Wabash Valley College is proud to announce the recipients of the 2025 Outstanding Instructor of the Year awards, as selected by the Student Senate and student body. These annual awards honor faculty who have demonstrated exceptional dedication, expertise, and a lasting impact on students' academic and personal growth.

Mount Carmel, IL – Wabash Valley College’s Brubeck Theatre was filled with music, magic, and an outpouring of community support during the college’s spring production of Matilda the Musical, held March 14–16.

Mount Carmel, IL – Wabash Valley College invites prospective students and community members to attend an upcoming information session about its highly respected Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) program.

Learn how to transform old materials into exciting new crafts during the Olney Central College Art Club’s Upcycling Fund- raiser on April 21 in the Student Union. During the event, Art Club members will teach participants step-by-step how to crochet and sew enabling them to create DIY fabric brooches and crocheted items from old T-shirts. The public is invited to attend beginning crochet at 1 p.m. and introductory sewing at 2 p.m. 

Summer and Fall registration are now open at Olney Central College. Schedule an appointment to meet with an advisor by calling 618-395-7777. Save time and money with an eight-week summer class. OCC offers transfer courses in English, composition, math, science, speech and other essential classes required to complete a bachelor’s degree. Both traditional and online courses are available starting June 2. Schedules are available at www.iecc.edu/schedules.

Mt. Carmel, IL – Wabash Valley College (WVC) is proud to announce that Mireya Rose has been elected as the Student Trustee for the 2025-2026 term. This prestigious position rotates annually among the four Illinois Eastern Community Colleges (IECC) campuses—Frontier Community College, Lincoln Trail College, Olney Central College, and WVC.

Olney Central College is taking measures to ensure the campus’ white squirrel population continues to thrive by installing nesting boxes near the Applied Technology Center construction site. 

Olney Central College is once again receiving high marks for its outstanding academics, earning a spot on University HQ’s list of the Top 25 Best Associate Degree Programs in Illinois for 2025.  An independent online resource, University HQ is recognized for providing students with comprehensive resources for researching top-ranked colleges and universities, scholarships and career information. This is the second consecutive year OCC has received this honor.

Some love stories begin with a grand gesture or a chance encounter in a far-off place. For Ross and Nikki Westdorp, it all started in the halls of Lincoln Trail College—between classes, on the ballfields, and in the quiet moments of campus life. What began as a simple friendship grew into something greater, standing the test of time, distance, and the challenges of college athletics. Years later, they returned to the place where it all began, not as students, but as husband and wife—saying “I do” on the very field that had been their home for so many innings.

Olney Central College is hosting upcoming information sessions for students interested in applying for Fall 2025 admission to the Associate Degree Nursing Program. The one-hour meetings are at 3 p.m. on February 19 and at 2 p.m. on February 26 in Dr. Kent L. Wattleworth Hall, Room 213. All applicants are required to attend an information session before submitting their applications.