As snow began to blanket the college's parking lots last Tuesday afternoon, Facility Services crews were already on the scene. 

 

Assistant Director of Facility Services and Roads and Grounds Rich Rivera talked this week about the college's clean-up efforts in the wake of the blizzard that shuttered the college--and much of the district--for two days. 

Q: Which campus accumulated the most snow?

 

A:  Main Campus, City Center Campus and the Weitendorf Agricultural Education Center reported 20 inches of snowfall each and Romeoville Campus reported 19 inches. City Center Campus had the worst drifting ... the Renaissance Center had four- and five-foot snowdrifts covering the entire length of the front entrance. Weitendorf had the second-worst snowdrifts.

 

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Read Rivera's challenging-and amusing-adventures dealing with winter weather

 

Snow photos of Main Campus taken 2-4-1

 

Have campus blizzard photos you'd like to share? Send them to communications@jjc.edu. 

 

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To the College Community:
 
On Tuesday night, the Board of Trustees voted down a $4 tuition increase and an option to pursue variable tuition for high cost, high demand programs.

  

These tuition measures were recommended to help balance the FY12 budget and meet the needs of:

• our growing student population,
• our contractual commitments to unions,
• our facilities expansion, and
• to account for the state's unpredictable funding.

While I am pleased that students will see tuition relief for next year, especially in tough economic times, Joliet Junior College still faces financial challenges as it plans for FY12.

  

We continue to be affected by our growing enrollment, which has increased 35 percent over the last ten years, and the state's financial crisis. To date for FY11, the state has made two payments and still owes the college in excess of $6 million.