(OLNEY) The Illinois Eastern Community Colleges are gearing up for their respective commencement exercises, coming up tomorrow night on all four IECC campuses. With each ceremony starting at 7:00 at each location, all four will be streamed live either on YouTube or the respective college’s website. The 62nd graduation at Olney Central College will take place in the OCC Gymnasium with a welcome by Dean of Instruction Amy Tarr, followed by the OCC President’s Message by Chris Simpson. OCC alumnus and Richland County native Leon Stallard will present the 2026 Commencement Address and IECC Board of Trustees Member Dr. Susan Batchelor will confer the more than 200 degrees and certificates being awarded this year. Also tomorrow night, the 56th graduation will be held at Lincoln Trail College, northeast of Robinson, along with ceremonies at Wabash Valley College in Mt. Carmel and the commencement event for Frontier Community College will be held at the Fairfield High School. All of the graduations are open to the public tomorrow night.
