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Northern Illinois University

Offcampus Academics

The ECC-NIU Partnership

Earn your Bachelor’s Degree in Elgin and Hoffman Estates.

Elgin Community College and Northern Illinois University make it easy for you to expand your career opportunities and boost your earning power by furthering your education in the Fox Valley area.

Earn an associate's degree at ECC, then cap it off with a bachelor’s degree from NIU. If you have college credits from ECC or another accredited college, but haven’t earned a degree yet, we can help you pull things together.

The following programs are available at Elgin Community College’s Fox Valley University and Business Center, the NIU Hofffman Estates center, and other nearby locations.

Part-time degree programs and certificates with classes offered during the evenings, weekends, and online.

Part-time courses usually meet once each week.

Online courses usually have one to three face-to-face meetings during the semester.

The Partnership Advantage

As a partnership student you gain the following advantages:

  • Benefit from NIU’s dual admission program
  • Receive coordinated academic advising for a smooth transition from ECC to NIU
  • Save money by paying public university tuition rates

Elgin Community College’s Fox Valley University and Business Center

 

Contact NIU or ECC for more information

Contact Amanda at 815-753-7097 for information regarding NIU Community College Partnership program

ECC Transfer Center 847.214.7390