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At Waubonsee Community College, we consider it our privilege to serve all members of our community through our educational programs and services. We are also honored to be able to serve many students who have served our country.With a new generation of soldiers enlisting after the events of 9/11 and the implementation of the Post 9/11 GI Bill® educational benefit, colleges and universities across the country have seen growing numbers of veterans on campus.

One of the state’s best auto body repair education programs soon will get even better, after Waubonsee’s program became one of four nationwide to secure a $50,000 grant from the Collision Repair Education Foundation.

Jennifer Rice, owner and managing editor of The Fox Valley Labor News, has been named Waubonsee's Featured Alumna for October.

Waubonsee Assistant Professor of History Dr. Amy Powers has been honored as the Illinois Community College Faculty Association (ICCFA) Instructor of the Year. 

In the three years since President Barack Obama announced his American Graduation Initiative, many local, state and national projects have been undertaken to help increase college completion. Given that the key to a successful finish is often a strong start, many of these projects and efforts have focused on students’ preparation and readiness for higher education. January 2014 will mark the implementation of one such initiative — a new edition of the General Educational Development (GED) exam designed to ensure that this first step toward a higher education is truly a step up. 

Making dreams come true. That's what we do at Waubonsee Community College. Many students come here looking for an education that will lead to a satisfying career. Others come for college credit they can transfer to a four-year college or university. Still others come to develop a specific job skill, to improve their ability to speak and write the English language, to continue the process of lifelong learning, or simply to obtain help in deciding their future path. By offering classes that meet a wide variety of learner needs, Waubonsee is helping community members fulfill their educational and career dreams.

While students at Waubonsee Community College and elsewhere are busy worrying about fitting in, finding just the right classes or finishing homework on time, there’s another group paying attention to an entirely different set of priorities. For the most part, the work of this group remains invisible to students, but, when done well, it ensures that success at school is all students need to be thinking about.