Community Engagement

Our mission at Moraine Valley Community College is to educate the whole person in a learning-centered environment, recognizing our responsibilities to one another, to our community, and to the world we share.

As one of the largest community colleges in Illinois, we serve close to 400,000 residents in 26 communities with more than 21,500 students annually. We have seen consistent growth throughout the decades that has resulted in the expansion of learning and student service spaces across the more than 300-acre campus in Palos Hills and the opening of extension sites in Blue Island in 2004 and Tinley Park in 2010.

We offer more than 140 programs and have conferred over 96,000 degrees and certificates, serving the highest percentage of district students of any community college in the Chicago suburbs.

We are constantly striving to make our quality education affordable and accessible for our students. We’ve been successful in keeping down tuition rates and we’re proud to be less costly than the majority of our neighboring districts and other community colleges our size. This commitment to affordability, combined with over $25.2 million in financial aid administered to our students, results in only 2% of them needing to take out federal loans to afford college. This puts our students on the path to financial and career success by earning an education with limited to no college debt.

To drive the continued success of our students and district residents, nearly 400 college faculty, staff, students, and community and business leaders collaborated to develop our 2025-30 Strategic Plan, a cohesive and visionary pathway for our college’s future. This plan will drive Moraine Valley forward through additional improvements in areas such as student success, program development, community engagement, and technology.

Due to our district’s fiscal responsibility, we are set to pay off a portion of our bonds, giving us a unique opportunity to make significant progress implementing our strategic plan. Demand for our quality education continues to grow, with the number of degrees and certificates we’ve awarded rising significantly the past decade. And as an important catalyst for our region’s success, we must always be innovating.

That’s why we are actively discussing the path forward with the community and collaborating on a plan. Together, we are developing a community-driven plan that increases opportunities for our students and addresses needed improvements to our facilities.