carl sANDBuRG COLLEGE

Carl Sandburg College was named after the great poet and Abraham Lincoln biographer Carl Sandburg, who was born and raised in Galesburg. He was the son of Swedish immigrant parents and was born on January 6, 1878, in a small cottage near the rail yards where his father worked. The cottage, on the south side of Galesburg, is preserved today as an Illinois historical site.

From 1985-1990, a new physical plant facility, athletic fields, and the state Animal Disease Control Laboratory were added to the Galesburg campus. In Carthage, a new building was constructed for college programs on a lease agreement. This building was purchased by the College and changed from an extension center to The Branch Campus in 1994. The school opened The Extension Center in Bushnell, Illinois in the summer of 1995. This facility was constructed to house college programs on a lease/purchase arrangement to serve Bushnell and the surrounding area. In the fall of 1995, the College developed a consortium between CSC, Knox College and C.U.S.D. 205. The consortium worked together to develop an Educational Technology Center in downtown Galesburg. The Center features state-of-the-art technology offering distance learning instruction, computer training, meeting facilities and satellite teleconferencing. In December 1996, Carl Sandburg College signed a Ten year lease to house the Cosmetology and Mortuary Science programs in downtown Galesburg.