US Senate News:
Source: United States Senator for Illinois Tammy Duckworth
February 12, 2025
[WASHIGNTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) yesterday met with the board members, presidents, staff, and students from the Illinois Community College Trustees Association (ICCTA) to discuss improving access to higher education for Illinoisans. During their meeting, the Senators discussed the importance of federal student funding, including the Pell Grant and TRIO programs, for disadvantaged students.
Durbin and Duckworth also pledged their commitment to diversity and protecting the Department of Education.
“From Decatur to Chicago, Illinois has some of the best community colleges in the country,” Duckworth said. “I enjoyed meeting with the presidents and trustees of so many Illinois community colleges. Senator Durbin and I will keep working to support our postsecondary schools at the federal level so that every Illinoisan—regardless of their income, race or zip-code—has access to higher education.”
“Community colleges provide accessible, well-rounded education to students in Illinois,” said Durbin. “Senator Duckworth and I met with community college leaders with the Illinois Community College Trustees Association, and we spoke about how we can work to ensure higher education remains within reach for all Illinoisans.”
Photos of the meeting are available here.
Universities represented at the meeting included:
Black Hawk College
Carl Sandburg College
City Colleges of Chicago
College of DuPage
College of Lake County
Danville Area Community College
Elgin Community College
Harper College
Heartland Community College
Highland Community College
Illinois Community College Board
Illinois Community College Board Trustees Association
Illinois Central College
John A. Logan College
Joliet Junior College
Kaskaskia College
Kishwaukee College
Lewis & Clark Community College
Lincoln Land Community College
Malcom X College
Moraine Valley Community College
Morton College
Oakton College
Parkland College
Richland Community College
Rock Valley College
Sauk Valley Community College
Southeastern Illinois College
Spoon River College
Waubonsee Community College
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