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Celebrating 75 years of excellence
ECC is taking a delightful dive into the past to celebrate 75 incredible years of expanding minds, transforming lives, and fulfilling dreams. Visit our special website celebrating the college and the community since 1949.
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Elgin Community College (ECC) will recognize the spring graduates with two commencement ceremonies scheduled for Saturday, May 18, marking not only the academic achievements of its spring 2024 class but also the illustrious 75-year journey of the institution.
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Elgin Community College’s Sustainabilty, Business, and Career Technologies Division received the shipping container unit to begin constructing a fully functioning solar array by the fall of 2024. This project is being made possible through a $39,150 grant from the Illinois Green Economy Network (IGEN).
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Four Elgin Community College (ECC) students have been inducted into the Golden Apple Scholars program in Illinois and will receive up to $23,000 in scholarships. Students Trista Skelnik, Jozephine Carlson, Dulce Rivera, and Valeria Hernandez received official invitations in April.
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Elgin Community College students can participate in a free, one-week Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Success course beginning May 20 at Aurora University (AU), thanks to a partnership.
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