Shawnee Community College Facts

Shawnee Community College, located in Ullin, Illinois, is one of 48, two-year, open-admission colleges in the Illinois Community College System, organized under the Illinois Public Community College Act.

The College is located on 152 acres of rolling hills and woods just a few miles north of the Ohio River and near the scenic Cache River Wetlands. One of the most beautiful community college campuses in Illinois, Shawnee consists of the original “Rustic Campus” that now houses area agencies, the main campus buildings that cover over 140,000 square feet, and a 7,200-square-foot Career and Technical Education Center.

The main campus also contains athletic fields, a lake, and nature trails. In addition to the main campus, extension centers are located in Anna, Metropolis, Cairo, and Vienna, Illinois. The area is very rural in nature, and is sparsely populated.

The population of the Shawnee Community College district is 57,227, with a median household income of $40,059. According to 2017 census data, 20.5% of families fall below the federal poverty level. The College annually serves approximately 4,200 individuals through credit and non-credit courses. The average age of Shawnee Community College students is 27. Thirty-six percent (36%) of the students are male, and sixty-four percent (64%) are female. Eighteen percent (18%) of the student body is minority.

Type of College: Public two-year comprehensive community college

Founded:

1967

Locations and Phone:

Main Campus is Located at 8364 Shawnee College Road, Ullin, IL; (618) 634-3200 or (800) 481-2242 Anna Extension Center is located at 1150 E. Vienna Street, Anna, IL; (618) 833-3399 Cairo Extension Center is located at 2035 Washington Street, Cairo, IL; (618) 634-3490 or (618) 734-3660 Metropolis Regional Education Center is located at 5385 Industrial Park Road, Metropolis, IL; (618) 524-3003 Vienna Extension Center is located at 601 N. 1st St, Vienna, IL; (618) 634-3441

Academic Calendar: Current academic calendars are located on the SCC website, www.shawneecc.edu, and in the printed catalog.

College District #531: Alexander, Johnson, Massac, Pulaski, and Union; portion of Jackson

President:

Annual Operating Budget:

Dr. Tim Taylor

$12,331,209

District Equalized Assessed Evaluation:

635,983,048

Annual Enrollment: FY2019 unduplicated headcount was 3,344 full- and part-time students

Tuition:

In-district $125/credit hour for FY2021 Out-of-district $188/credit hour for FY2021 Out-of-state $209/credit hour for FY2021

Library:

34,300 books 700 DVDs 34 print magazine subscriptions 9 newspaper subscriptions (local, regional, and national) 40 databases 6 online educational video collections 11,000 ebooks in EBSCOhost

Financial Assistance for Tuition and Fees Awarded Annually:

Approximately $3,500,000

Faculty/Staff:

97 full-time; 76 part-time

Courses of Study: Associate of Arts Associate of Science Associate of General Studies Associate of Applied Science One-Year Certificates Less-Than-One-Year Certificates

Secondary Schools in District:

12