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JALC to Host Viewing of National Tournament Games on Campus

The John A. Logan College Men’s Basketball team will enter the National Tournament in Hutchinson, Kansas, as the number one overall seed. The team began the season unranked, but under first-year Head Coach Tyler Smithpeters, the Vols have won 27 straight games and captured a fourth straight Region 24 title with a victory over arch-rival […]

Former JALC Pitcher Playing for Team Italy in World Baseball Classic

John A. Logan College Alum, Joey Marciano’s road to the World Baseball Classic, plays out like a Hollywood script. Growing up in inner-city Chicago, he did not take up the game of baseball until high school. Despite having limited experience on the mound, John A. Logan College baseball coaches took a chance on the “Underdog” […]

John A. Logan College to Host Annual Job Fair March 22

Career Services at John A. Logan College will host the annual John A. Logan College Job Fair on Wednesday, March 22, from 9 AM to 1 PM in the Donald L. Brewer Gymnasium and Convocation Center.

JALC Presents Snoopy!!! the Musical on March 10 and 11

The John A. Logan College music department will perform Snoopy! The Musical March 10 and 11 in the O’Neil Auditorium on the John A. Logan College campus.

JALC to Host Acclaimed Author and Journalist Jerry Mitchell and US Attorney Don Cochran to Discuss Race Against Time

On Wednesday, March 1, from 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM, John A. Logan College will host award-winning author and journalist Jerry Mitchell to discuss his Book Race Against Time.

Over 250 students will visit JALC Healthcare and Public Service Showcase on Thursday, February 16

Over 250 area high school students are signed up to participate in John A. Logan College’s Healthcare and Public Service Day on Thursday, February 16. Organizers have a day of sessions designed to expose students to career opportunities in healthcare and public service. The event begins with a welcome session in the O’Neil Auditorium at […]

John A. Logan College to Host Events in Celebration of Black History Month

In celebration of Black History Month, John A. Logan College will host a poetry reading by Allison Joseph on February 15 at 10:00 AM in the John A. Logan College Conference Center. Allison Joseph lives in Carbondale, Illinois, where she is a professor of English at Southern Illinois University.

JALC is the Only Community College in the Region to Offer State-Of-The-Art Synthetic Human Technology

John A. Logan College is the only College in the region, and possibly the first community college in Illinois to use the SynDaver Synthetic Human Surgical Model to train Anatomy and Physiology students and students in the Emergency Medical Services Program.

John A. Logan College Announces Fall 2022 President’s and Provost’s List

Each semester any full-time student with a 4.0 grade-point average earns recognition on the President’s List. Any full-time student with a grade-point average between 3.55 and 3.99 earns recognition on the Provost’s List.

John A. Logan College Looks to Build on Momentum in New Year

John A. Logan College staff started their New Year’s resolutions early. This past July, JALC President Dr. Kirk Overstreet held a retreat for his senior administrators. The two-day meeting resulted in the developing of the College’s five-year strategic plan.  Cabinet members developed strategies and tactics for their departments that are reported quarterly. “We sat down […]