reported by RLC for the same period. [1] During the prior spring semester in 2008, student head count at the college rose 9.5 percent from 2007 to 2008 year. [19] Most of the increase in enrollment was attributed to recent layoffs at local factories and plants, as well as the introduction of new programs at the college. In addition, dual credit enrollees obtaining college credit while attending high school increased from 3,415 students, to 5,040 students from 2007 to 2008. [19] In the spring 2009 semester SCC saw a 7.2 percent increase in credit hours, a 16 percent increase in vocational courses, 10 percent increase in baccalaureate classes and 18 percent increase in online enrollment overall. [20] In addition to its traditional enrollment, SCC has seen an increase in its Escrow Program, a dual-enrollment program for high schools student. [21] [22]

Libraries

Shawnee Community College provides a library within its Learning Resources Center at its main Ullin, Illinois, Campus. The library has several thousand volumes and periodical titles, online resources, and a media learning area. It has facilities for study, research, leisure reading, class preparation, and WIFI access for students. [23]

Athletics

SCC athletic teams compete as the "Saints" in NJCAA Division I in Region 24 in the Great Rivers Athletic Conference.

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  2. 1 2 Public Community College Act (110 ILCS 805/), Illinois General Assembly, 1978, retrieved August 12, 2009
  3. 1 2 3 "SCC History". Shawnee Community College. 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2009.
  4. ↑ "ILLINOIS COMMUNITY COLLEGES". Illinois Community College Board. 2008. Archived from the original on June 26, 2009. Retrieved August 9, 2009.
  5. ↑ Palmer, Brad (September 9, 2020). "Shawnee College Names New President". news.wsiu.org. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  6. ↑ Shawnee CC, NCES, retrieved August 10, 2023
  7. ↑ NJCAA Stats Page for Shawnee Community College, NJCAA, archived from the original on February 14, 2009, retrieved August 12, 2009
  8. 1 2 Lach, Ivan (1998), ICCS HISTORY, Illinois Community College Board, archived from the original on August 22, 2009, retrieved August 9, 2009
  9. 1 2 "Chapter 122, Sections 101-1 to 108-2", Illinois Junior College Act; Illinois Revised Statutes, Illinois Legislature, 1965
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  13. ↑ Rodriguez, Codell (August 8, 2008). "SCC Medical Arts and Science building under construction". The Southern. Retrieved August 15, 2009.
  14. ↑ Malkovich, Becky (November 30, 2004). "TRAINING CENTER COULD ATTRACT INDUSTRY TO REGION". The Southern. Retrieved August 15, 2009.
  15. ↑ "Shawnee Community College Opens Cairo Extension". January 6, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
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  19. 1 2 "Board of Trustees Notes December first, 2008: Registration Open for Spring Semester At SCC". Shawnee Community College. December 12, 2008. Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved August 15, 2009.
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