The ICC Livestock Judging Team brought home 1st place at the 2020 Iowa Beef Expo judging contest in Des Moines, Iowa, on Feb. 9. ICC was named the High Team Overall, High Team in the Placings Division, and the 2nd High Team in the Reasons Division. Congratulations to all!

Illinois Central College congratulates students who earned Dean's List honors during the Fall 2019 semester.

Illinois Central College welcomed students who accepted membership into Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. The local chapter is Upsilon Mu at ICC.

These awards were given at the Illinois Community College Journalism Association Spring Conference held on April 12 at Starved Rock State Park. In addition to these individual awards, the staff was recognized with a 2nd place award called the Mike Foster General Excellence Award.

More than 600 graduates completed their respective program requirements at Illinois Central College during the Summer and Fall 2018 semesters.

First year ICC dental hygiene program students provided dental hygiene instructions at Crittendon Center and Tazewell Woodford Head Start programs on February 1, 2019. These sites were two of several in the area sponsored by the American Dental Association Foundation program that brings dentists, dental hygienists, dental students and other volunteers to provide screening, treatments and education to underserved children.

ICC welcomes more than 8,000 students who are enrolled for the Spring 2019 semester. We are glad you made "The Smart Choice" and chose ICC!

Illinois Central College salutes the nearly 200 student veterans enrolled for Fall 2018.

ICC is pleased to announce students accepted into its Respiratory Therapist Program for fall 2018.

ICC students traveled to Louisville Ky., to compete in the 54th annual Skills USA National Leadership & Skills Conference June 25-29, 2018.

In March, eight Illinois Central College students competed in events as part of the National Post-secondary Agricultural Student (PAS) Organization in Louisville, Ky. The conference included more than 600 students in career planning and preparation events from 62 chapters in 18 states.The students had to receive first place in their event at the Illinois state event to qualify for nationals. Student teams had to win first or second place in the state event to qualify. Teams placed 1st overal in the Soils Specialist category and 9th in the Crop Specialist category. Three students also placed 1st in their respective categories -- John Hendricks in the Soils Specialist category, Nikki Chambliss in the Agriculture Equipment Service interview, and Devin McGinnis in the Livestock Production interview category.

NASA has selected ICC student Mark Cramer to participate in the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) onsite experience at the Johnson Space Center this semester.

Kayelynn Guthman received the U.S. Department of State's Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, which enables students to study or intern abroad.

Illinois Central College featured the 2017 Student Graphic Design and Photography Show during Arts Week April 17-21. The annual juried exhibit displays dozens of pieces of graphic design and photography created during the current academic year.

ICC congratulates students in the Horticulture Program who completed internships during the spring 2017 semester.

ICC sophomores Jeff Joos, Donald Boyette, and Michelle Dutton, and Welding Technology Program graduate Connor Duestch earned four of the five top places in the American Welding Society (AWS) Poster Competition. The posters were displayed at FABTECH, the largest national welding fabrication convention and conference in the world, during the AWS Professional Program held in November in Las Vegas. The AWS Poster Session is an integral part of the AWS Professional Program and provides graphic displays of technical achievements in research, process development, and welding technology. "It is great to be involved with the level of student interest in researching and developing the posters and to experience this year's success in the competition," said ICC Welding Technology Program Professor Dr. Rick Polanin. The student's submissions were chosen from more than 40 entries from students grouped into community college, trade school, university, graduate school, and professional categories. Industry and education professionals judged participants' submissions for technical merit, research methods, analysis and display of data, and generalizations made about the research. For more information about the ICC Welding Technology Program, contact Dr. Rick Polanin at 309-694-5404 or visit the ICC website at icc.edu.