Education
DeWitt County
Development Council
DeWitt County is surrounded by excellent Community Colleges and Universities...all within 45 miles
6 Trade & Technical Community Colleges
5 Four-Year College/Universities
Heartland
Community College; www.heartland.edu
The youngest community college in Illinois, Heartland Community College was founded in 1990. The public, two-year open admissions college is an affordable resource for higher education, focusing on student success. Centrally located in Normal, IL with convenient access to I-74, I-55 and I-39, Heartland's main campus is home to more than 40 programs for career training and transfer preparations. Among the ten buildings that make up the main campus is the first state-funded LEED-Certified (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) building in Illinois -- the Workforce Development Center. A founding member of the Illinois Green Economy Network, Heartland provides training and education that responds to the workforce needs of the regional green economy, helping to address state and national sustainability initiatives.
Waynesville, IL of DeWitt County is in the HCC district.
Parkland
College, Champaign, IL; www.parkland.edu
Parkland College is a fully accredited, public community college established to serve the needs of District 505, the third largest community college district in Illinois. Built on 255 acres of landscaped grounds in Champaign, Illinois, Parkland is centrally located and accessible to all 54 communities in the district. Our beautiful, quiet campus is situated near the intersection of interstate highways 57, 72, and 74 and is just a seven- to 10-minute drive from the University of Illinois campus. Parkland College enrolls approximately 18,000 students annually. Our campus is a melting pot of student life, with cultures as diverse as the communities we serve, students ranging in age from 16 to 66 , and a growing international student presence. A third of our students live and work within District 505. Farmer City is in District 505.
Richland Community College, (RCC); www.richland.edu
Richland Community College is located in Decatur, Illinois, the heart of Central Illinois. Richland serves its District with the main campus, in Decatur, and three extension centers. The College’s main campus resides on a site of 155 acres of land.
RCC has a presence in Clinton and serves 4 of the 7 communities in DeWitt County. Also The College serves residents of Macon County and parts of Christian, DeWitt, Logan, Moultrie, Piatt, Sangamon, and Shelby Counties. Approximately 7,600 students are served annually at the main campus in Decatur, the Clinton Extension Center, Hope Academy, and other locations throughout the District.
*DCDC has been working with RCC as they add “green collar jobs” to their
curriculum: They have reinstated the Nuclear Program and are working with a few of
this county’s “green” employers on a renewable energy curriculum. RCC is
a partner in DCDC’s GreenSphere Global.
Lincoln College, Lincoln, IL and Normal, IL; www.lincolncollege.edu
Lincoln College at Lincoln is a two-year private college offering a liberal arts foundation as well as athletic and fine arts programs. Lincoln College at Normal also offers associate degree programs as well as four-year programs and a cosmetology school. Both central Illinois campuses provide low student to faculty ratios and complete supportive services.
Millikin University, Decatur, IL; www.millikin.edu
Coed, independent 4-year university with undergraduate studies in Arts & Sciences, Business, Fine Arts and Professional Studies and graduate studies in Business Administration and Nursing. Founded in 1901 by James Millikin, a prominent Decatur businessman, and affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Decatur, Illinois, a metropolitan area of 76,000 residents, 120 miles north of St. Louis, 180 miles south of Chicago, and 150 miles west of Indianapolis.
Center for Entrepreneurship
The Center for Entrepreneurship engages business students in internships and professional opportunities in the local Decatur business community that focus on the development of skills in finance, marketing, information systems, accounting and management.
Illinois State University(ISU), Normal, IL; www.ilstu.edu
- Founded in 1857, Illinois State University was the first public university in the state. It is a residential campus that emphasizes undergraduate study.
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- Most of Illinois State’s 1,136 faculty members hold the highest degrees in their fields
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- Centrally located in Illinois, less than three hours (by car) from Chicago, St. Louis, Rockford, Quad Cities, and Indianapolis
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- More than 200 academic majors and minors in six colleges
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llinois Wesleyan is a highly selective liberal arts university that fosters a community where students can freely pursue their multiple passions, both in and out of the classroom. Founded in 1850, Illinois Wesleyan has grown to become one of the nation's leading liberal arts institutions. The University enrolls just over 2,000 undergraduates from across the nation and around the globe and our graduates can be found in all 50 states and 52 countries. Illinois Wesleyan is located in the central Illinois twin cities of Bloomington-Normal.
University of Illinois(UofI), Champaign, IL; http://illinois.edu
"The University of Illinois is the state's best and most comprehensive public university. The 3 distinct campuses in Urbana-Champaign, Chicago and Springfield serve the people of Illinois through a shared commitment to our missions of excellence in teaching, research, public service and economic development. Online classes offered by the 3 campuses expand educational opportunities for residents of the state and beyond.
The campuses attract the nation's most talented students with hundreds of undergraduate, graduate and professional programs, many of them ranked among the best in the United States. It is also the state's largest educator. More than 71,000 students are enrolled at the campuses and thousands more take classes off campus and online.
The University of Illinois is a world leader in research and discovery. The internationally renowned faculty win more federal research dollars than all other public Illinois universities and colleges combined, resulting in priceless new knowledge and life-changing breakthroughs in medicine, agriculture and technology.
It is a university that belongs to the people of Illinois. The faculty, staff and students share their knowledge and expertise and the resources of the University with citizens in every corner of the state through more than 700 public service and outreach programs.
The University also has an impressive impact on the state's economy. The University of Illinois produces more than $13 billion in direct and indirect economic impact on the state, including the creation of more than 150,000 jobs. For every dollar the state spends on the University, the University generates more than $17 into the Illinois economy. And the increased earning power of hundreds of thousands of alumni living in Illinois results in additional tax revenue for the state."