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(Cicero, IL) When marijuana became legal in Illinois in 2020, Morton College acted on an opportunity to meet its goal of developing programs to serve community needs by creating a new Cannabis Dispensary Technician certificate. Morton College’s program, which debuts in the Spring 2022 semester, focuses on the industry’s medical and business aspects.Just the numbers […]

(Cicero, IL) Morton College’s registration push always has been to sign up in advance for the best choice of classes. Now, there’s a new incentive for students to enroll early for the Fall Semester at Morton College with two one-time awards, funded by the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund. One focuses on recent high

(Cicero, IL) Morton College received good news on the renewal of its Perkins Grant for $358,720 in Fiscal Year 2022. However, the real story is about how Morton College accomplished its renewal. Morton College, which uses Perkins Grant funding for a variety of technical education and health science educational needs ranging from equipment, professional development

(Cicero, IL) While Morton College’s Joe Albanese received the Illinois Community College Trustees Association’s 2021 “Lifelong Learning” Award, the Berwyn native considers this honor being about many others above himself. It’s for his late mother, Loretta, who sat side-by-side with Albanese among the graduates at Morton College’s 1989 Commencement ceremony. It’s for his sister, Colleen,

 May 3, 2021 (Cicero, IL) Award-winning writer, actor, producer, Rick Najera, will be the guest speaker at Morton College’s 96th annual Commencement ceremonies.  Morton College will be hosting three separate, socially distant, in-person commencement ceremonies for graduates only in the Jedlicka Performing Arts Center. The ceremonies will be on Friday, May 21st at 6 p.m.,

The Higher Learning Commission Extends Morton College’s Fully Accredited-On Notice Status (Cicero, IL) Morton College announced today after an extensive evaluation process the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) Board extended the College’s accreditation status of ‘Accredited-On Notice.’ The institution remains fully accredited and meets all Criteria for Accreditation. The designation of Notice indicates that the College