The buzzers were back at Lincoln Trail College as 12 high school teams competed in the Tip Off at the Trail Scholastic Bowl tournament on November 15. The event marked the return of a long-standing LTC tradition, bringing together students from across southeastern Illinois for a day of fast-paced academic competition. Cumberland High School took top honors, earning first place in the tournament. Marshall High School finished second, followed by Robinson High School in third and Edwards County High School in fourth.

On Wednesday, December 10, 2025, Wabash Valley College is celebrating 65 years of excellence in education, student success, and community partnership. In recognition of this milestone, the WVC Foundation has launched the “65 for 65” Campaign, encouraging alumni, community members, and friends of the college to contribute $65 in honor of WVC’s 65th anniversary.

The curtain is rising—and immediately falling—on Olney Central College Theater’s hilarious production of The Play That Goes Wrong, performing November 21–23 at the Dr. John D. Stull Performing Arts Center.

Lincoln Trail College’s Student Senate is leading its annual food drive, collecting non-perishable items to support the LTCares Pantry and local families in need. Collection barrels are located outside the Zwermann Arts Center Theater, the Sports Center, the entrance of Williams Hall, and in Williams Hall Room 105. Monetary donations can be taken to the Student Services Office in Williams Hall. Donations will be accepted through December 1.

Lincoln Trail College and Crawford Memorial Hospital are now accepting applications for the 2026 Health and Wellness Coach program, a hands-on training experience for individuals interested in healthcare careers. Open to anyone who will be 18 years old by June 2, 2026, the program equips participants with the skills and knowledge to support local patients in developing healthier lifestyles—while gaining real-world experience alongside doctors, nurses, dietitians, and other healthcare professionals.

Illinois Eastern Community Colleges (IECC) is reporting steady enrollment this fall, with strong gains among dual credit, career and technical, transfer, and adult education students. While overall full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment is down just 0.5 percent, Vice Chancellor of Institutional Outreach Tona Ambrose, who directs IECC’s enrollment management efforts, says the numbers reflect stability and strength across the district’s four colleges—Frontier Community College, Lincoln Trail College, Olney Central College, and Wabash Valley College.

Illinois Eastern Community Colleges (IECC) - encompassing Frontier Community College, Lincoln Trail College, Olney Central College, and Wabash Valley College — has been named among the Top 200 U.S. Community Colleges by the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program.  

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. 

Illinois Capital Development Board (CDB) announced today construction is underway on the $13.4 million Career and Technical Training Center at Lincoln Trail College, one of four colleges within Illinois Eastern Community Colleges. 

Olney Central College has been approved as a National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB) Assigned School. The designation ensures that after successfully completing state licensure, OCC massage therapy students can now seek NCBTMB board certification, the highest credentials available for those in the massage therapy profession.