Macomb, IL. – Spoon River College will hold a ribbon-cutting for their new Macomb Campus on Wednesday, September 3, at 3 p.m. The event will celebrate the renovation of the facility, which the college purchased in 2006 and that currently houses the SRC Office of Community Outreach. It is located at 2500 E. Jackson Street.
The event will start with a welcome and comments from Spoon River College President Dr. Curt Oldfield, as well as Macomb city officials and state representatives, followed by refreshments and tours of the building. The public is invited to the event.
“We have waited a long time for the day when we could have all of our Macomb operations at one location, and that day is finally here,” said Dr. Curt Oldfield, President of Spoon River College. “We can now expand our existing career programs, including Nursing, and build new programs, with HVAC and Industrial Maintenance at the top of the list. The increase in the number of students in those programs will be significant in terms workforce preparation in West Central Illinois.”
The Community Outreach Center, which has been housed at the location since 2009, has become a vital part of the Macomb community, offering a place not only for college events and Outreach classes, but also as a rental facility for community and business events. “That won’t change,” said Oldfield. “The Outreach Center will continue to function as it always has for the community.”
Funding for the project included a Rebuild Illinois grant for $6.2 million, approximately $1 million from congressionally appropriated funds to support the expansion of rural health care, and $10 million in local funds. Hein Construction was the lead contractor, and work began in July of 2024.
Spoon River College is a two-year, public community college in West Central Illinois dedicated to providing students a quality education. With campuses in Canton and Macomb, and Learning Centers in Havana and Rushville, Spoon River College serves students in a 1,566 square miles area including portions of Fulton, McDonough, Mason, Schuyler and Knox counties.
