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Cornerstone Announces Return of Spring Raffle

April 5, 2025

10th anniversary celebration for KCC’s Lifelong Learning Institute on April 11

April 4, 2025

Date: March 24, 2025 The Lifelong Learning Institute at Kankakee Community College will have a 10th anniversary celebration from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, April 11 in the KCC Iroquois Room. The free event is for people ages 50 and older. Registration and information about other spring and summer Lifelong Learning Institute classes will be available. The main…

Psychology program at KCC partners with nonprofit to help train service dogs for veterans

April 3, 2025

Date: March 25, 2025 Kankakee Community College Professor Cari Stevenson, Ph.D., recently had an article published by the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues. Titled “Bridging Communities: A Collaborative Program in a Community College,” the article highlights the partnership between KCC and a nonprofit service dog training organization. The partnership includes KCC students…

Free tuition and college costs covered for eligible students at KCC

April 2, 2025

Date: March 25, 2025 Many students can now attend Kankakee Community College for free, thanks to almost $17.4 million in grants awarded by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and the Illinois Community College Board. These funds cover tuition, fees, books, supplies, and other educational and wrap around supports for students, making…

KCC library director contributes chapter in new academic book

March 28, 2025

Date: March 26, 2025 Tracy Conner, director of the Miner Memorial Library at Kankakee Community College, has contributed a chapter to The Small to Mid-Size Academic Library: Collaborations and Outreach. Edited by Camille Abdeljawad and Danielle Theiss, the book was released by the Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association…

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