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Jasper County Unit #1 Jasper County Schools are located in southeast central Illinois, approximately 200 miles south of Chicago and 25 miles southeast of the junction of Interstates 57 and 70. As unit district, we provide programs and services for all students from preschool through high school. As the largest district geographically in the State of Illinois, Jasper County encompasses 460 square miles.
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St. Thomas School: St. Thomas School is a faithful community of people dedicated to communicating Gospel values, educating and developing the whole person, and providing opportunities for growth, thus enabling the students and staff to be of service to God, to each other, to the Church and to society. St. Thomas School is a Catholic School, but children of all faiths are welcome. St. Thomas School houses grades Pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade, with an average class size of 15 students. St. Thomas School is located at 306 W. Jourdan and can be reached by calling 618-783-3517.
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Kid's Kingdom, Newton
501 S Walnut St,
618-783-5623
ERBA Newton Head Start
1306 B Fairground Avenue
618-783-3467
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Giggles-N-Grace
404 S. Scott St., Newton
618-783-3475
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Eastern Illinois Community Colleges
Including: Frontier Community College, Lincoln Trail, Olney Central, and Wabash Valley
IECC offers a broad range of degree and certificate programs that can help you achieve your career goals, or you can simply take a course or two to improve your skills or explore new interests.
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges includes the the District's four colleges of Frontier Community College, Lincoln Trail College, Olney Central College, and Wabash Valley College.
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Eastern Illinois University
Eastern Illinois University is located in Charleston, Illinois and has enrollment of 12,179 students. There are prominent Communication Disorders and Sciences and Biological Sciences programs, though the College of Education remains the largest department.
In the US News & World Report college rankings, EIU is classified as a Masters University, meaning one that grants no doctoral degrees and draws students primarily from the surrounding area, rather than nationally. EIU is consistently named one of the top Midwestern public universities in their class by U.S. News & World Report. Additionally, EIU is listed as one of The Princeton Review's Best Midwestern Colleges.
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Southern Illinois University
A place where learning comes first, where students are valued and encouraged to explore new ideas and where progress is complemented by tradition.
SIU’s influence can be felt far beyond the locations of its great campuses. While it serves as an economic engine for southern Illinois, it more importantly is a quality institution of learning for the citizens of Illinois, the nation, and the world.
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University of Illinois
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a national and global leader in education and research, attracting the best students from across the country and around the world. You will select from 150 undergraduate majors and more than 4,000 courses. You'll learn with a world-class faculty who have won the world's top honors for their research and discoveries. The university takes pride in ensuring students make the most of their time here at Illinois, both in and out of the classroom.
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