Illinois Eastern Community Colleges

The Illinois Eastern Community Colleges is a community college  district headquartered in Olney,IL with college campuses located in Olney,Fairfield,Robinson, and Mount 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.

Because the college District is one of 39 tax-supported community college districts in the State of Illinois, the cost is very affordable. In addition, the District has purposely held the line on costs to assure that all students have equal access to higher education. (IECC's tuition rate is one of the lowest in the tri-state area.)

A diversified base of agriculture, healthcare, manufacturing, processing, and distributing provides employment for citizens throughout southeast Illinois in such industries as Automotive Technology Systems, Marathon Petroleum Refining, Champion Laboratories, Hella Electronics, North American Lighting, Wal-Mart Distribution Center, and various healthcare centers.

Each of the colleges is located in a small-town setting, with convenient access to larger cities in Illinois and Indiana. The colleges serve as centers for educational and cultural excellence, attracting not only recent high school graduates but also many adult students who are upgrading their skills, earning the first two years of a four-year degree, or participating in plays, concerts, and seminars.

The college District also includes a highly successful Workforce Education program which provides short-term training for some 10,000 employees each year at plant sites throughout the State of Illinois and in other states and countries as well.

Colleges

• Wabash Valley College, Mount Carmel, Illinois 
• Olney Centrtal College,Olney, Illinois
• Lincoln Trail College,Robinson, Illinois
• Frontier Community College,Fairfield,Illinois

Area of Study

• ARTS, MEDIA & SCIENCES
• BUSINESS, AG & INDUSTRY
• EDUCATION
• HEALTH & WELLNESS
• PUBLIC SAFETY
• S.T.E.M.
• TECHNOLOGY
• UNDECIDED

Program Type

• CERTIFICATE
• DEGREE
• TRANSFER DEGREE

STUDENT SERVICES

Student Services are all about serving students! Information about tutoring, disability services, student organizations, child care, and more can be found in the pages listed above. 

Why IECC? 

• No Toefl requirement - students are tested upon arrival on campus and placed in the appropriate level of ESL (beginning to advanced) if needed

• High school completion available - able to accept students at the age of 16 without a high school diploma

• 2 + 2 Transfer program and conditional admission to all public Universities in Illinois and many state Universities in the U.S. 

• Economical tuition

• Student Housing Available

• Associate Degree diploma issued upon completion of a Transfer program