Elgin Community College

Thank you Thursday! Did a family member, friend, professor, or staff member help you along the way?

Wear it Wednesday! Can't wait to see the creative caps on Saturday!

Go to elgin.edu/graduation for any information you need about the upcoming ceremonies.

Cap, gown, and countdown! 5 days until graduation!

That Friday feeling.

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!! In honor of this week, we want to recognize our 2026 finalists for the GCAMP Outstanding Manufacturing Educator of the Year Award. To start off, please join us in recognizing Professor Umberto Tinajero @ElginCommColl

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!! Congrats to this year's 2026 Outstanding Manufacturing Educator of the Year, Jonathan Weger! @ElginCommColl We talk a lot about building the future manufacturing workforce. This year's amazing finalists are doing it: gcamp.org/students-educa…

If you’re taking summer classes and you have not paid your tuition, it’s due in full by 7 pm on Tuesday, May 19. Stop by the Student Accounts Office in Building B, Room B151, to make a payment, or you can pay online and enroll in a payment plan elgin.edu/pay-for-colleg….

Congratulations to the winners of the spring Integration Contest! 1st place Kyle Gilligan, 2nd place C. Haske, 3rd place Thomas Howe Thanks to the math faculty (Abby, Dan, Chris P, Kari, Ken, and Chris C) for running the contest!

The ECC Library goslings are on the move!

For National Apprenticeship Week, we’re celebrating students like Josh who are turning classroom skills into real-world experience. Working with the workforce development department at ECC, Josh landed an apprenticeship with a local manufacturer, where he’s building his future.

Four local high school graduates will attend ECC tuition-free as the third cohort of Seigle Scholars. Learn more about them at elgin.edu/news/ecc-in-th….

Is childcare becoming an academic barrier? Well, ECC may have the perfect solution for you. Check it out at elgin.edu/childcare.

Thank you, Illinois State Senator Don DeWitte, for visiting Elgin Community College! We appreciate your enthusiasm for student success. It was a pleasure to have you on campus to learn more about our students, upcoming events, and the Manufacturing and Technology Center.

How to apply for an ECC scholarship! It is easy! Start at elgin.edu/scholarships.

En garde! Did you know ECC has stage combat classes? The class was doing a vocabulary refresher and planning the choreography for their final projects. Want to give it a try? Enroll at elgin.edu.

Still not over STEM Week! How cool is this? Spell out your name with NASA Landsat photos at science.nasa.gov/mission/landsa… Thanks to Kellogg Community College for the inspiration!

ECC's Ophthalmic Technician Program and its new one-year Eye Care Assistant Program are available for those wanting to enter one of health care's growing fields, and give students a competitive edge. Find out more about this exciting program at elgin.edu/news/ecc-stori…

ECC will offer a range of Kids College camps and programs for children and teens during Summer 2026, including new offerings and returning programs focused on sports, STEM learning, and safety education. See the offerings at elgin.edu/news/ecc-in-th…

Congrats to the students from the Clinical Lab Technology program who participated in the Lab Week 2026 Run.