Brandon Tanner, of Vienna, Ill., looks through the Southern Illinois University's course catalog in the SIU Service Center located within Shawnee Community College in Ullin, Ill., on Wednesday, July 13, 2011. Tanner, who will be studying civil engineering beginning Fall 2012, hopes to complete his degree within two years. Seven SIU Service Centers such as this one have partnered with Illinois state community colleges in a pilot program where students in the program will apply and be accepted...
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Brandon Tanner, of Vienna, Ill., looks through the Southern Illinois University's course catalog in the SIU Service Center located within Shawnee Community College in Ullin, Ill., on Wednesday, July 13, 2011. Tanner, who will be studying civil engineering beginning Fall 2012, hopes to complete his degree within two years. Seven SIU Service Centers such as this one have partnered with Illinois state community colleges in a pilot program where students in the program will apply and be accepted at the four-year institution, but complete their first two years at the community college.
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