Illinois Higher Education Regions
As designated by the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE), a higher education region is a geographical area within which an institution may operate and is not limited to the site within the region where the institution initially applied. A region consists of one or more coterminous community college districts.
| Region Number | Region Name | Community College District | Community College District Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Suburban | Lake County | 532 |
| Oakton | 535 | ||
| Harper | 512 | ||
| 2 | Fox Valley | Elgin | 509 |
| Kishwaukee | 523 | ||
| McHenry | 528 | ||
| Rock Valley | 511 | ||
| Waubonsee | 516 | ||
| 3 | West Suburban | DuPage | 502 |
| Morton | 527 | ||
| Triton | 504 | ||
| 4 | Western | Black Hawk | 503 |
| Carl Sandburg | 518 | ||
| Highland | 519 | ||
| John Wood | 539 | ||
| Sauk Valley | 506 | ||
| Spoon River | 534 | ||
| 5 | Central | Heartland | 540 |
| Illinois Central | 514 | ||
| Illinois Valley | 513 | ||
| Lincoln Land | 526 | ||
| 6 | South Metropolitan | Joliet Junior | 525 |
| Kankakee | 520 | ||
| Moraine Valley | 524 | ||
| Prairie State | 515 | ||
| South Suburban | 510 | ||
| 7 | Prairie Region | Danville | 507 |
| Lake Land | 517 | ||
| Parkland | 505 | ||
| Richland | 537 | ||
| 8 | Southwestern | Illinois Eastern | 529 |
| Kaskaskia | 501 | ||
| Lewis and Clark | 536 | ||
| Southwestern Illinois | 522 | ||
| 9 | Southern | John A. Logan | 530 |
| Rend Lake | 521 | ||
| Shawnee | 531 | ||
| Southeastern | 533 | ||
| 10 | Chicago | City Colleges | 508 |
Map of Illinois Higher Education Regions and Community College Districts
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