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EDUCATION
THRIVE IN SPI • SPRINGFIELD SANGAMON GROWTH ALLIANCE
SPRINGFIELD: A UNIVERSITY
TOWN IN DISGUISE
It may just be the area’s best-kept secret. While Springfield isn’t officially known as a “university town,” we definitely meet the qualifications. Our significant post-secondary options have a growing reputation for excellence and students from across the U.S. and internationally are realizing this is the place to be. Just on the outskirts of the city are two thriving higher education institutions with increasing enrollment, largely driven by in-demand academic programs and booming development. In addition, we’re educating and training the world’s future physicians and nurses. Southern Illinois University’s School of Medicine is one of the best medical schools in the Midwest (arguably in the nation), performing groundbreaking research and implementing new medical advancements in teaching every year. St. John’s College of Nursing immerses students in nursing theory and practice through baccalaureate and master’s degree nursing programs. When you also consider the robust technical training available at vocational college Midwest Technical Institute, you don’t need to go beyond Springfield for quality post-secondary education in any career of interest.
Lincoln Land Community College
POST-SECONDARY SCHOOLING
Capital Area Career Center CACC provides vocational and technical career training for high school, community college and adult students in 15 program areas that offer college credits and professional certification opportunities.
Midwest Technical Institute Since opening its doors, Midwest Technical Institute (MTI) has provided students with the skills to succeed through a diverse, innovative mix of mechanical trades and allied health programs. Lincoln Land Community College Arts, communications, sciences, business, computer science, agriculture — you’ll find transfer degrees
available in these areas and much more at Lincoln Land Community College (LLCC). The Workforce Institute at LLCC provides
opportunities for those interested in fields such as construction, HVACR, electrical, welding, diesel tech, aviation, culinary or hospitality. Additional career training programs are designed to prepare students to enter healthcare occupations — from phlebotomy or clinical medical assistant to sonography or nursing. The school serves more than 12,500 individuals annually through credit and non-credit courses. And that’s not just traditional college-aged students — nearly a third of students here are over the age of 25.
“La Terra” on the LLCC Campus
SIU School of Medicine Courtyard
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