Peoria, Illinois Community Colleges

Midstate College

• Midstate College in Peoria, Illinois, has provided quality education to the community since 1888, establishing itself as a leader in education and professional training. Whether attending to build on a current career or explore a new one, Midstate College has quality technology, knowledgeable faculty and small classes. Classes are available during the day, during the evening and online for maximum convenience and flexibility. Midstate offers bachelors, associates and diploma programs in various computer, technology, business and medicine fields, among others.

  Midstate College
  411 W. Northmoor Road
  Peoria, IL 61614
  309-692-4092
  midstate.edu

Illinois Central College

• Illinois Central College in Peoria offers affordable education and access to technology, culture and personal improvement to its students--who range from older high school students to individuals 40 and older. The east Peoria campus sits on 400-wooded acres and is made up of five large buildings; the Peoria campus is on the riverfront, near downtown and is made up of two large buildings. The college offers flexible class schedules during the day, at night or online for those who have jobs and other obligations. Many of ICC's students use the college as a way to earn an associate's degree as an introduction to their chosen field, then transfer to a four-year institution. ICC has degree plans in nine academic departments, with multiple degrees per department. These include agriculture, arts and communication, business, English, health careers, library tech, math/science and engineering, public services and social sciences.

  Illinois Central College
  5407 N. University St.
  Peoria, IL 61614
  309-690-6800
  icc.edu

Spoon River College

• Located in Canton, just 30 minutes from Peoria, Spoon River College is a two-year, public community college in central Illinois. The college serves about 4,000 students every year in a 1,500-square-mile area and guarantees to provide students with the first two years of college and pre-professional courses, career and technical education, business training, and community education, according to the website. For those who can't afford a formal education, Spoon River offers financial aid--and makes claims that students who attend the college for the first two years of college then attend a four-year school make higher grades than the average university student.

  Spoon River College
  23235 N. County Hwy. 22
  Canton, IL 61520
  309-647-4645
  src.edu