The
Illinois Community College System consists of 39 public
community college districts, composed of 48
community colleges and one multi-college center (East St. Louis Community College Center) where 3 of the community colleges offer additional classes. Thirty-seven of the districts have a single college; two districts (
City Colleges of Chicago, comprising seven colleges, and
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges, comprising four colleges) are multicollege. Since July 1990, the entire state has been included within community college district boundaries.