Kishwaukee College

Nestled in the rich agricultural fields on a rural campus west of Malta that serves most of DeKalb, Lee, Ogle, Sycamore, and Rochelle counties within the Illinois Community College District 523, Kishwaukee College is a two-year vocational institution that provides quality career-driven education. With a student-faculty ratio of 20:1, Kishwaukee offers a personal atmosphere where real learning can take place to its more than 11,000 students. With a strong belief in success and visions of excellence, Kishwaukee College is fully accredited by the highest standards of the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association (NCA).

First opening its doors in 1968 to offer educational opportunities to the surrounding small rural communities, Kishwaukee College provided academic degrees, occupational degrees, GED preparation courses, and English classes for non-native speakers. Over the past four decades, Kishwaukee has become an integral part of the community in preparing local students with the specialized training programs needed to remain competitive in the global economy. With the recent addition of the Conference Center to give local organizations a state-of-the-art meeting facility, Kishwaukee has developed into a constant cornerstone for the communities it serves.

Offering Associate in Art and Associate in Science degrees, Kishwaukee College is comprised of seven academic divisions for Adult Education and Transition Programs, Arts and Social Sciences, Career Technologies, Business Development, Health and Education, and Mathematics and Science. Among the most popular academic options available at Kishwaukee are accounting, agriculture, business, criminal justice, education, engineering, journalism, psychology, radiology, and sociology. For students whose goals include a four-year university degree, all of the associate's degrees offered are fully transferable to fulfill general education requirements for any public institution within Illinois.

For all students on campus, Kishwaukee College provides opportunities to challenge themselves outside the classroom with over 30 student club organizations. First published in 1968, the Kishwaukee Kamelian is the only literary arts magazine in Illinois that has won three awards in the Community College Humanities Association National Literary Magazine Competition since 2000. Nicknamed the Kougars, the college offers varsity teams in baseball, basketball, soccer, softball, and volleyball for competition in the Arrowhead Conference. Former Kougars include professional baseball players Lou Collier, Rick Helling, and Lou Pote.