I have taken guitar lessons here for 2 years and just recently my children have taken music classes…read morehere as well. Also one of the instructors recently had an informal ukulele jam that I attended as well. The faculty here are great! Everyone is friendly and they absolutely LOVE music and the arts. It's cool watching the wide variety of instruments that students are carrying to and from their lessons- violins, violas, cellos, guitars (acoustic and electric), banjos, mandolins, ukuleles, and so on. They have summer camps for kids with some variety including a "rock band" camp that a co-worker's daughter attended. She was only going to go for the first week but enjoyed it so much she signed up for the second week too. I think it gave her the confidence to join a real band which she has since done and has performed with in public a few times now. My kids love their instructors and not only had a good time in class but my wife and I are impressed by how much music theory they picked up in class! Also they have a kid's string band The Bow-dacious String Band and I've caught them twice at public performances and for a children's band they're very impressive, if you get a chance to see them perform I recommend it and I recommend C4A if you're looking for music instruction! I wish their location was a little more convenient but really that's the only complaint I have and really that's a minor thing.

Had a visit at the Illinois College of Law on the main campus at Urbana-Champaign. Very nice…read morebuilding at the corner of the campus...loads of grounds and roomy. There are really two sections in the law building...on the right as you enter the front you have the law library taking up most of the first floor and a significant portion of the second. The main reading room in the law library is stunning...rows of large tables with beautiful lamps. The library has mostly these tables for the students in the reading room as there are only a few of the more private carrels for students. Surrounding the library perimeter on the outside are the administration and faculty offices on floors two and three. On the left side of the building just the other side of the common reception area when you enter are the seminar and lecture rooms, and the main auditorium. These are all nice but somewhat dated facilities. The law library has stood up to time better. Illinois Law had an unfortunate incident a few years back where a single admissions person phonied up some admission numbers to make the school look more selective than it was. It was unfortunate because the school really did not need that push as it and its faculty were well regarded and, in the end, the school took a bit of a hit in enrollment for a short time. The school still has a distinguished faculty and remains a force in law schools...it just has to live past the PR nightmare. We were out looking at law schools and stopped by for a visit...our self guided tour of the facilities was fine. My only complaint was when we went to see the admissions people, they were all out to lunch. You'd think a major program at the State's flagship school would have at least one person sitting there to answer the telephone and hand out brochures, especially since campus was pretty busy with a lot of undergraduate tours and orientation. This did not reflect a sense of urgency. Still and all a neat law school in Illinois.

My decision to study at this College rests entirely on its professional staff and hard working…read moreprofessors. Those here with few exception encouraged me and offered thought provoking insight into varied and difficult topics, which are of personal importance, in our world today.

All-Star Cheerleading at it's best. This is a top-notch facility with great instructors…read more ICA is partnered with I-Power Gymnastics so they have talented and experienced All-Star Cheer Instructors as well as fabulous the best tumbling instructors in the area. I would recommend their classes for anyone who wants to be involved in cheerleading at any level. A great way to make sure your child has the skills needed for high school teams too.

A must visit spot for any current or former student, particularly for a photo. This statue is…read morelocated at the intersection of Green and Wright near the Illinois union.

The University of Illinois Alma Mater Sculpture is an iconic piece of art on the Champaign-Urbana…read morecampus. My husband, who is a University of Illinois alum, took me here when we came to town for a wedding. It is much more impressive and awe inspiring in person than in the pictures. I highly recommend seeing it if you're on campus.

We've been with the "Co-op" for over a year now, and we couldn't be more pleased with our…read moredaughter's education. My daughter spent the past year in the Good Beginnings Play Group and had a phenomenal time experiencing "school" while having the safety net of mommy around. Her teacher Miss Jenelle was absolutely wonderful! This year we are looking forward to beginning the 3's class and gaining more independence as she will be in class 3 times a week for 3 hours a day, mostly without mommy. We love that the "co-op" is so family oriented, requiring most parents to be involved in the classroom a couple times each moth in order to offset some of the tuition costs. Being a family living on one income, we definately appreciate the low cost of the "co-op" and their mindfulness about family budgets. This is NOT a school that surprises you monthly with unexpected financial demands for supplies, fieldtrips, etc. The "co-op" is on a budget and recognises that we are too.

One of the rare preschools in town that has a 2-year-olds classroom. They also have a…read moreparent-toddler program for younger than that. We are very pleased with our coop experience. Great if you are looking to ease your child into a school setting. All of the teachers are wonderful and seem very committed to the wellbeing of each child.

