Illinois Central College

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Illinois Central College
Established 1967
Type Community
President Dr. John S. Erwin
Dean Dr. William Tammone
Faculty 664
Students 13,049 (Fall 2009)[1]
Location East Peoria, Illinois, United States
40°42′28″N 89°31′30″W / 40.70778°N 89.525°W / 40.70778; -89.525Coordinates: 40°42′28″N 89°31′30″W / 40.70778°N 89.525°W / 40.70778; -89.525
Colors Blue & Gold
Mascot Cougar
Website http://www.icc.edu/

Illinois Central College, often called ICC, or Harvard on the Hill is a large Illinois community college with its largest campus in East Peoria, Illinois. Its district, Illinois Community College District 514, is a 2,322-square-mile (6,010 km2) area covering most of Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford counties and parts of Bureau, Logan, Marshall, Livingston, McLean, Stark, and Mason counties.[1]

As of Fall of 2009, ICC had an annual enrollment of 18,993 students.91.5% of students were in-district residents.[1]

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[edit] Academic facilities

ICC offers 69 transferable associate in arts and sciences programs, 84 associate in applied science programs, and 104 occupational certificate programs. More than 3,300 classes offered each semester, and the average class size is 14.[1] Its educational accreditation is from the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools,[1] which accredits most of the colleges and universities in the western United states.

ICC has four campuses:

  • East Peoria campus at 1 College Drive in East Peoria
  • Downtown campus, consisting of the Perley and Thomas buildings on Adams Street in Peoria
  • ICC North campus, at 5407 North University, also in Peoria
  • South Campus, located in the Riverway Business Park in Pekin

The East Peoria Campus is home to the Performing Arts Center, the David R. Leitch Career and Counseling Center, the Lee Morgan School of Industrial Technology, the Caterpillar Dealer Service Technology Program, and the General Motors Automtive Service Eduational program. Illinois Central College's web curriculum is recognized by as a WOW Professional Academy [1].

Illinois Central College has library resources at three locations: the Thomas K. Thomas Building in downtown Peoria; in Cedar Hall at the North Campus; and in the Edwards Library and Administration Building in East Peoria Illinois. The library faculty at the East Peoria campus run an associate degree program for future library technical assistants. This program has an agreement with the University of Maine at Augusta that makes it possible to quickly complete both the two-year degree and an online baccalaureate degree for those wishing to get a senior posting or go on to graduate school.

[edit] Campus life

ICC has more than 40 official student clubs and organizations.[2] Academic clubs include the QUEST program for transfer students, and 4 honor societies: Sigma Kappa Delta, Lambda Beta, Phi Rho Pi, and Phi Theta Kappa.[3][4]

The Harbinger is the student newspaper and is distributed six times per year at no charge. Newspaper work can be arranged as academic credit or as an extra-curricular activity. The ICC ARTS Journal, featuring student writing and artwork, is published annually.[5]

There is an apartment complex, named Woodview Commons, on the ICC campus. The property is owned by a limited liability company subsidiary of the Illinois Central College Educational Foundation, and managed by the Texas company Century Campus Housing Management Corporation.[6]

[edit] Sports

ICC is a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association and participates in intercollegiate NJCAA basketball (Division II), cross country (I), soccer (I), men's baseball (II), men's golf (II), women's fast-pitch softball (II), and women's volleyball (II).[7][8] Intercollegiate participation is only open to full-time students with a 2.0 grade point average.[7]

Intramural sports include basketball, bowling, flag football, tennis, and volleyball.[9] In 2008, an intramural "card series" was established with spades, euchre, and Uno tournaments.[10]

[edit] Championship teams

The six-time national champion women's basketball program is well known. Lorene Ramsey's 33 years coaching the team brought them 887 wins to 197 losses (.818), and five NJCAA Women's Basketball Championship titles in Division II: 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, and 2003.[8][11] After Ramsey's retirement, the team achieved a sixth championship win in 2006.[8] Famous players from the women's basketball team include Christelle N'Garsanet (2003), who was signed by the New York Liberty in the WNBA, and Cindy Ellis, who played for the Milwaukee Does in the Women's Professional Basketball League and was in the trials for the 1976 Olympic team.[12]

The ICC softball team has also been national champions twice: 1982, and 2009 as Division I.[8]

In Fall 2009, the Illinois Central College Women's Volleyball team won the NJCAA Division II National Championship Championship [2].

