Persistence and Degree Completion Policy
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges recognizes the diverse needs of students for educational opportunities for lifelong learning. It is the goal of IECC to assist students and support statewide initiatives for the completion of educational goals. IECC has developed and employed strategies for improving persistence and degree completion that are appropriate for IECC’s mission and students served.

Illinois Eastern Community Colleges recognizes the diverse needs of students for educational opportunities for lifetime learning. It is the goal of Illinois Eastern Community Colleges to assist students and support statewide initiatives for the completion of educational goals.

In an effort to improve persistence and degree completion, Illinois Eastern Community Colleges will implement the following:

• Expand access and opportunity, to maintain affordability while accommodating the diversity of students that have jobs and family responsibilities, academically under-prepared students, immigrants, under-represented racial and ethnic populations, and economically disadvantaged students.
  
  
• Recognize diverse educational objectives, attendance patterns, and support needs of all students, and to emphasize the values of life-long learning.