Community College

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Carl Sandburg College, located in Galesburg, Illinois, welcomed students to its campus for the first time in 1967. With a student body of approximately 3,000, the college prides itself on offering students small sized classes, a strong faculty, and progressive technology. Among other majors, the college has a strong Early Childhood Education and Agri-business program.

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Established in 1925, Independence Community College sits on 68 acres in Independence, Kansas, an agricultural region also noted for its oil activities. Serving 1,500 students, ICC is an educational service center for communities located within a radius of 50 miles. ICC offers 62 associate degrees and 11 certificate programs, ranging from political science to cosmetology to fine arts. A comprehensive program of physical education, intramural sports, and inter-scholastic activities is available at ICC. Students with interests in such areas as music, theater, and radio can become involved in organizations centered around the performing arts and the media. In addition, participation in the Student Senate can help students become acquainted with the processes of the American government.

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Lincoln Trail College is one of three YFU Partner Colleges from the Illinois Eastern Community Colleges District. Located in Robinson, Illinois, the college has a full-time equivalent student body of 1,138. Among its academic strengths are telecommunications technology, nursing, secretarial, and university transfer programs. While attending Lincoln Trail College, students will benefit from a wide variety of student services; including student clubs, a physical education complex, the learning resource center, and a large number of theatrical performances.

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Marshalltown Community College is "the place to be" for young adults who want to explore many career, vocational, educational, social, and growth opportunities! Located just four miles south of downtown Marshalltown, Iowa, the campus is close to shops and restaurants and is accessible via a regularly scheduled bus service. The college is home to approximately 1,200 full and part-time students.

The college offers one- and two-year programs in several fields, including Accounting, Broadcast Technology, Business Administration, Child Development, Computer Applications and Network Management, Computer Science, Construction and Carpentry Technology, Criminal Justice, Human Services, Industrial Maintenance Technology, Machine Trades, Marketing, CAD Technology, Nursing, and Office Technologies.

MCC Campus Facilities include a large library with free access to computers, a full-service gym with basketball and volleyball courts, a racquetball court, and a fitness center, as well as a full service Student Union and Cafeteria. The college is also proud of its 30-acre Biology Study Area, which houses a two-acre pond, 10 acres of native prairie, a butterfly arboretum, and a large botanical collection. The Ray Frederick Art Gallery draws large crowds for its monthly exhibits. In addition to industry training and computer access, students are eligible to receive assistance at the Math Lab, Nursing Lab, and Writing Center.

The college’s athletic program has expanded in the past two years. MCC sponsors a spirit squad - similar to cheerleading - and several intercollegiate teams. There are men’s and women’s teams in basketball, softball, volleyball, and golf. Men’s teams are also active in baseball and soccer. For a more informal athletic environment, students are encouraged to become involved in a variety of intramural sports. Other campus organizations include an International Student Association, an Honors Program, vocal and instrumental music groups, Phi Theta Kappa (honorary society), an active theatre program (MC-Squared), an on-campus television station, Student Activities Council, and Student Senate.

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Neosho County Community College has been located on 50 beautifully landscaped acres in Chanute, Kansas since 1968. Neosho County offers courses in a variety of subjects including seven major areas of concentration: Educational Programs and Services, Student Services, Physical Resources, Human Resources, Community Relationships, Fiscal Resources, and Information Services and Technologies. Academic buildings feature well-equipped and comfortable classrooms as well as up-to-date laboratories. The campus has a theater with seating for over three hundred and a gymnasium which serves a number of sporting events. For additional cultural events, the community offers an interesting museum.

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Northwest State Community College is a progressive, two year, state-supported institution serving five counties in northwest Ohio. The college is situated on 80 acres of land in Archbold, Ohio, which is about 60 miles west of Toledo. The college complex consists of three wings, all of which are attached by an open atrium. Approximately 3,000 students are enrolled at Northwest State Community College (NSCC). The students can select courses in fields such as Accounting, Biology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Computer Technologies, Criminal Justice, Early Childhood Education, Economics, English, History, Literature, Mathematics, Social Work, and Sociology.

