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Joliet Junior College (JJC) is a public community college in Joliet, Illinois. Founded in 1901, it was the first public community college founded in the United States. [3] In Spring 2014, the college enrolled 16,375 students. [4] Every year, 48,000 students enroll in the college's academic programs and in non-credit programs.
In 1973, the term "junior college" was changed to "community college" by statute, but one college (Joliet Junior College) in the system has retained the term "junior" in its name. Community college district numbers are given for each district. Some colleges were established by school districts prior to being organized as college districts.
The founding members of 1970 were the College of Du Page, Illinois Valley Community College, Joliet Junior College, Morton College, Rock Valley College, and Thornton Community College. [1] [2] The conference dissolved at the end of the 2022–23 school year. [3]
Joliet Junior College: 1,553 5 Joliet Public Schools District 86: 1,256 6 Joliet Township High School District 204: 916 7 City of Joliet 894 8 Harrah's Joliet: 800 9 ExxonMobil: 680 10 Hollywood Casino Joliet 600
Following the founding of Central Texas College in Killeen in the late 1960s, local citizens sought to establish an upper division college to meet the demand for a four-year, degree-granting institution. [6] As a result, American Technological University (ATU), a private institution, was founded in September 1973. [6]
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University of St. Francis is a 3,300-student four-year private university in Joliet. The county is in Community College District 525 and is served by Joliet Junior College in Joliet. [23] Joliet Junior College was the first two-year higher education institution in the United States.
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