Parkland College
School info
3.7
Overall Quality
Reputation
3.9
Food
3.2
Clubs
3.2
Facilities
3.9
Internet
3.7
Location
3.8
Opportunities
3.8
Safety
4.5
Social
3
Happiness
4
Basic Information
Location
- Bourbonnais, IL
Institution Overview
- Public/Private: Public community college
- Established: 1966
- Founder: William M. Staerkel, Illinois Public Junior College Act of 1965 (establishing the district)
Academic information
Degree Courses
- Parkland College offers a wide range of degree courses
- but the exact number is not specified in the provided sources. However
- it is mentioned that the college offers various majors and degrees across multiple fields
- including business
- construction trades
- health professions
- and more. Therefore
- it is reasonable to estimate that Parkland College has over 50 degree courses
- but an exact number is not provided. **Range: 50+**
Key Area
- Anthropology
- Forensic Science
- Kinesiology
- Natural Sciences
- Social Sciences
Student and Staff Numbers
- Students: 6,014 students
- Undergraduates: 2,052 to 3,342 undergraduate students
- Academic Staff: The exact number of academic staff at Parkland College is not provided in the search results. However, based on the directories for the Health Professions and Arts, Media, & Social Sciences departments, which list numerous faculty members, it is clear that there are hundreds of academic staff members. For Health Professions: - The directory lists over 40 faculty members and staff. For Arts, Media, & Social Sciences: - The directory lists over 30 faculty members and staff. Given this information, it is reasonable to estimate that Parkland College has at least several hundred academic staff members. **Range: 100-500+**
Notable Alumni
- Juan Acevedo
- Bonnie Blair
- Mark Carlson
- Jeremih Felton
- Shane Heams
- Kevin Kiermaier
- David Patrick
- Spencer Patton
- Louis Sola
- Dan Winkler
- Nick Wittgren
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Good reviews
Overall 5
An amazing school with some university sized resources. Parkland offers their "Pathways" program to take one University of Illinois course per semester at the same cost as Parkland's per credit hour cost. Clubs and social organizations are diverse and full of great people. I saved thousands of dollars getting a 2 year degree before transferring.
Overall 5
Best Community College out there.
Overall 4.9
Nice and easy going
Overall 4.5
Great school, small class size, lots of parking.
Overall 4.5
Awesome school with wonderful instructors.
Overall 4.4
I love parkland.
Overall 4.4
None.
Overall 4.3
I came to Parkland after attending two different 4-year Universities. The experience I had at Parkland was much happier than anywhere else. Thanks to the small class sizes I got the chance to know my teachers and classmates well. I went through the dental hygiene program and I can't praise it enough. Plus, the new cafeteria is awesome
Overall 4.3
One of the best schools in the area, happy with my choice.
Overall 4.3
None.
Bad reviews
Overall 1.3
Parkland College is a really bad or even worse place to study
Overall 1.7
Its really a dead place in here. Instructors are okay. nothing exceptional. The math department especially is a joke. My Social life isn't in anyway related to parkland or parkland students but with U of I students. There is no place to sit with your friends on campus, incase you had any. There is nothing to eat. Parking is free though.
Overall 1.8
Its not the problem with school its the coty itself thats ruining the students morale. Theres nothing to do. Parkland students never socialize they just go straight to home. The only place you can actually talk with someone is before class and after class bcos they live so far away from campus. I wouldnt recommend Parkland.C if your from a big city
Overall 1.8
transfer school to uiuc, tech school to cu.
Overall 1.9
its okay... kind of reminds me of high school
Overall 2
Parkland is pretty well-regarded as a community college, but as a UIUC student who took supplemental classes, I was not impressed. Food was mediocre and pricey, and the area is barren, so there is not much going on in many aspects such as clubs or restaurants. Everyone here just puts their heads down and goes home right after their last class.