Elgin Community College

Elgin Community College
TypePublic community college
EstablishedJanuary 10, 1949; 75 years ago (1949-01-10)
AccreditationHLC
Endowment$7.1 million (2020)[1]
PresidentPeggy Heinrich (interim)[2]
Academic staff
136 (full-time) and 342 (part-Time)[3]
Undergraduates8,050 (spring 2022)[4]
Location
Elgin
,
Illinois
,
U.S.

42°01′05″N 88°19′20″W / 42.01806°N 88.32222°W / 42.01806; -88.32222
Colors   Blue & white
NicknameSpartans
Sporting affiliations
NJCAA; Illinois Skyway Conference
MascotSpartan
Websitewww.elgin.edu

Elgin Community College (ECC) is a public community college in Elgin, Illinois. It was founded in 1949 as part of Elgin Area School District U46. Community College District 509 was formed 17 years later in 1966, a year after Illinois legislators created the Illinois Community College System. Most of the District is in Kane County with portions in DeKalb, Cook, McHenry, and DuPage. The 360-square-mile (930 km2) District serves 300,000 people, 11,000 businesses, four public school districts, and 15 high schools.

  1. ^ As of June 30, 2020. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
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  3. ^ "College Navigator - Elgin Community College".
  4. ^ "College Navigator - Elgin Community College".