South Suburban College

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

SSC 360 - Keyanna White

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

10 Fun Things to do in Northwest Indiana this weekend, May 19 – 22

By: Peyton Mahlmann Last Updated: May 16, 2022

As the weather gets warmer while we transition from spring to summer, we wanted to bring you this latest edition of 10 Fun Things to help you figure out how to best plan your weekend! There are tons of great activities to look forward to in the area,...

South Suburban College to Host Cook County Career Connect Free Hiring & Resource Fair on May 24

By: South Suburban College Last Updated: May 16, 2022

South Suburban College (SSC) will host the Cook County Career Connector Hiring & Resource Fair on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Kindig Performing Arts Center. This event marks the kickoff of the Cook County Career Connector...

South Suburban College Partners to Offer Free Manufacturing Skills and Training Bootcamp

By: South Suburban College Last Updated: May 11, 2022

South Suburban College (SSC) and the Calumet Area Industrial Commission (CAIC) have partnered to offer a free Manufacturing Skills and Training Bootcamp. This 80-hour, 5-week program prepares individuals for college-level manufacturing programs...

By: Aubrey Thomson Last Updated: May 6, 2022

The South Suburban College (SSC) Legal Studies Programs hosted their ninth annual Law Day on May 2, 2022. It showcased the college’s Paralegal/Legal Assistant, Court Reporting/Verbatim Technology and Criminal Justice System programs to high school...

SSC Hosts Annual Law Day Featuring Alumnus Attorney Jarrett Adams

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South Suburban College Recognizes High School Students at Annual Video Competition

By: South Suburban College Last Updated: May 3, 2022

South Suburban College (SSC), with the assistance of Career Development Systems (CDS), hosted the 15th annual High School Video Competition on Thursday, April 28, 2022, in the Kindig Performing Arts Center. The competition showcases talent...

South Suburban College to Host Legal Studies Open Houses in May

By: South Suburban College Last Updated: May 1, 2022

South Suburban College (SSC) is hosting Open Houses for its Legal Studies Programs in May including Paralegal/Legal Assistant, Criminal Justice System, and Court Reporting/Verbatim Technology. All of the relevant information about SSC’s Open Houses...

Join South Suburban College for Tuesday Talks – Virtual Q&As for Summer Enrollment

By: South Suburban College Last Updated: April 27, 2022

South Suburban College (SSC) is hosting Zoom sessions throughout May called Tuesday Talks to assist prospective students with all of their questions regarding reverse transfer and enrollment for the 2022 Summer Semester. Tuesday...

Adult Literacy at South Suburban College: Free Learning Opportunities are Available and Volunteer Tutors are Needed

By: South Suburban College Last Updated: April 22, 2022

Illiteracy is an issue that can be debilitating in so many ways for adults who never received the proper instruction. Adults who are unable to read have a much more difficult time with many daily activities that others may take for granted,...

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