Kishwaukee College

At Kishwaukee College, we improve lives through quality, affordable education. We provide excellent, innovative, and affordable education in a welcoming environment to learners who can benefit from diverse programs and services. Our vision at Kishwaukee College is to be the driving force behind turning your student aspirations and community potential into enduring success. Kish is a comprehensive, two-year college offering five transfer degrees and over 70 occupational degrees and certificates to over 9,000 students. The campus is located in a rural setting six miles west of Northern Illinois University in DeKalb County, utilizing roughly half a million square feet of facilities located on our 120-acre campus. Since first opening our doors five decades ago, Kishwaukee College has remained a cornerstone of the communities it serves. Kish, as it is affectionately referred to, offers an ever-increasing variety of programs and services to meet the needs and wants of district residents in DeKalb, Sycamore, Rochelle and surrounding communities.