East St. Louis Community College Center (ESLCCC) serves as host to Illinois

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operating satellite campuses in the city of

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. Students can attend community college classes within their home community. ESLCCC is located at the East St. Louis Higher Education Campus in East St. Louis at 601 James R. Thompson Blvd.

History and background

ESLCCC opened in January 1999, on the former campus of Metropolitan Community College. MCC had been closed by the

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for irregularities in its operations. ESLCCC is operated by the Southern Illinois Collegiate Common Market, a consortium of five

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s and the

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Carbondale and Edwardsville campuses. The Center provides for classroom instruction from

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and

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References

External links

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Southern Illinois Collegiate Common Market (SICCM) websiteSouthwestern Illinois College websiteKaskaskia College website

SIU Edwardsville website
{{DEFAULTSORT:East Saint Louis Community College Center 1999 establishments in Illinois Community colleges in Illinois East St. Louis, Illinois Educational institutions established in 1999