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

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.

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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SSC Launches Barber Instructor Program to Inspire the Next Generation of Barbering Professionals

By: South Suburban College Last Updated: August 9, 2024

SSC Launches Barber Instructor Program to Inspire the Next Generation of Barbering Professionals South Suburban College (SSC) is excited to announce the launch of our Barber Instructor Program. Are you passionate about grooming and style? Do you want to share your passion with the world and inspire the next generation of barbering professionals?...

Newly Approved South Suburban College Cosmetology School

By: South Suburban College Last Updated: July 22, 2024

Newly Approved South Suburban College Cosmetology School South Suburban College (SSC) is thrilled to announce the launch of our newly approved Cosmetology School, now open for applications. This innovative program is designed to provide students with comprehensive training in the field of cosmetology,...

Pace Bus is Hiring at South Suburban College

By: South Suburban College Last Updated: July 8, 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 Hosts Successful Gala and Raises Funds of Scholarships

By: South Suburban College Last Updated: July 1, 2024

South Suburban College Hosts Successful Gala and Raises Funds of Scholarships South Holland, IL - South Suburban College Foundation (SSCF) hosted its annual Gala on Saturday, April 27th, at the esteemed Odyssey Country Club in Tinley Park, IL. The event was a resounding success, with a robust turnout and a remarkable display...

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