Cooperative Agreement

JJC Residents Going to Another Illinois Community College

Residents of JJC, District 525, may be eligible to attend another Illinois community college at the in-district rate of tuition if an Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree or certificate (career program) is not offered at JJC.

To receive cooperative agreement approval, the following guidelines must be completed. Failure to comply with the guidelines will prevent the student from obtaining approval.

Complete the Cooperative Agreement request form by the deadline date.
Submit proof of residency.
Submit proof of acceptance if the requested program of study is a selective admissions program.
Be a student in good academic and financial standing with JJC (if applicable). All financial obligations must be satisfied.

The JJC district resident must complete the online cooperative agreement request form once per academic year before the Fall semester deadline date. The authorization will be valid for one academic year beginning with the Fall semester. The academic year consists of Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters.

Cooperative Agreement requests must be submitted for each semester by the deadline dates listed below:

Fall Semester - July 25^th
Spring Semester - December 15^th
Summer Semester- April 20th

Requests received after the deadline date will be rejected.
No cooperative agreement will be approved retroactively.

If the cooperative agreement request is approved, then the in-district rate of tuition will be applied only for courses that are required for the approved program. However, students with approved agreements will be charged the out-of-district rate of tuition for the following:

Courses that are not required for the approved degree or certificate.
Developmental courses
Courses that are repeated
Courses dropped after the refund date

Distance is not considered a basis for approving a cooperative agreement. The time of day, day of the week, the particular semester or term of offering, or the component parts of the program are not considered as factors affecting approval. A cooperative agreement can only be approved for an Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree or certificate (career program) and will not be approved for transfer programs.

JJC participates in the consortium of Illinois community colleges that has agreed to allow the in-district rate of tuition for approved programs of study that the home community college does not offer. In addition to JJC, District 525, the following community colleges are part of this consortium:

Black Hawk College, Dist. 503
Carl Sandburg College, Dist. 518
City Colleges of Chicago, Dist. 508
College of DuPage, Dist. 502
College of Lake County, Dist. 532
Danville Area Community College, Dist. 507
Elgin Community College, Dist. 509
Heartland Community College, Dist. 540
Highland Community College, Dist. 519
Illinois Central College, Dist. 514
Illinois Eastern Community College, Dist. 529
Illinois Valley Community College, Dist. 513
John A. Logan College, Dist. 530
John Wood Community College, Dist. 539
Kankakee Community College, Dist. 520
Kaskaskia College, Dist. 501
Kishwaukee College, Dist. 523
Lake Land College, Dist. 517
Lewis and Clark Community College, Dist. 536
Lincoln Land Community College, Dist. 526
McHenry County College, Dist. 528
Moraine Valley Community College, Dist. 520
Morton College, Dist. 527
Oakton Community College, Dist. 535
Parkland College, Dist. 505
Prairie State College, Dist. 515
Rend Lake College, Dist.521
Richland Community College, Dist. 537
Rock Valley College, Dist. 511
Sauk Valley Community College, Dist. 506
Shawnee Community College, Dist. 531
South Suburban College, Dist. 510
Southeastern Illinois College, Dist. 533
Southwestern Illinois College, Dist. 522
Spoon River College, Dist. 534
Triton College, Dist. 504
Waubonsee Community College, Dist. 516
William Rainey Harper College, Dist. 512

For more information about the outgoing cooperative agreement process, please contact Academic Affairs at (815) 280-2460.

Incoming Students from Other Illinois Community Colleges Attending JJC

Illinois residents from another community college district may be eligible for the in-district rate of tuition at JJC, District 525, if an Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree or certificate (career program) is not offered by the residents’ community college district. The resident should request a cooperative agreement at his/her/their local community college. This approval must be submitted at least 30 days before the required registration date. If the cooperative agreement request is approved by the home district, then the in-district rate of tuition will be applied for courses that are required for the approved program.

For more information about the incoming cooperative agreement process, please contact the Records office at (815) 280-2444.