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About Triton
Triton College is a two-year college dedicated to helping members of the 25 Western Cook County communities in our district and beyond to achieve educational, professional and personal success. Located in River Grove, IL, Triton offers more than 110 degree and certificate programs on its 110-acre campus, featuring a comfortable, friendly and diverse atmosphere. Triton holds classes at several satellite locations as well and offers online learning opportunities. Triton’s dedicated faculty and staff work to provide high quality, convenient and affordable educational opportunities to more than 12,000 students each year. Triton College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Learn more at www.triton.edu.
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Media 2025
July 2025
June 2025
- The Triton College Cernan Earth and Space Center Presents Laser Taylor Swift this July
- Triton College HVAC Certificate Nears Launch with Strong Early Demand
- Triton College’s Chi Zeta Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa Takes Home Awards in Regional Conference
- Triton College Graduate Earns Psychology Degree After Long-awaited Return to School
- Triton College Barber Certificate Offers Opportunity to Flex Creativity and Begin a Dynamic Career in a Growing Industry
- Triton College Introduces New Cosmetology Certificate Program Starting this Fall
- Triton College Students Selected for Prestigious Fermilab Internship
May 2025
- Triton College Celebrates Excellence: Five Scholars Program Students Honored
- Broadview Resident Jarrell David Elected Triton College Student Trustee for 2025-2026
- Triton College Celebrates Class of 2025 at 59th Annual Commencement Ceremony
- How Triton College Built a More Inclusive Campus Through Neurodiversity
- Triton College's Ava Connerty Captures National Tile, Makes School History
- Triton College Recognized Outstanding Faculty Members at Board of Trustees Meeting
- Triton College Students Lobby in State Capitol
- Triton College Radiologic Technology Students Earn Third Place in Scholar Bowl at Illinois State Society of Radiologic Technologists (ISSRT) Conference
April 2025
- Triton College Recognizes Sonography Day
- Respiratory Care Program Thrives on Campus
- Triton_College_Annual_Car_Show_2025
- Triton College to Launch New Industry-Recognized Certificates this Fall
- Triton College Celebrates Community College Month
- Triton College Assoc. in Engineering Science Announcement
- Triton College Launches PEPA Academy
- Full-Circle Moment: Triton College Alumna Guides Current Students on Their Life Journey
March 2025
- Vascular Sonography Program Coming to Triton College this Fall
- Triton College Men’s Basketball Advances to Second Round of NJCAA Championship
- Triton College’s Alumni Association Selects Westchester Trustee and Franklin Park Battalion Chief Nicholas Steker as a 2025 Wall of Fame Inductee
- Triton College’s Alumni Association Selects Owner/Operator, HVAC – Carrier Dealership Owner and President Al Lechowski as a 2025 Wall of Fame Inductee
- Triton College’s Alumni Association Selects TV/Radio Journalist and Media Specialist Michele Fiore as a 2025 Wall of Fame Inductee
- Triton College’s Alumni Association Selects River Forest Chocolatier Madonna Fantetti Slepicka as a 2025 Wall of Fame Inductee
- Triton College Summer Camps 2025
- The Triton College Men’s Basketball Team Earns Spot in the NJCAA Division I Championship Tournament
- Triton College Alumni Association Inducting Four Wall of Fame Recipients this Spring
- Triton College’s Radio Station WRRG Celebrates 50 Years on the Air
- Melania “M” Mazur Named 2025 Hites Scholar
February 2025
- Triton College to Host Annual Car Show on April 27, 2025
- Triton College Welcomes the 52nd Annual Triton Troupers Circus
- Triton College is Set to Host the Region 4 Division I Basketball Tournaments
- Triton College Men’s Basketball Ranked 6th in the Nation
- Triton College’s Cernan Earth and Space Center Presents Itamar Zorman’s Music of the Spheres this Valentine’s Day
- Celebrate Black History Month at Triton College
Media 2024
December 2024
- Triton College Adjunct Instructor and Filmmaker Marshall Gibson Wins Prestigious Award at Black Harvest Film Festival
- Triton College’s TRIUMPH & SURGE Program Empowers Students to Succeed
- Triton College Showcases Programs during “Triton Week” at Leyden High Schools
- Triton College Cernan Earth and Space Center Welcomes Guests for Holiday Cheer, A Supernova Sale and Laser Taylor Swift this Winter
November 2024
October 2024
September 2024
August 2024
