Type of College:
Public two-year comprehensive community college
Founded:
1967
Accreditation:
North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement.
Location:
The Shawnee Community College Main Campus 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. SCC is located 6 miles east of Interstate 57 and 1 mile west of Illinois Rt. 37. The main campus also contains athletic fields, a lake, nature trails, and agriculture test plots. In addition to the main campus, extension centers are located in Anna, Metropolis, and Cairo, Illinois. SCC is geographically the southernmost institution of higher education in the State of Illinois.