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South Suburban College

Community college in South Holland, Illinois, U.S.

Summary

Community college in South Holland, Illinois, U.S.

Field	Value
name	South Suburban College
former_names	Thornton Junior College, Thornton Community College
type	Public community college
established
president	Lynette D. Stokes
students	4,180
city	South Holland
state	Illinois
country	United States
coor
campus	South Holland and Oak Forest
colors	Reflex Blue and White
athletics_affiliations	NJCAA
athletics_nickname	Bulldogs
website	www.ssc.edu

South Suburban College is a public community college in South Holland, Illinois. It has a second campus in Oak Forest, Illinois.

History

South Suburban College was founded in 1927 as Thornton Junior College. At that time, the college was an extension of Thornton Township High School in Harvey, Illinois. The Illinois Community College Act of 1965 created Community College District 510 and enlarged the area served to include Thornton Township High Schools District 205, Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215, and Bremen High School District 228.

In 1969, the name was changed to Thornton Community College to emphasize the comprehensive mission of the college. The college moved into its existing main campus facilities in South Holland in 1972.

In June 1988, the college's board of trustees voted to change the name of the institution to South Suburban College to more accurately reflect the geographic location of the college. To serve the western portion of the district and provide opportunities for district residents to complete a four-year degree, the Oak Forest Center was opened in Oak Forest in 1992.

Campus

The main campus is situated in South Holland, Illinois with a second campus, the Oak Forest Center located in Oak Forest, Illinois.

Athletics

Men's Athletics

Basketball
Baseball
Soccer Women's Athletics
Basketball
Soccer
Softball
Volleyball

Notable alumni

Tom Baldwin - NFL player, New York Jets
Tim Byrdak, Major League Baseball player
Herb Coleman, American player of gridiron football
Ruth Johnson Colvin, Founder of the non-profit Literacy Volunteers of America, Inc., now called ProLiteracy Worldwide in Syracuse, New York in 1962
King Von, Rapper
Cliff Floyd, Major League Baseball player
Rob Mackowiak, Major League Baseball player
Ron Mahay, Major League Baseball player
Julius Matos, Major League Baseball player
Robert P. Regan, Illinois state representative and businessman
R. Bruce Waddell, Illinois state representative and businessman
Frank Zuccarelli, longtime supervisor of Thornton Township, Cook County, Illinois as well as longtime chair of the college's board of supervisors

References

"Spring Enrollment Report". Illinois Community College Board.
"Tom Baldwin". databaseFootball.com.
Bagnato, Andrew. (April 25, 1995). "49ers Find A Big Package At Tiny Trinity". [[Chicago Tribune]].
(2010). "Ruth Johnson Colvin / Lambda-Northwestern". Kappadelta.org.
"Rob Mackowiak Stats". Baseball Almanac.
"Ron Mahay Stats". Baseball Almanac.
"Julius Matos Stats". Baseball Almanac.
'Illinois Blue Book 1991-1992,' Biographical Sketch of Robert P. Regan, pg. 107
'Illinois Blue Book 1977-1978,' Biographical Sketch of R. Bruce Waddell, pg. 133
(14 January 2022). "Frank Zuccarelli, former Thornton Township supervisor, remembered as a ‘genuine champion’ at memorial service".

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