In its April 21 meeting, the Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Board of Trustees approved a resolution honoring Jerry Cox, a longtime supporter of Frontier Community College, and granting him naming rights to select elements of the new athletic center currently under construction on campus. Cox has recently made the FCC Foundation the beneficiary of a generous estate gift.  

Frontier Community College has released its academic honor lists for the Fall 2025 semester. Illinois Eastern Community Colleges recognizes students who demonstrate academic excellence through three distinctions: the Chancellor’s Academic Honors List, the President’s Academic Honors List, and the Dean’s Academic Honors List. To qualify for any of the honor lists, students must be enrolled full-time (12 credit hours or more) and be taking college-level courses.

A large crowd of community leaders, students, faculty, and staff braved the heat and gathered at Frontier Community College on Tuesday, September 16, for the groundbreaking of the new athletic facility. The ceremony took place in the field between Mason Hall and Bob Boyles Hall. 

FAIRFIELD, Ill. — Frontier Community College invites community members to expand their skills and explore their passions this fall through a wide variety of Community Education classes.  With both in-person and online options, FCC offers opportunities for lifelong learning that fit any schedule. 

Fairfield, Ill. -- Frontier Community College has released its academic honor lists for the Fall 2024 Semester. Three lists have been established by Illinois Eastern Community Colleges to indicate students who have achieved academic excellence. They are the Chancellor’s Honors List, the President’s Academic Honors List, and the Dean’s Academic Honors List. 

Frontier Community College Bobcat student-athletes demonstrated academic excellence during the fall term, achieving impressive team grade point averages. The softball team led the way with a stellar team GPA of 3.69, followed by the baseball team with a team GPA of 3.61. The volleyball team also performed strongly, finishing with a team GPA of 3.47.

The Automotive Service Technology program at Frontier Community College in Fairfield, Illinois has received ASE Training Program accreditation by the ASE Education Foundation. To achieve this coveted recognition, the school’s automotive training program underwent rigorous evaluation by the ASE Education Foundation. Nationally accepted standards of excellence in areas such as instruction, facilities, and equipment were used.

The numbers speak for themselves; an overall record of 543-210, 13 conference titles, six regional titles, two consecutive sectional championships, a 73% winning percentage, and never experienced a losing season. Chet Snyder is the winningest coach in Fairfield Community High School history – not just in volleyball, but across all sports. In his debut season coaching FCHS Lady Mules Volleyball in 2004, Snyder led them to a 19-14 record. In his second year, the team finished 15-14. From there, he went on to achieve eighteen 20+ win seasons and five 30+ win seasons.

Maddox McElravy of Jewett was recently awarded the Steve Rafferty Memorial Scholarship by Frontier Community College in Fairfield.  The Steve Rafferty Memorial Scholarship was established in March 2014.  Rafferty served as the Lead Faculty for the Electrical Distribution Systems program at FCC from 2008 until his passing in March 2014.  This scholarship is awarded exclusively to students enrolled in the FCC Electrical Distribution Systems program.

Two Frontier Community College Electrical Distribution Systems students Caleb Hardy, from Opdyke, and Jeffrey Short, from Newton, were recently awarded the Earl R. Pottorff Memorial Scholarship.