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Pikes Peak Community College is in its 47th year of operation and has been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission since 1975. It is a two-year college offering 158 associate degrees and various certifications in career and technical fields. With four campuses and two military education centers in El Paso County, PPCC serves approximately 21,000 students annually.
Since 1949, Elgin Community College (ECC) has been dedicated to improving lives through learning. Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, ECC offers comprehensive degree and certificate programs, affordable tuition, small classes, and knowledgeable and caring faculty and staff. In addition to its six associate degree programs, the college also offers more than 140 career-oriented occupational degrees and certificates, corporate and continuing education programs, and a full complement of pre-collegiate courses and initiatives. The college is also a great place to start a bachelor’s degree, earn summer credit, or begin dual admission with a four-year college or university. Along with its Spartan Drive Campus in Elgin, ECC offers courses and services at the following locations: the Education and Work Center in Hanover Park, Streamwood Village Hall, and several public schools and libraries. In 2016, the college will open its Public Safety Training Center in Burlington. The college’s 360-square-mile district is home to 446,224 residents, 10,000+ businesses, four school districts, and 33 communities. The U.S. Department of Education has designated ECC as a Hispanic-serving institution. The college has also been distinguished as a Military Friendly® institution since 2012. Nearly 11,000 credit students enrolled during the fall 2014 semester, and ECC has increased completions by 43 percent between 2000 and 2012, according to data provided by NIU’s Center for Governmental Studies. ECC’s Main Campus is conveniently located just four miles south of the Jane Addams Tollway (Interstate 90) in southwest Elgin, about 35 miles northwest of Chicago, and only 30 minutes west of O’Hare International Airport.
The UA College of Medicine - Tucson is advancing health and wellness through education, research and patient care. Founded in 1967 as Arizona`s first medical school, today the UA College of Medicine - Tucson ranks among the top medical schools in the nation for research and primary care.
The University System of Maryland (USM) is the Marylands public higher education system, comprised of 11 degree-granting universities, two regional higher education centers, an environmental research center, and a system office. USM combines the power of its member institutions provide students access to world-class resources and ensure that those resources are used efficiently, effectively, and sustainably.
NCICU represents North Carolina's 36 private, nonprofit, SACS accredited colleges and universities on public policy issues with the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state government and the other education sectors in the state. Primarily, our focus in public policy is to work to maximize college access, affordability, and financial aid for North Carolina students who attend private colleges and universities in the state.