State Universities Retirement System of Illinois
04/01/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/01/2024 09:52
Gov. Pritzker has declared April 2024 as Illinois Community College Month
Gov. Pritzker has declared April 2024 as Illinois Community College Month
April 1, 2024| News, Press Release
We salute the staff members and students of the 48 Illinois community colleges in the SURS family. Each college offers their students excellent educational opportunities.
The proclamation recognizes that America's first public community college was established in Joliet, Illinois in 1901 and that Illinois community colleges educate 65% of the students enrolled in Illinois public higher education.