Author Archives: Kevin Hunsperger

Shawnee Community College has officially completed the purchase of the entire building formerly known to the community as the “old Walmart” in Anna, now home to the Union County Extension Center (UCEC). The facility is located at 1150 Vienna Street and is owned in full by the College as of January 8, 2026.

Shawnee Community College finished in the top five for the second straight year. We collected 10,750 individual items for Bernie’s Place, the SCC Food Pantry. Some of the items donated this year included more than 20 Thanksgiving meals. This was a genuine community effort, and we are grateful to all who helped provide meals and snacks for our students on all of our campuses.

ULLIN, IL (December 19, 2025) – Shawnee Community College is thrilled to celebrate the outstanding achievements of our Fall 2025 semester honor students, who have demonstrated exceptional dedication and academic excellence. At Shawnee Community College, we value and recognize the hard work of all our full-time students. Those who maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or better while enrolled in an Associate degree or certificate program are considered honor students. The President’s List consists of students with a 4.0 grade point average for the semester, while students on the Vice President’s List earned a GPA between 3.5 and 3.9. Twenty-five student athletes have been recognized. Six were on the President’s List and 19 made the Vice President’s List. They are noted with an asterisk. President’s List Anna, IL Natalie Aldrich Clayton Barnhart Geremy Boyd Daylon Butler Morgan Casey Riley Cruse Kayma Dawson Alexis Nekola Hunter Partain Maddie Piercefield* George […]

Shawnee Community College (SCC) has been awarded a combined $542,000 in state grant funding to expand hands-on training, workforce development, and student support services across the district.

Shawnee Community College is proud to announce the induction of 11 outstanding students into the Alpha Lambda Epsilon chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society. This achievement recognizes each student’s dedication to academic excellence, strong leadership, and commitment to service; core values that define both PTK and the College.

Today, the Aspen Institute named Shawnee Community College as one of the 200 institutions eligible to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s premier recognition of high achievement and performance among two-year colleges. The 200 colleges were selected based on their student outcomes data, including retention, completion, transfer, and bachelor’s attainment rates. Started in 2010, this is the ninth cycle of the Aspen Prize.

Nearly 500 students from 12 area high schools visited Shawnee Community College today to take part in the College’s annual SCC Day, a campus-wide event designed to help juniors and seniors explore their academic and career possibilities.

Shawnee Community College is joining community colleges across Illinois this fall to help address food insecurity through the second annual Feed The Need Campus Food Drive. From October 15 through December 1, 2025, SCC will collect non-perishable food items on campus, with donations benefiting Bernie’s Place on main campus and the College’s extension centers.

Shawnee Community College (SCC) has been recognized by USA TODAY as one of America’s Top Vocational Schools for 2025, earning a five-star rating in the category Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, and Humanities. The five-star distinction places SCC among a select group of institutions nationwide, and one of only three in Illinois, to receive USA TODAY’s highest mark.

Shawnee Community College will host a Digital Threat Assessment® (DTA) training on Thursday, October 30, 2025, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the L Atrium of the main campus in Ullin, Illinois. The training, offered through the Illinois School and Campus Safety Program and the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board Executive Institute, is tuition-free and open to a wide range of school and community professionals.