Heartland Community College
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Heartland Community College is a community college
located in Illinois
. Founded in 1991, Heartland Community College is a fully accredited institution with campus
es located in Normal
, Lincoln
, and Pontiac
.
. Students living in this non-districted area were in the unique situation of being allowed the choice of attending any of the surrounding four districts' community colleges. But in 1991, Heartland Community College was established, with its first "campus" located in a strip mall
in Towanda Plaza, in Bloomington. The College moved to the current campus in 2000 and closed the last building in the strip mall in 2007.
Approaching the campus from the east, the first of the buildings is the CCB, or Community Commons Building. This building is where new students may register for classes, speak to an Academic Advisor, access their student records, and receive other information. This building also houses the Financial Aid department and the Human Resources department. Directly connected to this building by way of the walkway on the second floor is the SCB, or Student Commons Building.
The SCB houses a new Café, student bookstore, library, security desk, and IT department. The SCB is also home to Project Rise, Heartland's Student Support Services Trio program. Student Recruitment, which acts in part as an admissions office, is also located in this building. The SCB is aligned perpendicular to the CCB and the third main building, the ICB, or Instructional Commons Building.
The ICB is connected to the north end of the SCB's second floor by a walkway, and is actually twice as long from end to end as either the SCB or CCB, and has an open meeting area in the middle of its length on the first floor. The northwest quarter of this area is a designated smoking area. It houses the math department offices and other department offices. This is also where all of the classes are held besides the workforce development center.
WDC, or Workforce Development Center, was the first new addition to the permanent campus. This building was erected in 2007 at the north end of the campus grounds, and opened for classes that fall. It is intended to be a "green" building, with heating and cooling being provided by geothermal energy and other eco-friendly technology. Standing over three stories tall, including the fourth floor maintenance area, it is the tallest building on campus, and is where the vast majority of technology-focused classes are held.
As of December 8, 2008, groundwork has begun on five of the additions. The Child Care Center, situated at the northeast corner of the current campus, is already near completion and is scheduled to open for the Spring 2009 semester. Along the east side of the campus, the framework for the Fitness & Recreation Center and the Community Education Center are in an advanced stage of completion, but significant work still needs to be done before the facilities will be available to the students and faculty.
To the north of the ICB, work on the ICB II building, which will be situated perpendicular to the current ICB and connected with a skyway, has progressed significantly as well. Groundwork has begun on the Student Center, located at the north end of the SCB, but no significant construction has been completed as of this point in time.
In addition to the Hawks baseball, softball, and soccer teams, the on-campus stadium The Corn Crib will be home to the Frontier League
's Normal CornBelters
when they begin play in 2010.
(MWAC) as part of the National Junior College Athletic Association
(NJCAA).
Community college
A community college is a type of educational institution. The term can have different meanings in different countries.-Australia:Community colleges carry on the tradition of adult education, which was established in Australia around mid 19th century when evening classes were held to help adults...
located in Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. Founded in 1991, Heartland Community College is a fully accredited institution with campus
Campus
A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings...
es located in Normal
Normal, Illinois
Normal is an incorporated town in McLean County, Illinois, United States. It had a population of 52,497 as of the 2010 census. Normal is the smaller of two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area...
, Lincoln
Lincoln, Illinois
Lincoln is a city in Logan County, Illinois, United States. It is the only town in the United States that was named for Abraham Lincoln before he became president; he practiced law there from 1847 to 1859. First settled in the 1830s, Lincoln is home to three colleges and two prisons. The three...
, and Pontiac
Pontiac, Illinois
Pontiac is a city in Livingston County, Illinois, United States. The population was 11,931 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Livingston County...
.
History
The state of Illinois is divided into community college districts. Students desiring to attend a community college in Illinois have a lower tuition rate if they attend the community college for the district in which they live. Prior to 1991, the entire state of Illinois was covered by community college districts except a portion of central Illinois centered on BloomingtonBloomington, Illinois
Bloomington is a city in McLean County, Illinois, United States and the county seat. It is adjacent to Normal, Illinois, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area...
