Illinois Eastern Community Colleges District #529 (IECC) is located in o 3.000- square-mile (7,800 km) area of South-eastern Illinois near the lllinois-lndiana border. The multi-college District includes Frontier Community College (FCC) at Fairfield, Lincoln Trail College (LTC) at Robinson, Olney Central College (OCC) at Olney, and Wabash Valley College (WVC) at Mt. Carmel. Each of the colleges is located in a small-town setting, with convenient access to larger cities in Illinois and Indiana.One major difference noted by international students is that grades ore based on weekly assignments, papers, and projects rather than solely on examinations.As on international student, studying in on American classroom can be a life changing experience. You will be able to express yourself freely, make friends, build your confidence, and challenge your friends and professors on topics in class. Many international students find very noticeable differences between classroom culture in the U.S. and in their home countries.IECC host cultural enrichment trips throughout the school year. Their campuses are centrally located making travelling easy. IECC campuses offer safe and friendly environments making it easy to create friendships with Americans and other international students.Your academic advisor con provides advice on course selection and help plan your program of studies.