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Joint Agreement Programs

Joint agreements provide additional educational programs to the citizens of each community college district that participates. Students who attend colleges participating in joint agreements are eligible for in-district tuition rates.

Participating Institutions


  • Black Hawk College
  • Carl Sandburg College
  • Danville Community College
  • Elgin Community College
  • Heartland Community College
  • Highland Community College
  • Illinois Central College
  • Illinois Valley Community College
  • John Wood Community College
  • Joliet Junior College
  • Kankakee Community College
  • Kaskaskia College
  • Kishwaukee Community College
  • Lake Land College
  • Lewis and Clark Community College
  • Lincoln Land Community College
  • McHenry County College
  • Morton College
  • Prairie State College
  • Richland Community College
  • Rock Valley College
  • Sauk Valley Community College
  • South Suburban College
  • Spoon River College
  • Waubonsee Community College

How It Works

Students residing in District 509 who wish to complete a degree or certificate not offered at ECC are advised to review catalogs of participating colleges to identify a program of study and participating college where they would like to study. Students then fill out this form:

Residents of other community colleges with whom ECC has an agreement should contact their own community college to obtain a joint agreement form from that college to register for ECC courses leading to their desired certificate or degree. The student should ensure ECC has received a copy of the joint agreement form from his/her home community college by the time he/she registers to make certain the student is billed at the in-district tuition rate.


Program-Specific Agreements
Course Description Degree/Certificate
ECC and College of DuPage (COD), Glen Ellyn top
ECC students may enroll at COD in:
Diagnostic Medical Sonography Certificate
Dressmaking, Alterations and Repair Certificate
Fashion Design Certificate
Fashion Design Option AAS
Fashion Merchandising Option AAS
Graphic Arts (Press Option) AAS/Certificates
Library Technical Assistant AAS/Certificates
Multimedia Arts AAS/Certificate
Ornamental Horticulture AAS/Certificates
Photographic Technology AAS/Certificate
Respiratory Therapy Technician AAS/Certificate
COD students may enroll at ECC in:
Clinical Laboratory Technology AAS/Certificate
Dental Assisting Certificate
Histotechnology AAS/Certificates
Phlebotomy Certificate
Truck Driving Certificates
ECC and Harper College, Palatine top
ECC students may enroll at Harper in:
Cardiac Technology AAS
Dental Hygiene AS
Diagnostic Medical Sonography AAS/Certificate
Dietetic Technician AAS
Fashion Design AAS/Certificate
Fashion Merchandising AAS
Interior Design AAS
Interpreter Training Certificate
Kitchen and Bath Specialty Certificate
Supply Chain Management AAS/Certificate
Medical Office Assistant AAS/Certificate
Vascular Technologist Certificate
Harper students may enroll at ECC in:
Automotive Service Technology AAS
Clinical Laboratory Technology AAS/Certificate
Computer Aided Design  AAS
Culinary Management/Arts  AAS/Certificates
Dental Assisting Certificate
Family Violence Counseling Option AAS
Human Services Generalist Option AAS/Certificate
Substance Abuse Counseling Option AAS/Certificate
Industrial Manufacturing Technology AAS
Machine Tool Operations Certificate
Machine Tool Technology AAS
Phlebotomy Certificate
Surgical Technology Certificate
Thermoplastics Injection Molding Certificate
Truck Driving Certificates
Welding Fabrication Technology AAS
ECC and College of Lake County (CLC), Grayslake top
ECC students may enroll at CLC in:
Architectural Technology AAS/Certificate
Building Construction AAS/Certificate
Civil Technology AAS/Certificate
Computed Tomography Certificate
Health Information Technology Degree
Library Technical Assistant AAS/Certificate
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Certificate
Medical Billing Certificate
Medical Transcription Certificate
CLC students may enroll at ECC in:
Dental Assisting Certificate
Personal Training Certificates
Thermoplastics Injection Molding Certificate
Truck Driving Certificates
ECC and Oakton Community College, Des Plaines top
ECC students may enroll at Oakton in:
Construction Management AAS/Certificate
Facilities Management Engineering AAS/Certificate
Health Information Technology AAS/Certificate
Oakton students may enroll at ECC in:
Culinary Arts & Hospitality Institute of Elgin-
Culinary Arts 		 AAS/Certificates
Hotel Management AAS/Certificates
Pastry Arts AAS/Certificates
Restaurant Management AAS/Certificates
Truck Driving Certificates
ECC and Triton College, River Grove top
ECC students may enroll at Triton in:
Graphic Arts/Printing AAS/Certificate
Press Operations Certificate
Respiratory Care AAS
Triton students may enroll at ECC in:
Clinical Laboratory Technology AAS
Clinical Laboratory Assistant Certificate
Phlebotomy Certificate