Kankakee Community College

Kankakee Community College was organized in October 1966 by a group of citizens concerned with providing a post-secondary educational resource for the people of the Kankakee area. Since that date, it has served as an educational, vocational, and recreational center for residents of Community College District 520, an area encompassing all or part of Kankakee, Iroquois, Ford, Grundy,

Livingston, and Will counties and serving a population in excess of 130,000. KCC’s central campus is located on 178 acres on the southern edge of the city of Kankakee. Situated on the tree-lined banks of the Kankakee River, the campus is surrounded by rich, agricultural land and the scenic Kankakee Conservation Area. The college has extension centers throughout the district.