2002
marked the 75th anniversary of South Suburban College Our
Past...Your Future!
South
Suburban College was founded in 1927 as Thornton Junior College. At that time,
the College was an extension of Thornton Township High School in Harvey, Illinois.
The Illinois Community College Act of 1965 created Community College District
510 and enlarged the area served to include high school districts 205, 215 and
228 (Thornton, Thornton Fractional, and Bremen).
In 1969 the name was
changed to Thornton Community College to emphasize the comprehensive mission of
the College. The College moved into its existing main campus facilities in 1972.
In June of 1988, the Board of Trustees voted to change the name of the
institution to South Suburban College to more accurately reflect the geographic
location
of the College. In an effort to serve the western portion of the district and
to provide opportunities for district residents to complete a four-year degree,
the University & College Center was opened in Oak Forest in 1992.
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