Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Lincoln Trail College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Lincoln Trail College, also known as IECC Lincoln Trail College or LTC, is located near the Illinois-Indiana border. The college is one of four colleges that are part of the Illinois Eastern Community Colleges District . The other colleges in the district include Frontier Community College, Olney Central College, and Wabash Valley College. The four colleges are spread over a 3000 square mile area in southeastern Illinois.

IECC's four colleges were formed during the 1960s and 70s. Approximately three-quarters of the student body is enrolled part-time. IECC Lincoln offers certificates, academic degrees, and transfer programs in various fields. Many students become employed within the IECC District region, which includes businesses within agriculture, healthcare, manufacturing, processing, and distribution.

IECC Lincoln Trail College has an active student life. It hosts student clubs and organizations including the Student Senate and Phi Theta Kappa. IECC Lincoln Trail College’s athletic teams are known as the Statesmen. They participate in sports such as basketball for men and women, baseball and softball.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in family and social work, landscaping and horticulture, cooking and culinary arts, and liberal arts.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• High male/female ratio.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,376 in 2009-2010 (1,295 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 50% of the student body. About 24% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (18 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (26 awarded)

• Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, and Dining Room Management/Manager

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (2 awarded)

• Teacher Assistant/Aide

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (13 awarded)

• Telecommunications Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (65 awarded)

• Housing and Human Environments

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (21 awarded)

• Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations

LIBERAL ARTS (164 awarded)

• General Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (12 awarded)

• Communications Systems Installation and Repair Technology
• Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (17 awarded)

• Medical/Clinical Assistant
• Pharmacy Technician/Assistant

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (61 awarded)

• Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (11 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
• Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry
• Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications
• Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary

SCIENCE (24 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (8 awarded)

• Corrections
• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
• Juvenile Corrections