South Suburban College Men’s Basketball Ranked #2 Team in the Country (NJCCA Division II Pre-Season Poll)

South Suburban College Today

More than 9,000 students, on average, are enrolled at South Suburban College during a typical year. The College offers a wide selection of career education and college transfer credit programs. Additionally, South Suburban College’s Business & Career Institute offers non-credit customized training, short-term instruction for business, and dozens of special interest classes.

The College has a state-of-the-art Performing Arts Center. A variety of cultural events are sponsored by the College, including plays, comedy acts, special lectures, and concerts, adding to the richness of the performing arts in the south suburbs.

In the future, SSC will continue to provide educational opportunities to the community in traditional areas, as well as in new and emerging fields. Through our distance learning endeavors we hope to be able to reach tomorrow’s student in even more exciting ways.

Our Mission:

The mission of South Suburban College is to Serve our Students and the Community through lifelong learning.

SSC is dedicated to:

High quality education, training, and services for all individuals who have the ability to benefit from our programs.
Programs that are accessible and affordable provided to a diverse community of learners.
Training delivered in collaboration with local businesses.
A community of staff, faculty, and students that create an environment and resources for learning.
Up-to-date facilities and technology that help prepare students for transfer to baccalaureate programs or the job market.

Our Vision:

South Suburban College is a welcoming, attractive, efficient, safe, transparent, and financially secure institution that fosters creative communication and synergy within the campus community and between that community and its partners.

Through innovative teaching, integration of technology, modeling sustainable practices that value the environment, cultivation of external partnerships and a culture of assessment, SSC will play a pivotal role in transforming the lives of its diverse student population.

SSC 360 - Julia Dixon

SSC 360 - Julia Dixon

Julia Dixon's interest in engineering began as a child with taking apart electronic devices. Today, she is the President of the National Society of Black Engineers at SSC, and was recently accepted into the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars Program.
SSC 360 - Badar Sabeen, Electrocardiography Alumnus

SSC 360 - Badar Sabeen, Electrocardiography Alumnus

Badar Sabeen is an alumnus who found success with SSC's Electrocardiography Program, having not only secured employment with Advocate Trinity Hospital but also as a teacher here at the school.
SSC 360 - Keyanna White, Building & Construction

SSC 360 - Keyanna White, Building & Construction

Keyanna White talks about her experience with the Building Construction Technology Program.

South Suburban College Men’s Basketball Ranked #2 Team in the Country (NJCCA Division II Pre-Season Poll)

By: South Suburban College Last Updated: October 23, 2024

South Suburban College Men’s Basketball Ranked #2 Team in the Country (NJCCA Division II Pre-Season Poll) The 2024 National Runner-Up South Suburban College (SSC) Men’s Basketball Team has received an impressive recognition in the newest NJCAA Division II Pre-Season Poll. Ranked #2 in the country, the Bulldogs are poised to make their mark in the...

One Million Degrees Hosts Inaugural Welcome Event at South Suburban College

By: South Suburban College Last Updated: September 23, 2024

One Million Degrees Hosts Inaugural Welcome Event at South Suburban College Thirty-nine scholars attended the inaugural One Million Degrees (OMD) Welcome Event at South Suburban College (SSC) on Wednesday, September 18, 2024. OMD, a renowned community college student success program, supports scholars on their journey to...

South Suburban College Criminal Justice Program Hosts 2nd Annual Car Show

By: South Suburban College Last Updated: September 16, 2024

South Suburban College Criminal Justice Program Hosts 2nd Annual Car Show South Suburban College’s (SSC) Criminal Justice Program invites car enthusiasts, students, and community members to experience the 2nd Annual Criminal Justice Car Show on Tuesday, October 1, from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM in the western portion of the...

Pace Bus is Hiring at South Suburban College

By: South Suburban College Last Updated: September 6, 2024

Pace Bus is Hiring at South Suburban College South Suburban College (SSC) and Pace Bus are pleased to announce another pre-hiring event to provide a free Class B Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) permit course for the next generation of professional bus operators in the Chicago Southland...

South Suburban College Foundation Hosts Successful 3rd Annual Charity Golf Outing

By: South Suburban College Last Updated: August 20, 2024

The South Suburban College Foundation (SSCF) is delighted to announce the resounding success of its 3rd Annual Charity Golf Outing, held on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, at the stunning Flossmoor Golf Club. The event brought together an impressive group...

SSC Department of Continuing Corporate & Community Education (C3) Launches 90-Day Essential Challenge to Transform Health and Well-Being

By: South Suburban College Last Updated: August 19, 2024

SSC Department of Continuing Corporate & Community Education (C3) Launches 90-Day Essential Challenge to Transform Health and Well-Being South Suburban College (SSC) Department of Continuing Corporate & Community Education (C3) is thrilled to announce the launch of its 90-Day Essential Challenge, a groundbreaking program designed to elevate participants' health and well-being...

SSC Barber College Hosts Back to School Event with Free Haircuts and Supplies

By: South Suburban College Last Updated: August 14, 2024

SSC Barber College Hosts Back to School Event with Free Haircuts and Supplies South Suburban College (SSC) Barber College is excited to announce a special Back to School event on Saturday, August 17, 2024, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the SSC Main Campus, located at 15800 S. State St., South Holland, IL. The event will be held...

By: Philip Bolton Last Updated: August 14, 2024

South Suburban College holds ribbon cutting for all-new cosmetology program facility On the evening of August 8, South Suburban College hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new cosmetology program facility at its main campus in South Holland, Illinois. Members of the South Suburban College board of trustees, students, and faculty...

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South Suburban College rallies Southland community at 3rd Annual Charity Golf Outing

By: Curtis Hankins Last Updated: August 14, 2024

South Suburban College rallies Southland community at 3rd Annual Charity Golf Outing 120 golfers scrambled across the greens of Flossmoor Golf Club on August 13 for South Suburban College’s (SSC) third annual Charity Golf Outing. From elected officials and business owners, to alumni and community organizers, golfers turned out in...

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