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Student receives their diploma at ECC's commencement in May 2025.
Announcement | Commencement | Events
Published 12/03/2025

Elgin Community College Announces Fall 2025 Commencement Student Speakers

Fall 2025 Student Speakers call their time at Elgin Community College a “transformative experience,” and “my second chance”

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A graphic for the second annual Feed The Need Campus Food Drive, organized by the Illinois Community College Board.
Published 11/24/2025

VIDEO: ECC Highlights Student Voice as Feed the Need Drive Enters Final Stretch

ECC has joined community colleges statewide for the Feed the Need Food Drive and has released a new video featuring the impact of the Spartan Pantry.

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Chef Chrystie Wojcik laughs as she works in the kitchen.
Events
Published 11/24/2025

ECC’s Culinary Arts Department Raises Funds for Spring Italy Trip

In May 2026, a group of culinary arts students will head to Italy for a week-long experience. The department's recent event, Flavors for Flights Wine Dinner, raised $10,000 toward the study abroad trip.

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A wide drone shot of ECC's campus in fall 2025.
Accomplishment | Announcement
Published 11/19/2025

ECC Board Grants Tenure to Nine Faculty Members

ECC's Board of Trustees granted tenure to three faculty members in October 2025 and six faculty members in March 2025.

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Top row from left to right: Brian Bohr, Instructor of Communication Studies; Kathleen DeMars, Assistant Professor I of Adult Basic Education; John Mravik, Professor I of English. Bottom row from left to right: Brittany Mylott, Academic Advisor; Justin Robertson, Dean of Communications & Behavioral Sciences; Cathy Taylor, Dean of Sustainability, Business, and Career Technologies
Accomplishment | Announcement
Published 11/13/2025

Elgin Community College Announces 2026 NISOD Award Winners

ECC has selected six employees to receive the 2026 National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Excellence Award.

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Actors dancing on stage for the Under the Streetlamp production.
Arts Center | Events
Published 11/11/2025

ECC Arts Center Rings in the Holidays with Two Spectacular Shows

ECC Arts Center will bring two new holiday productions this December: "Jim Witter’s Christmas Memories" and "Under the Streetlamp: Hip to the Holidays."

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ECC student Laci VerCande restocks the shelves at Spartan Pantry.
Announcement | Student Profile
Published 11/11/2025

ECC Student Talks Feed the Need Drive, Spartan Pantry

ECC student Laci VerCande is the documentation chair at the Spartan Pantry. She helps manage the pantry's operations, including restocking and running the front desk. Learn more about VerCande and the Spartan Pantry in this article!

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Visiting Chef Douglas Yeomans and Kim Rother speak to students in Spartan Terrace
Published 11/06/2025

ECC Welcomes Back Alum Chef Doug Yeomans for Visiting Chef Dinner

ECC alum Chef Douglas Yeomans hosted a live cooking demonstration for culinary students.

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Student in wheelchair uses a computer.

Office Spotlight: ECC’s Student Access and Disability Services

At ECC, the Student Access and Disability Services Office promotes student success and retention by providing individualized accommodations, coaching, and support that ensure every student has access to learning. 

ECC Student Brynn Copp

Meet Me Monday: Brynn

Elgin Community College student, Brynn Copp, graduated from St. Charles East High School with memories of fun and friends.

Carolyn Williams stands in Building H

Years of Dedication: Carolyn Williams

Carolyn Williams can often be found on Elgin Community College’s campus snapping photos, guiding lost visitors to the correct room, or grabbing snacks in the Jobe Lounge for the culinary students.  

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