The Illinois Community College Board utilizes the advice and counsel of all constituent groups of the community college system in establishing policies necessary to implement state statutes.

The Illinois Community College System is coordinated by the Illinois Community College Board comprised of citizens appointed by the Governor. Locally elected boards of trustees* set policies that guide their colleges in achieving local and statewide goals.

The Illinois Community College Board is the state coordinating board for community colleges and has statutory responsibility for administering state and federal grants to community college districts and adult education providers and managing high school equivalency testing for Illinois.

Illinois Community College Board In 1965, the Illinois General Assembly established the Illinois Community College Board to create a system of public community colleges that would be within easy reach of every resident.

the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) has been the statewide voice for the Illinois Community College System since its inception in 1965.

This online Directory of Programs allows you to search the Illinois Community College Board’s statewide database of instructional programs offered by the 48 community colleges in Illinois.

Community colleges, public schools, community-based organizations and others each are uniquely suited to provide the education and services needed by various groups of adult learners.

Career and Technical Education (CTE) prepares individuals for high-skill, in-demand employment that furthers Illinois’ global competitiveness. CTE accounted for 34,911 graduates in the community college system, with 53.1 percent of the earned degrees and certificates in CTE programs during fiscal year 2020.

More than 50 years later, the Illinois Community College System covers the entire state with 48 colleges in 39 community college districts. Community colleges serve more than 600,000 Illinois residents each year in credit and noncredit courses and …

Colleges are required to submit requests for new courses/programs and revisions to existing courses/programs to ICCB staff prior to being offered at their institution. Requests for new programs require ICCB Board approval.