ECC Stories 2025
/prod01/cdn-pxl-elginedu-prod/media/elginedu/news-and-events/featured/original/Cade-800X500.jpg)
Graduation Essays | Student Profile
Published 01/14/2025
Cade Steichen: I am proud to have been part of this class
Cade Steichen graduated as Valedictorian of the Elgin Community College Fire Academy Class of 2024. Learn about his journey, which he was honored to share in a speech at the Fire Academy Recognition Ceremony in December 2024.
/prod01/cdn-pxl-elginedu-prod/media/elginedu/news-and-events/featured/original/Izzy-800X500.jpg)
Student Profile
Published 01/13/2025
Meet Izzy Vidallo
Beneath the bold, tattooed exterior of Elgin Community College (ECC) student-athlete Izzy Vidallo is a driven entrepreneur who has known since she was 16 that she didn’t want to work a standard 9-to-5 job. She is ready to be her own boss.