Press Conference: Illinois Central College Announces New Programs and Demonstrates Innovative Technology
East Peoria, IL (07/08/2024) — Illinois Central College (ICC) is holding a press conference to announce the launch of several new programs in high-demand fields and demonstrate innovative technology used in the classroom to give students the skills local businesses need.
Date: Tuesday, July 9
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: ICC Peoria Campus Student Center, 5407 N. University St., Peoria (Parking Lot 2)
New Programs or Certificates:
Construction Management
Cybersecurity Analyst
Artificial Intelligence
Live Demonstrations:
Virtual reality training equipment used by the EMT Program to give students more realistic learning opportunities
Patient simulator used by Health Careers Programs with AI-generated speech capabilities, lifelike internal anatomy, and the ability to simulate a wide range of symptoms and conditions
Available for Interviews:
Dr. Sheila Quirk-Bailey, President
Dana King, Dean of Agricultural and Industrial Technology
Mike Dant, EMS Program Director
Greg Love, Simulation Coordinator, Health Careers
Rafeeq Al-Hashemi, Professor, Business, Legal, and Information Systems
Shari Tripp, Professor, Business, Legal, and Information Systems
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Illinois Central College is a two-year community college with campuses in East Peoria, Peoria and Pekin, Illinois, providing a high-quality, affordable education to prepare students to enter the workforce or to transfer to a four-year institution. ICC is the 2020 awardee of the National Community College Charles Kennedy Equity Award from ACCT, a 2022 EDA Good Job Challenge Institution, and the Lead College for the state of Illinois' Workforce Equity Initiative. ICC also conducts original research in agricultural fields, including water quality and soil conservation. For more information, visit icc.edu.
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