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Centennial Plaza

The Joliet Junior College Centennial Plaza serves as a tribute to the people of the Joliet area whose vision, hard work and commitment over the past 100 years has helped make Joliet Junior College one of the region's leaders in higher education.

The Centennial Plaza is located at the entrance to D-Building at Main Campus and is composed of 4,500 high quality street paving stones. The 36 tons of stones which comprise the plaza mall are designed to the highest standard of durability and visual appeal. They are made of a fired and tumbled composite mixture of concrete with bonded color additives. This mixture and heating process results in each paver having its unique coloration in various hues of red and gray. The engraving for the stones is done by a sandblasting process with the resulting engraved work being filled with a durable black epoxy filler to help the personalized paver stone resist the effects of weathering and abrasion.

Purchase Your Own Engraved Paving Stone

Become a part of Joliet Junior College's History! The Joliet Junior College Foundation is selling commemorative paver bricks. For just $100, Joliet Junior College family and friends have an opportunity to pay tribute to a loved one, beautify the campus and become a permanent part of the college's glorious history. It's a unique way to recognize a graduation, wedding, birthday, anniversary, retirement or other special event.

The bricks are rectangular shaped and are 9" L X 6" W X 3" D. Each brick may contain up to three (3) lines of up to thirteen (13) characters per line in black engraving only. Each brick may contain a name(s) and date. (Spaces and punctuation are counted as individual characters.) A limited number of paver bricks are available for purchase.

To place your order please download and print the Paver Stone Order Form. You will need to fill out the form and return it with your check or credit card payment to the Joliet Junior College Foundation, 1215 Houbolt Road, Joliet IL 60431. For more information, please call the JJC Foundation Office at (815) 280-2514.