by Ash Hamilton | Jul 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Illinois Community College Board is picking up the cost for state residents to earn a State of Illinois High School Diploma (formerly high school equivalency certificate). More than 1.2 million Illinoisans don’t have a high school diploma. The state grant funding...
by Ash Hamilton | Jun 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
The General Assembly passed and Governor JB Pritzker has signed a fiscal year 2024 state budget that includes a historic appropriation of $2.53 billion for higher education, an increase of $279 million (12.4 percent) compared to the previous fiscal year and the...
by Ash Hamilton | Jun 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Early Childhood Access Consortium for Equity (ECACE) is pleased to share that the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) has opened the 2023-24 application for the ECACE Scholarship, now with expanded eligibility for those pursuing or interested in pursuing...
by Ash Hamilton | May 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
A bill is headed to Governor Pritzker’s desk that would require all community college credits to be counted towards 4-year degrees about public universities. Currently, many of these credits only count toward elective courses. Senate Bill 2288 passed the house...
by Ash Hamilton | Apr 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
A bill that would equalize the value of major course credits at all Illinois higher education institutions reducing the time and money students spend towards earning a degree has unanimously passed out of the Illinois Senate. SB2288 strengthens the Illinois...
by Ash Hamilton | Jan 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
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