Carl Sandburg College sign outside of building D.

Fast Facts about Sandburg

  • Carl Sandburg College is a community college that offers associates degrees (career and transfer) and certificates.
  • Our Main Campus is located in Galesburg, Illinois, approximately 3.5 hours southwest of Chicago, Illinois.
  • We are in the Central Time Zone (CDT).
  • Galesburg is a small, rural, historic community that is set in the prairie of west-central Illinois.
  • The climate varies from an average of 17 degrees F (-8 degrees C)in the Winter to 85 degrees F (29 degrees C) in the Summer.
  • Our current student body is comprised of students from 30 states and 14 countries.