Joliet Junior College
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Founded in 1901, Joliet Junior College is the first public community college in the United States. In Fall 2005, the college enrolled 13,022 students. Every year, over 22,000 students enroll in the college's academic programs in addition to over 14,000 students in non-credit programs. The main campus is located in Joliet, Illinois, with secondary campuses located in Romeoville and Morris. Joliet Junior College offers an Associate of Arts program for students who wish to transfer to a four-year college or university and occupational degree programs in areas like nursing, law enforcement, culinary arts, and engineering.
Joliet Junior College has excellent culinary arts and music departments. Additionally, the grounds are expansive and beautiful, with nature and bike trails on the campus and linked to the I & M Canal trail.
History
Founded in 1901, Joliet Junior College is the oldest public community college in the nation. The college came about as the result of a meeting between the Joliet superintendent of schools, J. Stanley Brown, and the president of the University of Chicago, William Rainey Harper. For years, Harper had been advocating a "2+2" approach to higher education, suggesting that undergraduates should focus on general education coursework in their first two years of college to serve as a foundation to specialize in a field of study in their next two years. Under this model, Harper recommended the creation of "junior" colleges for students in their first two years. In 1901, six students enrolled at Joliet Junior College.In 1916, the name of the institution was formalized. In 1917, Joliet Junior College received accreditation from the North Central Association.
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