In addition to quality academics, NSCC offers students opportunities to participate in extra curricular activities such as intramural basketball, volleyball, bowling, ping pong, flag football, and billiards. On campus, a day care facility, fitness center, recreational area, and various special interest clubs are available for students. Other recreational facilities, including a swimming pool, basketball court, tennis court, and track field are located in the surrounding communities.

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Located in southeastern Illinois, Olney Central College is part of the Illinois Eastern Community Colleges District. OCC enrolls approximately 2,000 students each semester and offers five Associate Degree programs and over 25 vocational certificate programs in such fields as cosmetology, nursing, marketing & distribution, business, and agriculture. 

OCC provides a wide variety of student services, from a Learning Skills Center, to a Fitness Center equipped with an impressive Aerobic Super-Circuit Program, to a Student Center. OCC has intercollegiate sports teams in men's baseball, women's softball and volleyball, and men's and women's basketball and tennis, as well as intramural sports. Many special interest clubs and activities are also available, such as a Business Club, various publications, a Student Art Symposium, Student Senate, and opportunities for community service.

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As Maine’s largest community college with more than 3,000 students, SMCC offers a variety of excellent programs in Applied Technologies, Arts and Sciences, Health Sciences, Business and Computers, and Public Service. The college has transfer agreements with numerous four-year institutions that allow you to apply a full two years’ worth of SMCC credits toward a four-year degree.            Look out the windows of most buildings on campus and you’ll see wide blue ocean. To the west, take in Portland’s skyline and to the east, gorgeous sand beaches. The 80-acre campus juts into Portland Harbor, surrounded on three sides by water. A working lighthouse flashes to ships in the bay.

In intercollegiate sports, SMCC’s teams repeatedly bring home the trophy. The men’s and women’s teams compete in regional and national championships in soccer, softball, baseball, and basketball in the Yankee Small College Athletic Association. Athletics are a thriving part of campus life. Students can work out or use the basketball and volleyball courts in the gymnasium. The sports schedule includes eight varsity sports, while intramural programs provide fun and exercise for all. In addition to sports programs, the college offers an active student government, student newspaper, chorus, theater, academic honor society, and various clubs, including an international club.

Whatever your goals, SMCC is committed to helping you succeed. SMCC faculty members work closely with students as they gain understanding and skill. The Advising Center helps students select the appropriate courses and the walk-in Learning Assistance Center provides academic assistance as needed.

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University of Wisconsin - Marinette is located on the shores of Lake Michigan's Green Bay. Downtown Marinette and downtown Menominee, Michigan are both within a five-minute drive of the campus.

The hub of student life is the student lounge/cafeteria wing of the main administration building. Science laboratories and computer classrooms are in a second wing. Art facilities include a 392 seat theater, gallery, visual arts studios, and photographic laboratories. The library building, which contains a computer laboratory, overlooks Green Bay. Completing the four-building complex is the Max E. Peterson Field House with gym, Nautilus room, and six-lane swimming pool. Outside of the classroom students have the opportunity to participate in intramural and varsity sports and many student organizations.

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The University of Wisconsin - Richland is surrounded by rolling hills and rich farmland, apple orchards, and wooded ridges in Richland Center, Wisconsin. A University of Wisconsin system campus, UR enrolls approximately 400 students, providing a strong liberal arts curriculum and a Guaranteed Transfer option to four-year UW campuses. UWR has many courses that emphasize writing and speaking abilities, excellent programs in theater, music, and art, and a new certificate program in environmental studies. A highlight of UWR's 135-acre campus is the Symons Recreation Complex with heated indoor swimming, racquetball, aerobics, and weight lifting, as well as outdoor facilities such as tennis and basketball courts and a 5 km cross country/ski course. Sports opportunities include intercollegiate soccer, basketball and volleyball teams, and a wide variety of intramural activities.

 

Located on 120 scenic acres in Mount Carmel, Illinois, the Wabash Valley College campus is complex with its modern facilities surrounded by a lake and enhanced by several wooded areas.

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