Illinois Central College Adult Education Program Ranked 5th in the State
The Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) recently ranked the Illinois
Central College’s Adult Education Program 5th among a total of 35
community colleges providing adult education services in the State of Illinois
for fiscal year 2017.
ICC Adult Education Programs include high school equivalency (GED), English as
a Second Language, Manufacturing and Healthcare Bridge, Manufacturing and
Health Care Integrated Education and Training, advisement for transitioning to
postsecondary education, and Career Foundations services.
“We are proud of ICC’s Adult Education Program’s ranking of 5th in
the State,” said ICC Associate Vice President of Workforce Development Dr.
Andrew Kerr.
“It is further confirmation of our dedicated staff’s passion for the mission of
the College and a quest toward continuously improving our services for the
benefit of our students and the community. There have been significant changes
in adult education to increase high school equivalency credentials and
post-secondary enrollment in the state, and ICC is committed to keeping up that
momentum locally.”
The College also had a strong fiscal year 2018, with a record 63 students
earning their GED and a completion rate among English as a Second Language
(ESL) students also at a record 88 percent. The Adult Education Department also
created an ESL/GED program to assist the transition of students into GED.
Criteria for ranking colleges includes reading level gains.
For more information, contact the ICC Adult Education Program information line
at (309) 694-5240.
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