ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE

About ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE

“Through learning, minds change. We believe by changing minds, we can change the world.” In 1966 the citizens of Central Illinois voted to create the district that became Illinois Central College, a public comprehensive community college. Dr. Kenneth L. Edwards became the first college president, and 56 full-time faculty members welcomed 2,486 students representing the 10-county district in the fall of 1967. Today, the ICC district covers 2,322 square miles and serves 38 high schools. In any given semester, the college offers more than 1,900 classes. Since the beginning, ICC has touched more than 450,000 lives. One out of every four graduating high school students within the District comes to ICC. Every year we award approximately 1,800 certificates and degrees. With each degree or certificate we confer we create a small ripple of change for the better in our world.