Education has played a vital role in the development of Jacksonville.
For a city of our size, the opportunities for learning are numerous.
1101 West College Avenue
One of the oldest colleges west of the Alleghenies, founded in 1829. The College is also home to some Lincoln letters. Because of the strong views of many of the students and faculty, Illinois College was considered an engine of abolitionism. Illinois College is a four-year liberal-arts college, offering degrees in various fields of study, including Education and Biology.
Illinois School for the Deaf
125 Webster Avenue
The Illinois School for the Deaf places its education emphasis on Total Communication; on complete oral, aural and manual communication skills development. This residential school for the hearing impaired educates Illinois children from ages three to twenty-one.
Illinois School for the Visually Impaired
658 East State Street
A residential facility which serves children from Illinois between the ages of five and twenty-one who are blind or partially sighted. ISVI offers a comprehensive academic program with emphasis on the development of independence and prevocational skill.
Jacksonville Public Library
201 West College Avenue
Serving the community since 1907, the Jacksonville Public Library is housed in a beautiful historic building, built with funds from Andrew Carnegie.
Jacksonville School District #117
Seven neighborhood public schools serve students in grades K through 6 and assure parents that their children will receive the personal attention they need. Jonathan Turner Junior High School has received several local, state and national honors. Jacksonville High School offers an excellent preparatory program to ready students for college study.
Lincoln Land Community College
Downtown Jacksonville
The facilities in downtown Jacksonville offer a wide variety of college transfer courses, occupational training, and classes for those who want to learn a new skill or explore a new interest. In addition to transfer courses in the humanities, math and science, LLCC provides developmental and GED courses for students who wish to strengthen their skills for advanced study.
MacMurray College447 East College Avenue
MacMurray College dates its history from 1846 when a group of Methodist clergymen, led by Peter Cartwright and Peter Akers, founded it as the Illinois Conference Female Academy. The first class was held in 1848. In 1955, the Trustees established MacMurray College for Men as a coordinate institution related to the Women's College. Finally, in 1969, the coordinate colleges were reorganized into a single institution. MacMurray is a four-year college, specializing in Social Work, Nursing, and other degrees.
Private Schools
- Our Savior Grade School
- Routt Catholic High School
- Westfair Baptist School
- Salem Lutheran School
Education Links
- Illinois College
- Illinois School for the Deaf
- Illinois School for the Visually Impaired
- Jacksonville School District #117
- Lincoln Land Community College
- MacMurray College
- Our Savior Grade School
- Pathway Services/Jacksonville Area ARC
- Routt Catholic High School
- Salem Lutheran School
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