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51³Ô¹Ï A. Logan College Breaks Ground on New State-of-the-Art Career and Technical Education Center

51³Ô¹Ï A. Logan College marked a major milestone today with a groundbreaking ceremony for its new $14.2 million Career and Technical Education (CTE) Center.

51³Ô¹Ï A. Logan College to Hold Groundbreaking Ceremony for New Career Technical Education Center

51³Ô¹Ï A. Logan College will host a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the beginning of construction on its new $14.1 million Career Technical Education (CTE) Center.

From Type 1 Diagnosis to Aspiring Diabetes Educator: Toby Hollister’s Journey

At just 17 and soon to be a senior at Carterville High School, Toby Hollister is already a Certified Nursing Assistant. He completed 51³Ô¹Ï A. Logan College’s dual-credit CNA program this May.

JALC Announces Fall Registration and Welcome Week Activities

Fall semester classes will begin on August 11 at 51³Ô¹Ï A. Logan College. Late walk-in registration will be available from August 4, with late-night availability until 6 p.m. on August 4 through August 7 and August 11 through August 1.

JALC Announces Spring 2025 President’s and Provost’s Lists

51³Ô¹Ï A. Logan College is pleased to announce the Spring 2025 President’s and Provost’s Lists.

Urgent Update: Water Main Break Forces JALC to Close Main Campus and Postpone Poshard  Poetry Reading and GED Graduation

Due to an unexpected water main break in the City of Carterville, 51³Ô¹Ï A. Logan College officials have announced that the main campus in Carterville will be suspending operations, effective at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 25.

NEW EVENT DATE: Dr. Glenn Poshard to Read Poetry at JALC to Benefit Local Food Pantries

Dr. Glenn Poshard, longtime public servant and humanitarian, will host a public poetry reading at 51³Ô¹Ï A. Logan College on Monday, July 7, at 1 p.m., with all proceeds supporting local food pantries across southern and central Illinois.

JALC Board of Trustees Approves Balanced Budget for the Second Straight Year

The 51³Ô¹Ï A. Logan College Board of Trustees has unanimously approved a balanced budget for the fiscal year 2025-2026, marking the second consecutive year the college has achieved this fiscal milestone.

51³Ô¹Ï A. Logan College President Appointed to Statewide Leadership Role

51³Ô¹Ï A. Logan College President Dr. Kirk Overstreet has been elected to a key leadership position within the Illinois Community College Presidents Council.

JALC Nursing Instructor Crystal Young’s Impact on Nursing Students Inspires a Local Family to Establish a Scholarship in Her Honor

51³Ô¹Ï A. Logan College Assistant Professor Crystal Young was preparing for what she believed was a routine visit from the school’s Marketing Department when she was met instead with an emotional surprise: the announcement of a new nursing scholarship created in her honor.