- Kick Start Your Career with Triton College’s Career Services Workshops
- Triton College S.E.E.D. Program Provides Students with Alternative Learning Opportunities
- Triton College Hosting Fall Family Fun Fest, Movie on the Mounds and Glow Golf Outing this September
- Triton College’s Library Offering Asynchronous Language Learning Lab
July 2024
- Triton College Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with Student Leadership Symposium
- Triton College Named Ernest Radcliffe New Head Baseball Coach
- Triton College Offers Introduction to the Hospitality Industry Course
- Get FIT this Fall at Triton College
- Triton College’s School of Continuing of Education’s New Human Resources Grant Program Helps Students Get Ahead in In-Demand Field
- Triton College’s College for Kids Exploration Camp Guides Students to their Future Careers
June 2024
May 2024
- Kailee Harper is the Triton College Student Trustee for the 2024-2025 School Year
- Hallah Elder Receives $10,000 for the Lurie Children’s Young Professionals Scholarship Award
- Triton College Congratulates its Class of 2024
- Triton College’s School of Continuing Education, Center for Health Professionals, Received the Prestigious “Collaboration Award” from the American Nephrology Nurses Association
- Triton College Maximizes on Growth of U.S. Hospitality Industry
- The Triton College Women’s Softball Team will be Competing in the 2024 NJCAA Region 4 Division II Quarterfinals Hosted by Triton College
April 2024
- Triton College’s Alumni Association Selects Former Wrestler Richard John Skelnik as Alumni Wall of Fame Inductee
- Michael Rogers Selected as a Triton College Alumni Wall of Fame Inductee
- Triton College’s Alumni Association Selects Triton College Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach Tim McKinney as Alumni Wall of Fame Inductee
- Triton College Athletes Honored at Monthly Board Meeting for Excellent Seasons
- Triton College’s Alumni Association Selects Principal Michael McGrone, Sr. as Alumni Wall of Fame Inductee
- Triton College’s Alumni Association Selects Real Estate Influencer Carrie Jo Little as Wall of Fame Inductee
- Village of Bellwood Mayor Andre F. Harvey Chosen for Triton College’s Alumni Wall of Fame
- Dr. Purva DeVol of Triton College Selected for the Aspen Institute’s Rising Fellowship
- Triton College Men’s Basketball Player Amar Augillard Named 2024 NJCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Player of the Year
- Triton College Student Jael Rodriguez Wins Political Simulation Model Illinois Government (MIG) in Springfield
- Triton College’s Introduction to Broadcasting Class is Bringing Back the Magic of Radio
- Triton College Men’s Basketball Team Earns the Runner-Up Spot in the NJCAA Division I Championship
March 2024
- Triton College Men’s Basketball Team will Play for the NJCAA Division I National Championship
- The Triton College Men’s Basketball Team Enters Final Four in the NJCAA Division I Championship Tournament on ESPN+
- The Triton College Men’s Basketball Team will Compete TODAY in the NJCAA Division I Championship Tournament Quarterfinals on ESPN+
- Get FIT this Summer at Triton College
- Triton College Offering Several Culinary Classes this Spring
- The Triton College Men’s Basketball Team will Compete TONIGHT on ESPN+ in the NJCAA Division I Championship Tournament
- Schools and Community Organizations Invited to the Triton College Cernan Earth and Space Center to Witness the Partial Solar Eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024
- Observe the Partial Solar Eclipse and Laser Taylor Swift at the Triton College Cernan Earth and Space Center this Spring
- Triton College Car Show and Community Block Party will be Sunday, April 28
- The Triton College Men’s Basketball Team will be Competing in the NJCAA Division I Championship Tournament in Hutchinson, Kansas
- Triton College Celebrates 60 Years of Excellence
- Triton College Men’s Basketball Team Wins Region 4 Title and will Host Midwest District Championship Game
- Two Triton College Wrestlers Earned All-American Honors at NJCAA Wrestling Championships
- Triton College Women Share Their Stories
February 2024
- Triton College Student Hector Anguiano Earns Engineering Scholarship from Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs
- Triton College Welcomes the 51st Annual Triton Troupers Circus
- Triton College HIA Students Participate in Efforts to Address Food Insecurity at “Empty Bowls”
- Trinity Barnes Breaks 43-Year, All-Time Scoring Record in Triton College Women’s Basketball
- Observe the Partial Solar Eclipse at the Triton College Earth and Space Center this Spring
