Academics
Joliet Junior College is a two-year school that is considered the first public community college in the United States. With its main campus in Joliet, Illinois, the school offers four other campuses in the area. The school primarily serves students looking to transfer to four-year schools.
The school’s five divisions include: Nursing and Allied Health, Liberal Arts and Sciences, ICampus, Continuing Education and Career and Technical Education.
The Career and Technical Education Division at Joliet offers many programs and degrees including business, horticulture, culinary arts and hospitality. The agriculture program, which began in 1954, was the first of its kind offered by any Illinois community college. The program serves over 200 students each year. Courses include agricultural business, power equipment technology and swine management.
Joliet Junior College also offers a Continuing Education Program that includes adult education, business and industry training and community education. The Adult Education Program offers career and college transitional services, English as a second language and high school completion courses. The Women and Family Programs include a Welfare to Work Center and a displaced homemakers program.
The Liberal Arts and Sciences Program at Joliet offers courses in English, fine arts, math, natural science, education, and social and behavioral sciences. The Fine Arts Program at the school offers a number of courses including art, interior design and speech. The school showcases the student’s art on campus at the Laura Sprague Gallery.
