Lincoln Land Community College has offered classes to the greater Christian County area for many years. These classes initially were held in community sites through the cooperation of partners like the Taylorville Public School District. Due to the community’s positive response to these offerings, LLCC officially established the Eastern Region Education Center.

The Lincoln Land Community College Service Center in Taylorville opened in the summer of 1990. In February of 1992, the Taylorville Technical Training Center held its grand opening and offered training to many local industry partners.

In April of 1996, the Ciy of Taylorville, along with generous donations from community leaders, donated the building and area property to Lincoln Land Community College.

In July of 1996, two pre-manufactured buildings added four classrooms, allowing LLCC to substantially increase its course offerings in Taylorville. The additional classrooms were opened just in time for Fall 1996 courses. The center was officially named the Eastern Region Education Center.

In 2003, Lincoln Land Community College received $666,300 from the State of Illinois for the purpose of replacing temporary facilities at the Eastern Region Education Center in Taylorville. The capital funds allocated are part of a statewide investment of $50 million in community colleges throughout Illinois.

With the capital funds provided, the Lincoln Land Community College Foundation lead the charge to raise the required additional investment of $272,100 to establish permanent facilities for our students in the eastern region.  This local match was realized in 2006.

The new classroom facility will replace current modular buildings. The facility will: have a total of approximately 3,500 net square feet; provide four classrooms of approximately 560 square feet each; and provide one computer lab of 650 square feet.

An increasing number of residents in the eastern area of Lincoln Land Community College’s district are taking advantage of the higher education services the college offers. The Eastern Region Education Center has experienced growth in enrollment since 2001. The current modular buildings at the EREC site are not conducive to learning. The need for the new facility is great. A more contemporary, appealing and aesthetically pleasing facility will enhance learning and improve the quality of the learner setting provided for LLCC students.

The strength of quality education lies in the feelings of partnership and cooperation among families, friends, neighbors, businesses and organizations. Lincoln Land Community College embodies this spirit. Together, we can educate our young people in youth enrichment classes; assist an individual struggling to secure his/her GED; help an individual secure his/her degree and promote life-long learning for the residents of our communities.

With community support and financial assistance, we will establish a new facility at Lincoln Land Community College’s Eastern Region Education Center. Together we can enhance the education of our friends, families and neighbors.

As a way of saying thank you, major contributions to the new facility will be permanently recognized in the building. For further information about joining us in strengthening education at the Eastern Region Education Center, contact Jim Brubaker, EREC Executive Director at jim.brubaker@llcc.edu.

Monday - Thursday                 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Friday                                    8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed on Fridays during Summer session)

Computer Lab Availability

Monday-Thursday                   8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Friday                                    8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

LLCC’s Eastern Region Education Center is proud of the multitude of the high quality programs and services it offers to students.

Services and programs include:

· Advising
· Adult basic education classes
· Assessment testing (reading, writing and math)
· Book buy back services
· Bookstore
· Bursar (cashier for LLCC tuition and fees)
· Certified nursing assistant training program
· Construction Occupations Applied Science Program
· Criminal Justice courses
· Developmental math, English and reading courses
· Financial aid/scholarship assistance
· GED preparation courses
· Higher Education Academic Transition (HEAT)
· Law Enforcement courses
· Library services
· Professional Accelerated Training Program (PACT)
· Test proctoring
· Transfer degree courses
· Tutoring including Writing and Math Labs
· Vocational and technical program courses
· Welding operator certificate program

Mark LeVault, Chair
Fred Ronnow, Vice Chair
Craig Moots, Secretary
Dan Austin*
Jennifer Anderson
Tom Campbell
Delbert Edwards
Dick Evans
Amy Hagen
Mark LeVault
Frank Mathon
Randy Miller
Mary Renner
Bernie Salisbury
BJ Wilken
Michael Miller**

LLCC’s Eastern Region Education Center is proud to be a partner of the greater Taylorville community through a variety of collaborative ventures.

Through the EREC, the college offers dual credit partnerships with several area high schools, including Nokomis, Riverton, Rochester, South Fork, Edinburg and Taylorville. Dual credit partnerships present the opportunity to junior and senior high school students to begin their higher education experience at an early stage in the learning process. Other area high schools are provided accessibility to services and educational opportunities.

The EREC is pleased to be affiliated with numerous companies to provide training. Training partners include:
· Alstrom Filtration
· Bunn Capitol
· Christian-Montgomery County Regional Office of Education
· Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
· Macon Metal
· Marketing Alternatives, Inc. (MAI)
· Palmer Bank
· St. Vincent Memorial Hospital
· Taylorville School District #3
· Taylorville Street and Sewer Department

LLCC’s Construction Occupations Program and the City of Taylorville entered into a collaboration in 2002 to build cabins for Lake Taylorville. The program completed four fully operational cabins as the partnership culminated.

In addition, the EREC offers Professional Accelerated Career Training (PACT), a career training program offering opportunities for students to achieve employable skills, earn college credit, and work toward the completion of a degree or certificate. Current areas of study include welding and health occupations. This program has been designed to meet the needs of high school students who desire specialized employable skills while completing high school. Students obtain a head-start toward a career by completion of a degree or certificate.