LLCC Community Education Youth Programs
Lincoln Land Community College Main Campus, Millennium Center, 5250 Shepherd Rd., Springfield, IL 62703
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LLCC Community Education Youth Programs offers year-round choices of youth programs that include cooking, arts and crafts, study skills, test prep, science, technology, mathematics and more. Week-long summer sessions of College For Kids at LLCC include a wide variety of recreational, enrichment and lifelong learning classes for students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Instruction in cooking and baking is offered through classes, workshops, dinners and events, and local chefs and food experts lead a variety of non-credit culinary experiences for participants.
• Ages: 5–13 years old
• Schedule: Fall and spring options Monday–Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with week-long summer sessions offered Monday–Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
LLCC Community Education offers non-credit classes, workshops, events and travel opportunities that are open to both adults and youth, with classes in a variety of topics for personal interest and skill-building. Online courses for personal enrichment are offered in partnership with ed2go. LLCC serves individuals of all ages and offers accessible, affordable educational programs leading to transfer and career training degrees and certificates, and it is recognized as a top-quality institution with accreditations that reflect the success and quality of its programming. The college is the largest community college district in Illinois in terms of land mass, covering all or parts of 15 counties in central Illinois and 4,115 square miles, with the main campus in Springfield and outreach centers throughout the district.
Charlotte J. Warren, Ph.D., has served as president of Lincoln Land Community College since 2006. Under this leadership, LLCC’s Academy of Lifelong Learning functions as a self-governing learning community sponsored by LLCC, offering more than one dozen programs each month, most offered for free with a paid membership, and welcoming citizens age 50 or greater as members. LLCC has enhanced community partnerships and expanded workforce development training programs, including WEI and PATH, and the president meets regularly with legislative, business and community leaders to determine how the college can best serve its district through workforce development, college transfer and community education programs.
Last updated January 15, 2026.
• Ages: 5–13 years old
• Schedule: Fall and spring options Monday–Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with week-long summer sessions offered Monday–Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
LLCC Community Education offers non-credit classes, workshops, events and travel opportunities that are open to both adults and youth, with classes in a variety of topics for personal interest and skill-building. Online courses for personal enrichment are offered in partnership with ed2go. LLCC serves individuals of all ages and offers accessible, affordable educational programs leading to transfer and career training degrees and certificates, and it is recognized as a top-quality institution with accreditations that reflect the success and quality of its programming. The college is the largest community college district in Illinois in terms of land mass, covering all or parts of 15 counties in central Illinois and 4,115 square miles, with the main campus in Springfield and outreach centers throughout the district.
Charlotte J. Warren, Ph.D., has served as president of Lincoln Land Community College since 2006. Under this leadership, LLCC’s Academy of Lifelong Learning functions as a self-governing learning community sponsored by LLCC, offering more than one dozen programs each month, most offered for free with a paid membership, and welcoming citizens age 50 or greater as members. LLCC has enhanced community partnerships and expanded workforce development training programs, including WEI and PATH, and the president meets regularly with legislative, business and community leaders to determine how the college can best serve its district through workforce development, college transfer and community education programs.
Last updated January 15, 2026.
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