[edit] Alumni

[edit] Board of Trustees

An elected Board of Trustees is responsible for the overall governance of the College. Trustees include: [3]

Katherine Coyle; Peoria Adjunct Faculty, Bradley University Trustee, 2009–2015

Robert R. Ehrich; Pekin Retired - Private Practice of Dentistry Trustee, 1976–2013

Timothy L. Elder; Dunlap Director of Corporate Public Affairs, Caterpillar Inc. Trustee, March 2008–2015

David J. LaHood; East Peoria Retired – Caterpillar Inc. Trustee, 2007–2013

James K. Polk; Peoria President - Balance Stone Strategy Group Trustee, 1993, 1998–2011

James G. Sherman; Metamora Retired - President and CEO, Peoria Children's Home Trustee, 2005–2011

Susan K. Yoder (Chair); East Peoria Vice President - Marketing, CEFCU Trustee, 1999–2011

Trustees are elected for six-year terms by the citizens of District 514.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e "ICC Essentials, Fall 2009". Illinois Central College. 2009-10-30. http://www.icc.edu/eLibrary/ICC%20Institutional%20Research%20-%202009%20Essentials%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf. Retrieved 2010-01-14. 
  2. ^ "ICC - Campus Life - Clubs & Organizations". Illinois Central College. http://www.icc.edu/campusLife/clubsOrganizations.asp. Retrieved 2008-10-06. 
  3. ^ "QUEST". Illinois Central College. http://www.icc.edu/quest/. Retrieved 2008-10-07. 
  4. ^ "ICC - Campus Life - Honor Societies". Illinois Central College. http://www.icc.edu/campusLife/honorSocieties.asp. Retrieved 2008-10-07. 
  5. ^ "ICC - Campus Life - Student Publications". Illinois Central College. http://www.icc.edu/campusLife/studentPublications.asp. Retrieved 2008-10-07. 
  6. ^ "ICC Lease Packet". Educational Foundation Student Residence, L.L.C.. 2007-03-05. http://www.campushousing.com/icc/PDF/icc_lease_packet.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-07. 
  7. ^ a b "ICC - Campus Life - Athletics". Illinois Central College. http://www.icc.edu/campusLife/athletics.asp. Retrieved 2008-10-07. 
  8. ^ a b c d "NJCAA - College Home Page For Illinois Central College". National Junior College Athletic Association. http://www.njcaa.org/schmain.cfm?sid=34&divid=0&gender=w&slid=11&menu=11&cid=1573&schmenu=6. Retrieved 2008-10-07. 
  9. ^ "ICC Athletics - Intramural Sports". Illinois Central College. http://www.icc.edu/athletics/intramuralSports.asp. Retrieved 2008-10-07. 
  10. ^ "ICC - Campus Life - Intramural Sports". Illinois Central College. http://www.icc.edu/campusLife/intramuralSports.asp. Retrieved 2008-10-07. 
  11. ^ Duvall, Adam (2008-03-24). "Always at home at nationals". Peoria Journal Star. http://www.icc.edu/iccNews/sportsNews_display.asp?id=1412. Retrieved 2008-10-07. 
  12. ^ "ICC Athletics - Women's Basketball - All-Time Records". Illinois Central College. http://www.icc.edu/athletics/basketballW/allTimeRecords.asp. Retrieved 2008-10-07. 
  13. ^ "Jim Thome Stats, Bio, Photos, Highlights". MLB Advanced Media, L.P.. http://mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=123272. Retrieved 2008-10-04. 

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