Waubonsee Community College Offering SAT and ACT Prep Courses

Now that high school juniors in Illinois are required to take the SAT college entrance exam, Waubonsee Community College has expanded its test preparation courses. The college is offering affordable SAT prep courses to help high school students prepare for the exam.

Waubonsee to Offer Free Music Concerts

This December, Waubonsee’s Music Department will offer a winter concert series showcasing the work of its students.

Waubonsee Foundation Announces Available Scholarships

Waubonsee Community College Foundation scholarship applications are now available online for the 2017-2018 academic year. Apply by Feb. 6, 2017.

Waubonsee Recognizes Communications Department as Student Success: Featured Faculty and Program

Waubonsee's Communications Department takes the basics of writing, speaking and listening in entirely new directions to make learning more effective, engaging and productive. For its efforts, the department is being recognized as the college’s Student Success: Featured Faculty and Program for November.  

Waubonsee Marketing and Communications Receives Awards

Waubonsee Community College’s Marketing and Communication team recently received national recognition for their work.

Waubonsee Community College Driver Safety Program Wins Awards

Waubonsee Community College’s Driver Safety Program was honored at the National Safety Council Congress held on October 15-19 in Anaheim, CA.

Waubonsee Recognizes Area First Responders

As part of its ongoing 50th Anniversary celebration, Waubonsee recently held a First Responders Appreciation Day at its Plano Campus. The event was designed to recognize local police and fire organizations, expressing the college’s gratitude for the help they provide in educating future “first responders.”

A look at Mobile Integrated Healthcare – Community Paramedicine

Delivering quality health care cannot be done without collaboration. This occurs every day in a hospital when a doctor calls a specialist to identify the proper treatment for an issue or when a social worker plans a discharge based on the recommendations from a nurse. When each profession brings its specialized knowledge to the table, innovation and progress can occur. Over the last year, the health care and educational industries have collaborated in several ways to improve health care right here in the Fox Valley.

Increasing Diversity Among First Responders

First responders such as police officers, firefighters and emergency medical technicians play critical roles in all of our communities.  As a result, it is increasingly important that this vital workforce reflects the diversity of the communities they serve. Community college faculty and staff have stepped up to this challenge through their efforts to recruit a diverse student body for programs that provide the technical and academic preparation for these fields.

Waubonsee Brings Veterans Day to Life

This year’s Veterans Day events at Waubonsee celebrate the college’s unique role in helping veteran and active service student members apply military training to careers in civilian life. Observances start at 11 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 11, in the Academic and Professional Center on the Sugar Grove Campus.