. Students living in this non-districted area were in the unique situation of being allowed the choice of attending any of the surrounding four districts' community colleges. But in 1991, Heartland Community College was established, with its first "campus" located in a strip mall
Strip mall
A strip mall is an open-area shopping center where the stores are arranged in a row, with a sidewalk in front. Strip malls are typically developed as a unit and have large parking lots in front...
in Towanda Plaza, in Bloomington. The College moved to the current campus in 2000 and closed the last building in the strip mall in 2007.
Campus
Heartland Community College consists currently of seven buildings on the main campus in Normal, IL. Three of the original buildings are connected by walkways on the second floor that cross over Community College Drive. The other four buildings were additions after the initial permanent campus was opened in 2000.Approaching the campus from the east, the first of the buildings is the CCB, or Community Commons Building. This building is where new students may register for classes, speak to an Academic Advisor, access their student records, and receive other information. This building also houses the Financial Aid department and the Human Resources department. Directly connected to this building by way of the walkway on the second floor is the SCB, or Student Commons Building.
The SCB houses a new Café, student bookstore, library, security desk, and IT department. The SCB is also home to Project Rise, Heartland's Student Support Services Trio program. Student Recruitment, which acts in part as an admissions office, is also located in this building. The SCB is aligned perpendicular to the CCB and the third main building, the ICB, or Instructional Commons Building.
The ICB is connected to the north end of the SCB's second floor by a walkway, and is actually twice as long from end to end as either the SCB or CCB, and has an open meeting area in the middle of its length on the first floor. The northwest quarter of this area is a designated smoking area. It houses the math department offices and other department offices. This is also where all of the classes are held besides the workforce development center.
WDC, or Workforce Development Center, was the first new addition to the permanent campus. This building was erected in 2007 at the north end of the campus grounds, and opened for classes that fall. It is intended to be a "green" building, with heating and cooling being provided by geothermal energy and other eco-friendly technology. Standing over three stories tall, including the fourth floor maintenance area, it is the tallest building on campus, and is where the vast majority of technology-focused classes are held.
Renovations/Additions
Heartland has recently began renovations which would double the campus's current size. Heartland has planned to add by 2010: 3 new sports complexes including a Gymnasium, Soccer Field, and Baseball Field. Other buildings are a Student Center, Fitness Center, Classroom Building, Multipurpose Auditorium/Business Conference Center, Child-Care Center and Receiving Building. These additions are estimated to take enrollment from 4,500 to nearly 8,000.As of December 8, 2008, groundwork has begun on five of the additions. The Child Care Center, situated at the northeast corner of the current campus, is already near completion and is scheduled to open for the Spring 2009 semester. Along the east side of the campus, the framework for the Fitness & Recreation Center and the Community Education Center are in an advanced stage of completion, but significant work still needs to be done before the facilities will be available to the students and faculty.
To the north of the ICB, work on the ICB II building, which will be situated perpendicular to the current ICB and connected with a skyway, has progressed significantly as well. Groundwork has begun on the Student Center, located at the north end of the SCB, but no significant construction has been completed as of this point in time.
In addition to the Hawks baseball, softball, and soccer teams, the on-campus stadium The Corn Crib will be home to the Frontier League
Frontier League
The Frontier League, based in Sauget, Illinois, is a professional, independent baseball organization located in the Midwestern United States, Western Pennsylvania, and Southern Ontario. It operates mostly in cities not served by Major or Minor League Baseball teams and is not affiliated with either...
's Normal CornBelters
Normal CornBelters
The Normal CornBelters are a professional baseball team based in Normal, Illinois, which is part of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area. They began play in May 2010 as a member of the Frontier League, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball...
when they begin play in 2010.
Sports
Heartland's sports teams are known as the Hawks. The Hawks compete in soccer (men's and women's), baseball, and softball. The Hawks joined the Mid-West Athletic ConferenceMid-West Athletic Conference
Also known as '. Hosted by the National Junior College Athletic Association, the Mid-West Athletic Conference also known as Region XXIV is a junior college conference for many Tech and Community Colleges...
(MWAC) as part of the National Junior College Athletic Association
National Junior College Athletic Association
The National Junior College Athletic Association , founded in 1938, is an association of community college and junior college athletic departments throughout the United States. It is held as Divisions and Regions. The current NJCAA holds 24 separate regions.-History:The idea for the NJCAA was...
(NJCAA).
External links
- Bloomington-Normal Wiki-The community wiki that provides information about the Bloomington-Normal area created by Heartland students