- Trinity Barnes – Triton College’s Very Own “Caitlin Clark” – to Break College’s 43-Year All-Time Scoring Record
- Summer Registration at Triton College Opens Monday, Feb. 19
- Triton College’s Career Services is Hosting Several Workshops this Winter
- Triton College Offering Guided Community Day Trips
January 2024
- Triton College SEED Program Provides Students with Alternative Learning Opportunities
- Triton College Offering Boxing, Vinyasa Yoga and Lifeguarding Classes this Spring
- Triton College’s TritonTalk to Host Bestselling Author
- Triton College’s Transfer Center is Offering a Spring Transfer Fair
- Triton College’s Transfer Center is Offering an Education Transfer Fair for Future Teachers
- Triton College Offering “Walking for Fitness” this Spring
- Triton College Hosts “Pack the Place”
- Triton College Women’s Basketball Program Commemorates 50 Years with Special Celebration
- Observe Powerful Films in the Triton College Library this January
- Triton College Associate Degree Nursing Pinning Ceremony Celebrated Graduating Nursing Students
- Triton College Offering Total Fitness Class this Spring
Media 2023
December 2023
- Register for Spring Classes at Super Registration Saturday
- Antigone Sharris, Triton College’s Engineering Chairperson, was Featured on West40’s Educational Podcast, Shift Everything
- Triton College’s Early College Program Proven Successful for Student James Dundovich
- Triton College Employees Enjoy Seasonal Cheer at Festival of Trees
- Triton College Instructor, Dr. Sheldon Turner, Participated in STEMSEAS Program
- Leyden High Schools Host “Triton Week” to Promote Post-Secondary Pathways
- Alumnus and Award-Winning Chef Bill Kim Returns to Triton College to Motivate HIA Students
- Are You Ready for It? The Triton College Cernan Earth and Space Center Presents Laser Taylor Swift this Winter
- Celebrate the Season at Triton College’s Winter Concert
- Feel Jolly and Bright During the Month of December in the Triton College Library
- Triton College will Host Student Showcase Concert
- Triton College Hosts COVID and Flu Vaccine Clinic
- Triton College Alumnus Ivan Sanchez Feels Overwhelming “Gratitude” for Triton College
- Celebrate the Holidays with the Triton College Cernan Earth and Space Center’s A Trans-Siberian Christmas Light Show
November 2023
November
- Triton College’s Troy-Mart Celebrates Launch with Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting
- Christine Ieuter, CFO of Go2Logistics, was Featured Speaker at the School of Business Executive Series
- Little Wound’s Warriors Showcased at Triton College to Recognize Native American Heritage Month
- Triton College Hosts COVID and Flu Vaccine Clinic
- Triton College Hosting Faculty Artist Series
- Triton College Presents Holiday Festival of Trees
- Triton College’s RSVP in Need of Volunteers for their Tax Assistance Program
- Triton College Cernan Earth and Space Center Presenting Jimi Hendrix Laser Experience
- Triton College Cernan Earth and Space Center Presenting Stars of the Pharaohs
- Celebrate the Launch of Triton College’s Troy-Mart with a Grand Opening
- Enjoy Cultural Films Throughout the Month of November in the Triton College Library
- Triton College Hosted OneGoal’s Northern Illinois Leadership Network Meeting
- ReUp Education Partners with Triton College to Expand Opportunities to Engage and Support Adult Learners
- Triton College Celebrated Italian American Heritage Month with a Panel and Discussion
October 2023
October 2023
- Cosmetic Entrepreneur Kennedy Bolden is a Leader on Triton’s Campus
- Triton College Celebrates Native American Heritage Month by Showcasing Little Wound’s Warriors
- Triton College Celebrated the End of National Hispanic Heritage Month with a Diversity Panel and Discussion
- The Triton College Library Celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month with Lessons from the Dead: Hispanic Heritage Month Leadership Symposium
- Death Café Allows Community to Discuss Their Thoughts on Death
- Christine Ieuter, CFO of Go2Logistics, is Featured Speaker at the School of Business Executive Series
- Triton College Hosting Global Music Series
- Relax with Qigong at Triton College
- Get a Sweet Taste of Early Registration at Triton College
- Enjoy NASA’s International Observe the Moon Night at Triton College’s Cernan Earth and Space Center
- Triton’s Celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month with a Diversity Panel and Discussion
- Celebrate Italian American Heritage Month with a Panel and Discussion
- Visit Triton College’s Engineering, Manufacturing and Robotics Open House
