With a national reputation for excellence in vocational-technical and academic instruction, We’ve been making history for more than 50 years.

Come make your own history with us.

Why Parkland?

Parkland College faculty and staff are dedicated and united in their passion for serving students. In addition to competitive salaries and robust benefits, you will enjoy the support, commitment to professional development, and collegial relationships that you will find here. Parkland employees enjoy coming to work and the community we've built here- and you will too!  

Parkland is a fully accredited, public community college established to serve the needs of District 505, the third largest community college district in Illinois. Our college is a center for educational opportunity and community enrichment in east central Illinois and has earned a national reputation for its excellent academic standards, innovative programs, and quality instruction. 

At Parkland we celebrate the diversity in both our community and our world. Our goal is to recognize, promote, utilize, and educate one another regarding the unique qualities and shared humanity of our people and cultures. 

Mission & Purposes

The mission of Parkland College is to engage the community in learning.

The following purposes are of equal importance in fulfilling the mission of Parkland College:

• Serve students by providing:
  • High-quality and responsive developmental, technical-vocational, transfer, and lifelong educational programs;
  • High-quality and responsive support services;
  • A climate throughout the college that values and promotes integrity, inquiry, diversity, inclusion, active citizenship, global awareness, and academic freedom
• Serve employees by providing a supportive and responsive work environment
• Serve the larger community by providing services and resources that promote the intellectual, cultural, and economic development of Illinois Community College District 505.

Parkland’s Commitment to Inclusiveness 

Parkland College has an institutional commitment to becoming an inclusive and welcoming place for all who work, study, or visit here. The Parkland College Mission and Purposes statement includes the following purpose:

Serve students by providing a climate throughout the college that values and promotes integrity, inquiry, diversity, inclusion, active citizenship, global awareness, and academic freedom.

The vision of Parkland College is to create a cohesive college community where we share, value, and understand the various cultures at the college. We promote learning by delving into the complexities of our multifaceted identities (including age, gender, gender identity, race, religion, ethnicity, class, sexual orientation, nationality, and ability). We express this in our Statement of Core Values.

Statement of Core Values

As an institution of learning, Parkland College cultivates inquiry, practical application of knowledge, and broad enrichment across our community. The following values are important to the fulfillment of Parkland College’s mission to provide programs and services of high quality to our students and community.

• Honesty and Integrity
  In our daily operations, our classrooms, and all of our interactions, it is essential that we communicate openly, truthfully, and without hypocrisy.
• Fairness and Just Treatment
  We advocate and strive for respect, equity, and justice in all of our operations and proceedings.
• Responsibility
  We believe that employees and students are personally and mutually accountable for their actions as they carry out their duties. We understand the need to balance the pursuit of our own well-being with concern for others. Likewise, we understand the importance of balancing personal accountability with graciousness in the acceptance of help from others.
• Multiculturalism
  We celebrate the diversity in both our community and our world. Our goal is to recognize, promote, utilize, and educate one another regarding the unique qualities and shared humanity of all people and cultures.
• Education
  We provide a forum for innovation, critical thinking, open inquiry, and lifelong learning opportunities.
• Public Trust
  In our efforts to serve the community, we honor the trust placed in us by our citizenry. We also rely on our community to guide and advise us as we continue to serve its needs.