Your Personalized Top 10 Reasons to Choose Illinois College

 

Find out why being True Blue could be a fit for you.

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discover Where You Begin

 

Request info to receive more details about Illinois College—the place where you’ll live life in True Blue, feel good about investing in your future, and Graduate READY.
 
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1. Graduate READY

 

Prepare for success beyond college with guaranteed experience through internships, research, global study, and more.

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2. ADvantage Plus

 

Get a minimum $20,000 scholarship each year, pay $0 for textbooks, and Finish in 4 years or we’ll cover your remaining cost.

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3. Be True Blue 

 

A welcoming, small-town feel is deeply rooted in the True Blue community. Everyone you pass will always smile and say “hello!” 

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Go abroad through BreakAway trips that whisk you away to places such as Hawaii, Japan, and Greece.

 

Join one, two, or many clubs—from Greek-lettered organizations and Concert Choir to Investment Club and Nuestra Casa.

 

We meet 100% of financial need for Illinois residents—all you need to do to qualify is be admitted, file the FAFSA, and have a 3.0 GPA. 

 

Prepare to get hired—nearly 100% of IC graduates are employed or in grad school within one year. 

 

Take a road trip to Chicago, Indianapolis, or Kansas City for big-city entertainment, job opportunities, and more.

 

Experience brings IC students to internships with businesses including IBM and the St. Louis Cardinals.

 
 

Get the education you deserve at a manageable price—IC is ranked ​a Top 25 Most Affordable College for the Middle Class (College Raptor). 

 
 

Program highlight: Career READY Nursing 

 

Explore the benefits of a program with a 100% post-graduate placement rate and no waitlist.

 
 
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Transferring? This is Where You Begin.

 

Explore generous transfer scholarships and take your credits with you—we’ll even help assess what you can transfer and how it’ll apply.

 
 
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Get to Know Illinois College

 
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Where You’ll Graduate READY

 
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Check Out the Hilltop

 
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We Make Excellence Affordable

 
Where Students Graduate READY

Illinois College 

1101 West College Avenue 
Jacksonville, Illinois 62650