- Enjoy Spooktacular Classics with A Little Fright Musica at Triton College’s Cernan Earth and Space Center
- Observe the Partial Solar Eclipse at Triton College’s Cernan Earth and Space Center
- Triton College’s Fall Family Fun Fest Welcomed Families and Friends
- Triton College’s Theater Department Presents Frankenstein
- Triton College Hosting Global Music Series
September 2023
September 2023
- Student-Led Organization, Active Minds, Focuses on Mental Health at Triton College
- WRRG Broadcasting Live from Triton College Library
- Triton College Hosts Career Job Fair for Community, Alumni and Students
- Triton College’s FuN Camp Featured on CBS News Chicago
- World Mental Health Day at Triton College – Connecting Students to Mental Health Resources
- Triton College Celebrates National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week
- Triton College Alumni Association Held 9th Annual Glow Golf Outing
- Triton College Embarking on Alumni Oral History Project
- Triton College Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with EnsAmble Ad-Hoc Concert
- Triton College and Pace Bus Launch Program for Free* CDL Permit Training
- Triton College Hosts Fall Family Fun Fest
- Triton College Opens New Academic Success Center
- Triton College Hosts Blood Drive
- The Triton College Alumni Association Attended Several Summer Community Events
- Triton College Hosts Fall Flu Shot Clinic
August 2023
August 2023
- Triton College SEED Students Celebrate Program Completion with Graduation
- Triton College Presents Community Concert Band
- Triton College Offering Triton Tour Day Trip
- Triton College Library Hosting Neurodiversity Forum for District 504 Area Libraries
- Triton College Offering “Chocolate” Class this Fall
- Triton College Cernan Earth and Space Center Presenting Laser Taylor Swift Cosmic Light Show
- Triton College Hosts Annual Free Event, Movie on the Mounds
- Triton College Offering Introduction to Broadcasting Class this Fall
- Triton College Meal Pantry Receives $711 Grant from 7-Eleven in Melrose Park
- Triton College and Pace Bus Launch Program for Free* CDL Permit Training
- Triton College Cernan Earth and Space Center Presenting Laser Tom Petty Cosmic Light Show
July 2023
July 2023
- Triton College Offering “Walking for Fitness” this Fall
- Triton College Instructor Risé Sanders-Weir Received Adjunct Faulty of the Year Award from Illinois Community College Trustees Association
- Triton College Offering Total Fitness Class this Fall
- Triton College Alumni James Greenwood Recently Appointed River Forest Deputy Chief of Police
- Stanley T. Kusper, Jr. Retires from Service to Triton College
- Triton College’s Adult Education Program Hiring ESL Instructors
- Triton College Faculty Members Seth McClellan and Risé Sanders-Weir Create New Short Film Entitled Guaranteed in Gary
- Triton College Graduates Surpass Pre-Pandemic Numbers
- Triton College Offers Lifeguarding Classes this Fall
- Triton College Adjunct Faculty Catherine Sanders Awarded Outstanding Citizen Award by Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police
- GreenTown Holds Climate & Equity Conference at Triton College
- Triton College Student Bea Lizette Narvasa Won Third Place in the National Design Competition sponsored by the Coalition of Community College Architecture Program (CCCAP)
- Triton College Hosts Diesel and Transportation Technology Informational Session and Tour
- Triton College Alumni Association Hosts Annual Glow Golf Outing
June 2023
June 2023
- Triton College’s GED Graduation and End-of-Year Celebration Commemorated Adult Education Students
- Triton College and Pace Bus Launch Program for Free* CDL Permit Training
- Triton College Cernan Earth and Space Center Presenting Laser Prince Cosmic Light Show
- Triton College Celebrates Student Program Completion of the Work Equity Initiative (WEI) Program
- Cernan Earth and Space Center Offers Rocket Science Camp for Middle School Students
- Triton College Hosts “Girls on Track” 2023
May 2023
May 2023
- Triton College Honors Students in the Scholars Program
- Triton College Graduate Miguel Sahagun Recipient of Elmhurst University Full-Ride Scholarship
- Triton College Commencement Ceremony Honors Graduates
- Triton College Associate Degree Nursing Pinning Ceremony Celebrated Graduating Nursing Students
- Triton College Offering Course to Become a Basic Nurse Aide Training Program (BNATP) Instructor
- Triton College Student Hajar Mesra Graduating from Triton’s Radiologic Technology Program in May
- Triton College Hosts First Responder Expo
- Triton College Horticulture Department Offers Farm Stand to Community
- Triton College Faculty Members Receive Award
