Student loan payments have returned after three years
After being suspended for more than three years due to the coronavirus pandemic’s economic impact, student loan payments were finally …
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10-Year-Old JJC Student on Path to Associate Degree
Benyamin Bamburac is not your typical 10-year-old; he is taking classes with students at least twice his age at Joliet Junior College. …
UIS Education Honor Society inducts new members
The Alpha Alpha Gamma chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, the International Honor Society in Education, at the University of Illinois Springfield inducted …
Lincoln Academy of Illinois honors UIS student Kodi Smith with Student Laureate Award
Kodi Smith, a University of Illinois Springfield student, has been selected as the winner of the Student Laureate Award. The …
Program Cuts Forcing City Colleges Faculty to Stand Up
City Colleges of Chicago faculty members will be registering their protests through a rally at Kennedy-King College to fight cuts …
University of Illinois Springfield releases Return to the Prairie plan on Wednesday
The students are going to return to campus for fall classes at the University of Illinois Springfield (UIS). The UIS …
Safe Fall Semester Preparations
Joliet Junior College announced in Mid-May that it would be holding all fall lectures online, with the possibility of in-person …
JJC Students & Employees utilizing the remote opportunities
The COVID-19 Pandemic has changed a lot, and Joliet Junior College has also come under the effect. JJC had moved …
Awards for Phi Theta Kappa Members
Joliet Junior College’s Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society’s student’s hard work is being recognized at the national level. JJC’s …
Pritzker praises Advances Placement students improving grades
The Illinois State Board of Education praised the increase in the scores of the Advanced Placement students. The largest increase …
JJC students speaks about power of empathy during Annual General Session of college on Jan. 8
Shalma Marin and Aaron Wyncott, the students of the Junior Joliet College, appreciated the support they got during their personal …
Indian Bureau of Immigration orders German student to leave India
The Bureau of Immigration officials ordered a German Student to leave India as he was a supporter of the protests …
Indian student denies taking gold metal against Citizenship Act
The protests against the controversial Citizenship Act have been increasing with the passage of every single day. A female student …
Huge protests in New Delhi University against new citizenship law, 100 injured
Police used tear gas shells and sticks against the protestors in a prime institute of New Delhi. The demonstrators were …
JJC initiates new certificate to enhance skills of industry workers
The Electrical/Electronics Automated Systems (EEAS) program of the Junior Joliet College introduced the certificate courses for the industry workers. The …
Sara Huser launches GoFundMe campaign to free students from ICE detention
Sara Huser, a member of the Illinois Education Association, has initiated a GoFundMe page to raise money. The money will …
To discuss Societal Topic, highland students host Death Café
Students in the sociology class Death and Dying are hosting a Death Café to talk and discuss societal topic. The …
Freeport High School will host “Your Future, Your Choice” career fair
A career fair, “Your Future, Your Choice”, is going to be held at Freeport Community College on Tuesday, November 26, …
National Apprenticeship Week Event held at JJC’s Main Campus on Nov 14
The Main Campus of the Junior Joliet College hosted a National Apprenticeship Week Event on Thursday, November 14, 2019. The …
Good news comes for perspective students from University of Illinois Springfield
The University of Illinois Springfield announced that it would waive the application fees for all prospective students. The decision was …
Enrollment in Illinois community colleges decline this year but associate degree enrollments rise
The enrollments in the Illinois community colleges have been declining for the last nine years. The reason behind the decline …
To help combat hunger, UIS students collect 15,779 pounds of food on Halloween night
The University of Illinois Springfield students has collected about 15,779 pounds of food on Halloween night to combat hunger in …
Scores dropping in Math and Reading for U.S. Students
Since 2017, the math and reading scores for fourth-and-right graders in the United States have been dropping. The government researchers …
JJC and Three Rivers Manufacturers’ Association host MFG Day
It was the sixth consecutive year when Junior Joliet College partnered with the Three Rivers Manufacturers’ Association to host MFG …
Medical Assisting Program to be launched in spring 2020 by JJC
The enrollment for the new medical assisting program offered by Joliet Junior College will start in spring 2020. The program …
Students and member of College of DuPage Faculty Association rally before final mediation meeting
Hundreds of the students, community members, and the members of the College of DuPage Faculty Association (CODFA) will rally on …
Illinois students march in a strike over climate change
The demand of the striking student was political actions to be taken on climate change. Thousands of students gathered in …