Southwestern Illinois College

Southwestern Illinois College is receiving $7.5 million to build the new facility.

Illinois’ new Gov. J.B. Pritzker has promised to improve the state economy. He took an early step towards that goal Wednesday by signing an executive…

Eight full-time and 39 part-time employees of Southwestern Illinois College will lose their jobs in July after its board of trustees approved the cuts…

Military veterans often face significant challenges in re-acclimating to ‘normal’ life in the United States. These challenges may be rooted in mental,…

For the typical college freshman, heading for campus means a welcome chance to leave behind all those pesky rules that had to be followed at home and to…

The second-ranking Democrat in the U.S. House was in Granite City, Ill. on Wednesday to boost his longstanding focus on bolstering manufacturing jobs.…

During the State of the Union address last week, President Barack Obama called on community colleges to build stronger partnerships with local businesses.…

View Larger MapClasses have been called off at a southwestern Illinois college after a bomb threat forced the evacuation of the campus.The Belleville…

When Francesca Williams put on scuba gear for her first lesson on Saturday, Aug. 14, she was on the 37th day of an attempt to do 50 new things in 50 days…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 21, 2009 - Anecdotal reports throughout the fall had community college enrollments rising fast,…