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Record-Breaking Scholarship Awards Near $730,000

Danville Area Community College Foundation will host the Annual Honors Program for scholarship recipients Friday, September 22nd in the Mary Miller Center Gymnasium. The Honors Program will begin at 10 AM. Limited parking is available behind the gymnasium. Additional parking is located off of Main Street, north of the Julius W. Hegeler II Advanced Technology Center.

Danville Area Community College will host the 38th Annual College Day on Thursday, September 21, 2017 in the Mary Miller Gymnasium.  Representatives from over 60 four-year colleges, universities and technical schools from 9 states will participate in this Illinois Regional College Fair. Thirty-three Illinois Regional College fairs are being sponsored around the State through the Illinois Association for College Admission Counseling.

Danville Area Community College officials plan to organize an active Alumni Association for the College. To kick-off the effort, DACC is hosting a gathering of Alumni at Noon on September 22, 2017, in Mary Miller Center room 300. The meeting agenda includes election of officers and approval of proposed by-laws. A light lunch will be served. The meeting is scheduled to follow the DACC Foundation’s annual Honors program.

Officials from Danville Area Community College and the DACC Foundation invite the public to attend the dedication ceremony for the Carnegie Library and announcement of a major gift to fund renovations to the historic building. The announcement is planned for 11 am, Thursday, August 31, on the steps of the Carnegie Library. The Library is located behind Bremer Conference Center. Parking is available in the Bremer Parking Lot.

The Danville Area Community College Alumni Association is planning a (re)Organization meeting for Friday, September 22, 2017 in Mary Miller Center, room 300. The program will begin around noon...immediately following the conclusion of the Foundation Honors program.

Please RSVP your intention to attend with the DACC Marketing office at 217-443-8768 or alumni@dacc.edu. A light lunch will be served. RSVP deadline is Wednesday, September 13.

DACC Players, the theater program at Danville Area Community College, will present The Last Five Years, a two character musical, performed here in dinner-theater format, starring Flyn Williams (Fanny Brice from Funny Girl) and Bryan Jenkins (Nick Arnstein from Funny Girl). Musical director for The Last Five Years is Dr. Eric Simonson, and show directors are Phillip Langley and Glenda Boling.

Dinner Theater Production Includes Culinary Arts

DACC Players, the theater program at Danville Area Community College, will present The Last Five Years, a two character musical, performed here in dinner-theater format, starring Flyn Williams (Fanny Brice from Funny Girl) and Bryan Jenkins (Nick Arnstein from Funny Girl). Musical director for The Last Five Years is Dr. Eric Simonson, and show directors are Phillip Langley and Glenda Boling.

The Illinois Small Business Development Center at Danville Area Community College provides free one-on-one consultations to assist potential and existing small businesses in the area. Contact the SBDC for an appointment to discuss: business planning, loan application development, financial analysis, marketing plan analysis, expansion, and legal structure and business registration.

Below are some of the upcoming programs classes hosted by DACC’s Small Business Development Center. 

Danville Area Community College offers a variety of classes at the DACC Higher Learning Center – Hoopeston. For a complete listing of classes or programs visit www.dacc.edu/hoopeston. For more information and to register call 217-283-4170 or visit in person at 847 E. Orange St., Hoopeston, IL. 

Upcoming training...Danville Area Community College's Corporate Education can help with your training needs!

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CDL Driving Training
• CDL Driving Training, July 31-Sept. 8; 8AM-4:30PM.
• CDL Driving Training, Sept. 11-Oct. 20; 8AM-4:30PM.
• CDL Driving Training, Oct. 23-Dec. 1; 8AM-4:30PM.
• CDL Driving Training, Dec. 4, 2017-Jan. 19, 2018; 8AM-4:30PM.