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Ready to launch into what's next? Plan ahead now for spring 2027 classes: registration is open!

Choose Your Pathway

Explore our academic areas designed around your strengths, interests and goals. We'll help you move forward with the path that's best for you.

Keyboard navigation tip: Use tab or shift+tab to navigate through the active three pathways in the following carousel, and the arrow buttons to progress to the next and previous groups.

Agricultural Sciences & Veterinary Technology

This pathway is a great fit if you’re practical, enjoy hands-on work outdoors or working with animals. You can expect to learn from experienced, expert instructors who care about student success.

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Architecture, Manufacturing & Automotive

If you enjoy building or repairing machines or other structures, figuring out how things work and solving hands-on mechanical problems, this pathway is for you.

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Business, Finance & Information Technology

If you would like to be a business leader, help organizations to be financially successful, or if you enjoy working with technology and data analytics, this pathway may be for you.

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Crawford Honors College

The Crawford Honors College is a distinguished community of scholars renowned for their academic excellence and leadership achievements.

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Culinary, Hospitality & Tourism

This pathway is a great fit if you are a creative team player who enjoys learning new things and hands-on work.

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Health, Public Safety & Human Services

If you are a quick problem solver, enjoy lab work and conducting research, this field was designed for you.

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Liberal & Fine Arts

If you're drawn to art, music, theatre or the humanities, consider one of the liberal and fine arts programs. You will build valuable skills in creativity, critical thinking and self-expression while exploring a wide range of career opportunities.

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Social & Behavioral Sciences

If you’re an empathetic servant leader who enjoy helping others, learning about human behavior and working in groups, this pathway is for you.

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STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)

This pathway focuses on science, technology, engineering and math and is perfect for those who are analytical and mathematically-minded.

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Workforce & Training

If you aren’t looking to earn college credit, but instead want to either prepare for the GED, learn English as a second language or find a hands-on, non-credit career training program like truck driving, forklift driving, dental assisting and more, this pathway is for you.

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JJC is home to new beginnings and exciting adventures, championship teams and innovative ideas. We aim to tell these stories of unexpected opportunities and shared experiences, stories that value and cultivate diversity and help us grow possibilities for our entire campus community.

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    JJC to Establish Manufacturing Training Academy

    JJC has received $20 million from Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) to establish a new manufacturing training academy (MTA) that will expand training opportunities in welding, HVAC, industrial maintenance and workforce training related to advanced manufacturing.

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    JJC Opens Candidate Filing Process for 2027 Board of Trustees Election

    The consolidated election process for JJC's Board of Trustees is now open.

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    JJC Athletics Partnership Recognized

    Joliet Junior College (JJC) Athletics has received the 2026 Excellence in Innovation Award: College Athletics from Insight Into Academia magazine, the nation’s longest-running publication advancing best practices in higher education.

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JJC pushes you into different perspectives and different walks of life that are so valuable to learn from.
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Achieve More at Crawford Honors College

Thanks to the extraordinary vision and generous donation of Dr. Curtis J. and Mrs. Gina Crawford, JJC is pleased to introduce Crawford Honors College (CHC). This incredible opportunity is for the brightest minds in the College's district, offering a rigorous and challenging learning experience that will prepare students for a successful future.

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