We really like this center for several reasons: a variety of tutoring hours available that match up…read morewith my son's schedule, great tutors and staff, and flexibility to work on test prep, homework help, or Sylvan's own material to strengthen academic areas identified in the assessment. We are using it for test prep primarily now but it's nice to know that there is someone available to help if he needs reinforcement with homework topics. Kids like earning tokens to redeem for prizes too. Thank you!

We truly can't say enough good things about this school. The education is exceptional, the…read morecurriculum is thoughtful and well-rounded--including generous time for lunch and recess--and the hallways are filled with stunning student artwork created over the years. Private school wasn't originally in our plans, and it's been a financial stretch, but watching our child grow and flourish here--thanks to the school's expert, compassionate leadership--has made every bit of it worthwhile.

The school did not treat my kid as I wanted it to. They don't know how to help kids in a…read moresituation. Every day my kid comes back crying.

- Challenging courses and some great teachers - Science…read moredepartment ROCKED! - Awesome homey and pretty campus - Online classes made life easier - Affordable tuition - Small classroom experience - Graduation experience okay I really wish I could give Parkland a 4.5. This place was awesome. I received my Associates in Science with a major in Biology. I started with a major in Film. I changed my major a bunch of times and was always able to receive great help from the counselors for this and many other things. I had a lot of great classes here at Parkland and some really, really challenging ones as well. Don't listen to those ignorant individuals who say that community college is somehow lesser than unversities. I had really hard courses and there were a ton of UIUC students who took classes at Parkland because it was cheaper and you got taught by a real teacher and not a noob TA. Like tessa said, there are some bad apple teachers that you will get with any school. Unfortunately due to tenure or just uncaring of admin, serious issues with teachers seem to go unchanged. The online classes were awesome. I was able to still be enrolled in school, while being able to access information and work on homework/projects and take exams at my convenience. This allowed me to be employed full time during school to make money. The science department was no short of amazing. Labs were well equipped with well enough materials for everyone and we were afforded many great learning opportunities (ie: dissecting a cow's eye, messing around with a real sheep heart, separating our own DNA from saliva). And the cadavers! Oh man. Apparently Parkland has more cadavers than most community colleges in the nation, so that's pretty sweet. There were always enough out on display to study with and if you wanted to see them during off times, usually a teacher in the lab could take you there and let you mess around with them. They did smell horribly of Phenol and you couldn't eat anything for awhile after studying on them because the smell permeated your sinus cavity for a couple hours. I remember distinctly eating a muffin after studying and being able to still smell the Phenol while eating. I threw my cadaver muffin away and thought I was going to be sick. haha Almost all of the science department teachers were amazing, especially Mrs. Burkhalter. She is one of my favorite teachers of all time. She was very enthusiastic, funny, organized and informative. It got to the point where students were asking HER their personal medical questions instead of their doctors. When she was emailed random biology/science questions, she would post said questions and the answers on a running powerpoint before class started just for additonal info for the class. And if she didn't know the answer to something, she would look it up! I hear this place also has a fantastic nursing program and dental program. I chose this place over UIUC on purpose. I love the campus and the small classroom atmosphere. The cafeteria was alright, but I've heard that that has been significantly changed for the better since then. The art shows were always pretty cool and the planetarium light shows were interesting. Graduation was fun and they did make it feel special at Krannert. Though I was a little annoyed that we couldn't go somewhere bigger so that I could invite ALL of my family and friends and not be limited to only bringing 4 people. :o/ The tuition rates are much preferable to UIUC's and I saved a lot of money going here rather than to UIUC or some other university. I would say many people should get their Associates at Parkland and then transfer onto a university for their bachelors. Although I had a friend who was told many of her classes would transfer over to UIUC and be okay for her program when it turns out they were not and she ended up having to take a crapload more courses to make up for this. So just be warned and informed. All in all, I highly recommend this school. It was very good to me. :o)

I love Parkland: mostly excellent professors, with a few bad apples but that's every school…read more Hopefully you'll never have to experience them. You get what you pay for which is a quality education whether you plan on continuing on to uni or an Associate's degree. Math department is a little weak. Biology, nursing school, and the photography department were very good to me. Last time I set foot, they tore down the cafeteria. I hope they put something good in its place, like real food or something equally beneficial. I also like their art shows: they always have decent shows in the gallery. The Prospectus is also a good newspaper to work for and read; at least it was when I was there. The editor and most of the staff has since left.