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Latest News

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More than 350 area 8th graders to be at Welcome to the Real World event

Biannual event sends local students on an immersive occupational journey.

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Sign up for Sandburg’s upcoming Take Charge enrollment events

Explore opportunities available to you or get registered for classes at Sandburg during one of our upcoming Take Charge enrollment days.

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Sandburg announces 2024 fall semester graduates

Sandburg has announced the names of students who graduated from the college at the end of the 2024 fall semester.

See our fall 2024 graduates.

The stories that make us Sandburg.

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We're Sandburg. We take charge of our future, our creativity, our sportsmanship and our careers. These are the personal stories that make us Sandburg. That make us Chargers. That make us unstoppable.

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Sandburg's Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society chapter inducts new members

The newest members of Sandburg’s Chi Kappa Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society were inducted into the organization during a ceremony Feb. 19 in the Science & Technology Center.

Check out the latest PTK inductees.

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Why use the tutoring center? A student shares how it helped her.

Whether you’re striving to maintain that A grade or need significant help with a subject, the Sandburg tutoring center offers a place for all students to take charge of their studies.

Read the Q&A with Alexis.

Sarah VanBrooker in Carthage practical nursing lab

For VanBrooker, practical nursing program in Carthage 'the push I needed'

Despite the urging of her coworkers, Sarah VanBrooker hadn’t mustered the courage to go back to school for her practical nursing license. An email about Sandburg's new PN program in Carthage changed that.

Learn more about the Carthage PN program.

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Upcoming events

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May

Final exams

Friday, May 9 & Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, May 12, 13, & 14

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2025 Student Art Show Reception

Apr

Student artwork will be available for viewing from March 24 to May 5 in the Art Gallery, building D with an opening reception on Friday, April 4 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.

Student art show details.

Carl Sandburg's Lincoln

Mar

Carl Sandburg's Lincoln, A living portrait An evening of vivid stories of Carl Sandburg's Lincoln. A play performed by Steve Duchrow

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Graduation

May

5 p.m. Career Technical Education/Health Professions graduation ceremony; 7:30 p.m. Transfer Program graduation ceremony — both in the Sandburg gymnasium.

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