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69�� freezing tuition and offering free classes this summer

At 69��, we are announcing several amazing opportunities to help students start or restart college.

Instructor teaching in classroom

69�� to hold part-time faculty information fair Feb. 22

Those interested in sharing knowledge and earning extra income can learn what's involved and apply at the event.

Three to-go containers with salads and individual cups of salad dressing.

Bistro Verde reopens Jan. 24 at 69��

69��’s student-led café will be open this spring on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., beginning Jan. 24.

69�� celebrates African-American History Month in February

69�� will be hosting various activities throughout the month. The events are free and open to the public and will be held at 69��’s Springfield campus.

The Lincoln Land Community College entrance sign shown in winter with snow on the ground.

69�� offering extended hours for spring registration

69�� Student Services on the Springfield campus will be offering extended hours for spring registration the first week of January.

Don Schaefer, Dan Smith, Dr. Charlotte Warren, Ken Elmore and Christopher McDowell, M.D in front of 69��'s Workforce Careers Center

69�� awarded $5 million grant to expand EMS, truck driver, diesel technologies and ag programs and facilities

69�� will renovate and expand its training facilities with the help of this grant.

69�� staff and Rush Truck Centers representatives pose for a photo in front of a GMC 550 truck donated by Rush.

Rush Truck Centers in Illinois donates truck to 69�� diesel technologies program

GMC 5500 truck will provide hands-on learning experiences for multiple classes.

Jeff Gardner and Chris Harrison with an MX-13 Paccar diesel engine.

CIT Trucks provides diesel engine and chassis to 69��’s new diesel technologies program

Donations will allow 69�� students to train on the latest technology.

Drs. Pradeep and Manjula Mehta

Local couple donates $250,000 to assist 69�� nursing students

A gift from Drs. Pradeep and Manjula Mehta will fund scholarships for students in 69��’s associate degree nursing, licensed practical nurse and basic nurse assistant programs.

Ed Curtis, president and CEO, and Marsha Prater, senior vice

69�� opens new Nursing Education Center in partnership with Memorial Health System

The new center on the 69�� campus will allow 90 additional students to enroll in 69��’s nursing program each year, for a total of 215 new nursing students annually.