Durbin, Duckworth Meet With The Illinois Community College Trustees Association
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (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.
“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.”
“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.”
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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