15800 South State Street
South Holland, Illinois 60473-1200

South Suburban College is dedicated to high quality education, training, and services for all individuals who have the ability to benefit from the schools programs. The school strives to provide programs that are accessible and affordable to a diverse community of learners. It is also committed to training delivered in collaboration with local businesses.

As for community life, South Suburban College prides itself on a body of staff, faculty, and students that create a positive and stimulating environment for learning, with plentiful resources and opportunity for advancement. The students at South Suburban College are privy to up-to-date facilities and technology that help prepare them for transfer into baccalaureate programs or direct entry into the job market.

South Suburban College is committed to a series of educational and community goals. Among them is to provide developmental instruction in reading, writing and mathematics skills to students requiring these skills in order to succeed in other college programs or to complete a high school Equivalency or GED program, and to expand adult education. Additionally, South Suburban College wants to increase the number and diversity of students who complete training and educational programs by providing academic advising, learning resources and supportive services, such as specialized learning assistance, for students with a wide range of academic needs.

Community awareness and involvement also plays a large part in the South Suburban College philosophy. It strives to partner with local businesses and industry to sustain strong economic growth and to maintain a competitive workforce. The College will provide universal technical skills training to qualify community residents for employment, and will assist businesses in workforce development.

Quick Facts:

South Suburban College maintains the men's sports of baseball, basketball, and soccer. The women's sports programs consist of basketball, softball, volleyball, and soccer. The college is a member of the National junior college Athletic Association.

The Library provides resources from books, magazines and newspapers, videocassettes and CD-ROM information sources using the latest information technology. Library users have access to a catalog of materials that covers not only the South Suburban College Library, but 72 other Suburban Library System libraries.

Established in 1927, South Suburban College is a fully accredited, comprehensive public community college that serves approximately 335,000 residents of 20 communities in the south suburban region of Chicago.

More than 17,000 students, on average, are enrolled at South Suburban College during a typical year.

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