Career consortium cooperative agreements at Illinois participation colleges

If you enroll at Sandburg for a career program not offered at your local community college, you may qualify for in-district tuition rates under the CAREER program agreement. You’ll complete paperwork through your local community college to get approval to enroll at Sandburg. All Illinois community colleges participate. 

Students attending Sandburg

Contact your home community college district as directed below, and request the paperwork for the CAREER consortium. Email or mail the information to:

Financial Aid
Carl Sandburg College
2400 Tom L. Wilson Blvd.
Galesburg IL, 61401

Sandburg residents going to another Illinois college

Submit your request using this form. Be sure to upload a copy of your program of study for the Illinois community college you would like to enroll in. You'll receive a response to your request within 30 days.  

Black Hawk College

Paperwork Needed: Yes

Contact: Instructional Services

City Colleges of Chicago

Paperwork Needed: Yes

Contact: Strategy & Academic Governance

College of DuPage

Paperwork Needed: Yes

Contact: Student Registration Services

College of Lake County

Paperwork Needed: Yes

Contact: Educational Affairs

Danville Area Community College

Paperwork Needed: Yes

Contact: Enrollment Services

Elgin Community College

Paperwork Needed: Yes

Contact: Dean of Students

Harper College

Paperwork Needed: Yes

Contact: Registrar’s Office

Heartland Community College

Paperwork Needed: Yes

Contact: Advising Office

Highland Community College

Paperwork Needed: Yes

Contact: Enrollment Services


Only programs that aren’t offered at the above schools are included.

Knox & Monmouth College students

If you turn in a copy of your housing bill (showing 30 days before the beginning of a semester), then you’ll be charged the in-district tuition. If you’re a non-citizen, you must pay out-of-state tuition with no exceptions.

Cooperative agreements with Iowa schools

Eastern Iowa Community Colleges (Clinton, Scott, and Muscatine)

Paperwork Needed: No

Contact: Not applicable

Programs Included:
  • Dental hygiene
  • Massage therapy
  • Mortuary science
Southeastern Community College

Paperwork Needed: No

Contact: Not applicable

Programs Included:

All programs included

 

Other options for in-district tuition rates

Permanently moved to the Sandburg district

Paperwork Needed:
Proof of address change and account updated to home/permanent status

Contact: Admissions Office

Information: Adjust the student’s RGPE

Temporary in-district tuition request

Paperwork Needed:
Request in-district tuition form + copy of signed lease

Contact: Financial Aid Office

Information: All programs included

Certain veterans*

Paperwork Needed:
Reviewed by veteran’s coordinator

Contact: Financial Aid Office

Information: All programs included

Farmington HS grads**

Paperwork Needed:

Contact: Welcome Center

Information: All programs included

 

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