Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Wabash Valley

2200 College Drive, Mount Carmel, IL 62863

Website: Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Wabash Valley

Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Wabash Valley School Description

The mission of Illinois Eastern Community Colleges District 529 is to provide excellence in teaching, learning, public service, and economic development.

Your success as a student is our highest priority whether you are a first-time student, updating your skills, or taking classes for a special interest. IECC is proud to offer traditionally taught classes as well as online classes that will assist you in meeting the challenges of the 21st century.

As new technologies continue to be developed, IECC faculty continue to develop online classes and enhanced classroom instruction, while maintaining the individual contact with our students that is a part of our value system.

IECC offers five well-articulated transfer degrees that ease your transfer to Illinois four-year universities and colleges. In addition, our partnership with Franklin University allows students to complete a four-year baccalaureate degree online while balancing work and personal responsibilities. Finally, our career and technical programs offer training that is valued by employers throughout the region.

Illinois Eastern Community Colleges District #529 (IECC) is located in a 3,000 square-mile area of southeastern Illinois near the Illinois-Indiana border. The multi-college District includes Frontier Community College at Fairfield, Lincoln Trail College at Robinson, Olney Central College at Olney, and Wabash Valley College at Mt. Carmel.

Bordered on the east by the Wabash River, the District is located in a scenic section of the state, with wooded areas, golf courses, and recreational lakes scattered throughout the region. The District includes all or parts of 12 counties and has a total population of 111,000.

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Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Wabash Valley

From Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Wabash Valley College is a community college located in Mount Carmel, Illinois, USA. As of Fall, 2004, it had 1375 students. Conventional students often attend either Southern Illinois University Carbondale or University of Southern Indiana upon completion of their associate degrees. Out-of-state tuition fees are waived at USI, in exchange for similar discounts for Indiana students in Illinois Eastern Community Colleges. The school is extremely inexpensive, and still offers enticing scholarships to local students and national athletes. It offers numerous night classes and distance learning courses for non-traditional students. Occupational courses are offered in coal mining and diesel technologies as well as Commercial Driver's License training. Another major program at the school is their two year licensed practical nurse training program, which can also provide a springboard into a four-year program to become a registered nurse. English as a second language, or ESL, courses are offered in the district as well. Many foreign students seem to benefit from the safe, relaxed, small town environment of Mount Carmel.

Radio/TV Broadcasting Program

Students in the Radio and Television Program operate a college radio station at 89.1 MHz, WVJC The Bash that reaches as far east as Perry County, Indiana and as far west as Clinton County, Illinois that plays alternative music and hard rock, manned by student DJs. The program also operates a cable TV channel serving 5 counties in southeastern Illinois. Programming on Newschannel 15 includes a bulletin board of community events, local high school and college sporting evnts, a local newscast weeknights at 6:00 p.m. The station also covers breaking news and severe weather. WVJC has RDS.

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Quick Facts

Location:
Midwest
Setting:
Small Town Setting
Type:
Public
Size:
Medium (2,000 to 5,000 Undergrad)

Students & Campus Life

Full Time Students:
46%
Athletic Programs:
Unavailable
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 7,615
Students Receiving Aid:
77%
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Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Wabash Valley Degree Programs

Associate Degree Programs

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Certificate Programs

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Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Wabash Valley Students & Campus Life

General

Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Part-Time 54%
Full-Time 46%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 96%
Other 2%
Asian 1%
African-American 1%
Hispanic 0%

Geography

In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 88%
Out-of-State 12%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Illinois 88%
Indiana 9%
Percent of Students International: 0%

Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Wabash Valley Expenses (Tuition & Fees)

Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) In-District In-State Out-of-State
Published Tuition and Fees:
$ 1,940 $ 6,117 $ 7,615
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 1,824 $ 6,001 $ 7,499
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 116 $ 116 $ 116
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 2,565 51%  
State and Local Grants:
$ 838 20%  
Institutional Grants:
$ 749 55%  
Student Loans:
$ 2,141 3%  
Any Aid:
  77%  

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