Master Plan Funding 

The JJC master plan is financed through the shared responsibility of students, taxpayers, and the private and not for profit sector. 

$89 million voter-approved building bond/referendum

In November 2008, community members approved an $89 million building bond referendum to support the following projects.

  • Nursing/Allied Health building
  • Culinary/Hospitality building
  • Science building expansion
  • Automotive shop expansion
  • Site work

$70 million bond supported by student fees

Student service-based projects have been financed with a student fee to raise $70 million in bonds. 

  • Campus Center
  • Library
  • Greenhouses/classrooms
  • Classroom remodeling
  • Facility Services building
  • Natural areas restoration
  • Additional parking
  • Temporary building demolition
  • Landscaping
  • Site work

$61 million from private/public/not-for profit partnerships

Partnerships will fund additional projects, such as the joint venture between JJC and the YMCA on a capital campaign to privately raise an estimated $30 million for a fitness center.

  • Fitness/YMCA center
  • City Center Campus remodeling and expansion
  • North Campus remodeling
  • Other capital improvement projects

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Joliet Junior College
1215 Houbolt Road, Joliet, IL 60431-8938
Phone: (815) 729-9020