Community Engagement

Community coming together and helping during a food drive.

We are proud to serve our students and our community members!

At Elgin Community College, we strive to cultivate, expand, and strengthen relationships and partnerships with the communities we serve. Our Board of Trustees, students, faculty, and staff make deliberative efforts to collaborate with and participate in events that benefit local non-profit and service organizations, school districts, and businesses. In addition, we continuously build meaningful collaborations and partnerships to identify and address community needs. See how we coordinate our efforts and commit our resources to making a difference in our community. Learn about programs and benefits ECC offers our community members.

Snapshots of our Board of Trustees, students, faculty, and staff community engagement.

Nurse administering vaccine on patient at COVID vaccine location — 34 employees got involved in 73 community organizations.

Illinois State Representative Maura Hirschauer meets with ECC — Trustee John Duffy, ECC President Dr. David Sam, District 509 Board of Trustees Chair Jennifer Rakow, and Trustee Dr. Donna Redmer meet with Illinois Representative Maura Hirschauer, 49th District (center).

Illinois State Representative Lewis meets with ECC — District 509 Board of Trustees Chair Jennifer Rakow, ECC President Dr. David Sam, and Trustees Jeffrey Meyer and John Duffy meet with Illinois Representative Seth Lewis, 45th District (center).

Illinois State Representative Suzanne Ness meets with ECC — Trustee John Duffy, ECC President Dr. David Sam, District 509 Board of Trustees Chair Jennifer Rakow, and Trustee Dr. Donna Redmer meet with Illinois Representative Suzanne Ness, 66th District (center).

ECC Board of Trustees Engagement — Trustees got involved in our community 59 times.

High School Welding Competition — ECC employees involved in community events 604 times--an increase of 127 percent over 2020.

Helping residents in need — 32,475 families received food assistance from the Northern Illinois Food Bank on the ECC campus parking lot.

Female receiving job search assistance at the ECC job fair. — 100 new hires generating $1.5M estimated 2021 Federal taxes. That’s $7 million in annualized salaries.

Fox Valley Fire and Safety — 49 employees support 72 professional associations and organizations.

Woman standing in from of Small Business Development Center at ECC. — Helped 411 clients; 705 hours of 1:1 advising, created 28 jobs and helped open 12 new businesses. $1.82M secured in-debt financing.

ECC students volunteering in the local community — 539 hours of service at 15 community organizations.

These numbers represent involvement and may reflect a duplicated headcount for the Board of Trustees, employees, and students in FY 2021.

Community Partners, Resources, and Services

Report to the Community

The annual Community Report provides an in-depth look at news, financial analysis, and academic programs that have resulted in student success initiatives and community impact over the past year. This publication is a comprehensive, data-driven report that illustrates ECC’s commitment to its vision, mission, and purpose through an engaging, storytelling approach.

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2021 Report to the Community - PDF

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Contact

Community Engagement Department

Building B
847-214-7273
community@elgin.edu