Whiteside Area Career Center (WACC) is off to its strongest start yet with 727 students enrolled this year. Several programs—including Welding & Manufacturing, Allied Health,...
Building a culture for pathway implementation and postsecondary success.
The Sauk and Mississippi Valley Region stretches from Dixon, Illinois, to Clinton, Iowa. Through school, industry, and business partnerships, professionals collaborate to bring opportunities to students and employers. This initiative aims to build a culture for pathway implementation and postsecondary success as measured by degree completion, job placement, and students who return to the community for employment. Partners continue to support each other and expand opportunities for students exploring all career clusters. These opportunities are exemplified through dual credit, internships, business/professional skills training for high school students, manufacturing day/week tours and hands-on activities, career planning with employer support, and creating a pathway. The multitude of partners engaged in this initiative has allowed our rural region to provide exceptional opportunities for students.
Whiteside Area Career Center, Sauk Valley Community College, Morrison Tech, Sauk Valley Chamber of Commerce, ROE 47, and area school districts
Whiteside Area Career Center (WACC) is off to its strongest start yet with 727 students enrolled this year. Several programs—including Welding & Manufacturing, Allied Health,...
Approximately two dozen paraprofessionals from school districts throughout Northwest Illinois will soon enroll in Northern Illinois University’s LEAP (Licensed Educator Accelerated Pathway) program, which will...
Sauk Valley Community College is excited to announce that dual credit enrollment has increased by 14.8% in headcount this fall, and all of its public...
The National Manufacturing Day Grand Finale event, held on April 25 at Sauk Valley Community College, was a great success, with six area high schools...
On May 20, 2025, the Whiteside Area Career Center (WACC) proudly hosted its Work-Based Learning Signing Day, recognizing an exceptional group of students who turned...
River Bend CUSD joined its neighbors in Iowa to host the second annual Education-Employer Symposium. The symposium focused on how employers and school districts in...