- Triton College Radiologic Technology Students Won First Place in Scholar Bowl at Illinois State Society of Radiologic Technologists (ISSRT) Conference
- Triton College Education Department Hosted Education Symposium
- The Triton College Alumni Association Hosted “Wall of Fame” Ceremony
- Triton College Hosts Nearly 600 Cars for its Third Annual Car Show
April 2023
April 2023
- Triton College Student Derricka Parks is “Living Her Dream” Graduating from Triton’s Nursing Program
- Triton College Car Show Postponed Until Sunday, May 7, 2023
- Triton College will Host Student Showcase Concert
- Triton College Alumni Association Hosts Cernan Center Event
- Triton College will Host a Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo Concert
- Triton College Hosts First Responder Expo
- Triton College Offering Total Fitness Class this Summer
- Triton College Student Juan Cervantes Served as President of Delegation at Model Illinois Government
- Triton College’s Faculty Artist Series Features Salvatore Siriano, Music Faculty Member
- Triton College Library Hosting “Work in Progress” Event
- Concert Features Artists from Chicago’s Old Town School of Folk Music
- Triton College Offering Chef Bill Kim’s Korean BBQ Cooking Class
- Triton College School of Business Hosting Open House for Aspiring Students
March 2023
March 2023
- Triton College Alum Maryna Salkovski is CEO and Founder of Bean Bar
- Triton College’s SURGE Symposium Inspires Women of Color
- Triton College Hosts Grad Fair for Graduating Students
- Triton College Wrestling Team Honored at Board Meeting
- Triton College Offering Engineering Technology and Robotics Welding
- Triton College HIA Students Participated in “Empty Bowls” at Oak Park and River Forest High School
- Triton College School of Business Hosting Open House for Aspiring Students
- Triton College Hosting Annual “Triton Trouper” Pancake Breakfast
- Triton College’s Theater Department Presents “Peter/Wendy”
- Triton College Hosts Career Job Fair for Community, Alumni and Students
- The Triton College Cernan Earth and Space Center is Hosting a Presentation of “To The Moon and Back, The Apollo-Chicago Connection”
- Triton College Hosting Global Music Series
- Triton College Hosts Second Annual Mental Health and Wellness Resource Fair
- Triton College Library Celebrates Black History Month with a Black History Leadership Symposium
- Triton College Hosting “Sneak Peek” for Aspiring Students
February 2023
February 2023
- Triton College’s Faculty Artist Series Features Nathalie Colas, Music Faculty Member
- Triton College Women Tell Their Stories
- Triton College Wrestling Team Wins 2023 NJCAA District Championship
- Triton College Wrestling Coach Tim Duggan Named Great Lakes District Coach of the Year
- Triton College Car Show will be Sunday, April 30, 2023
- Triton College Celebrates Black History Month with “Food for the Soul”
- Triton College Celebrates Black History Month with Performance by Roosevelt Middle School
- Triton College HIA Students Participating in “Empty Bowls” at Oak Park and River Forest High School
- Triton College Welcomes New PLUS Lab
- Triton College Welcomes the 50th Annual Triton Troupers Circus
- Triton College Bakery is Returning for the Spring Semester
- Triton College Offering Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Pathway Certificate
- Triton College Offering Cannabis Dispensary Certificate Program
- Triton College Hosting “Campus Visit Days” for Aspiring Students
January 2023
January 2023
- Triton College Alumni Andy Hock Recently Appointed Elmwood Park Police Chief
- The Triton College Cernan Earth and Space Center will Domestream “Birds: It’s Not About What But Where”
- Triton College Hosting “Sneak Peek” for Aspiring Students
- Celebrate National Pizza Day at Triton College
- Triton College’s Cernan Earth and Space Center Planetarium is Showing Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon Cosmic Light Show During March and April
- Triton College Kicks Off Black History Month with Roosevelt Middle School Band Performance
- Former Triton College Continuing Education Golf Instructor Yoshio Yamashita Celebrates 100th Birthday
- Triton College SEED Students Celebrate Program Completion with Graduation
- Triton College Presents Community Concert Band and Choir Participation is Open to All
- Triton College’s Cernan Earth and Space Center’s 50th Anniversary Celebration Receives Accolades from Public Feedback
- Triton College Hosts “Pack the Place”
Media 2022
December 2022
December 2022
- Triton College Hosts Festival of Trees Event
- Triton College Mourns Loss of Former College Trustee Jane Garoppolo
- Leyden High Schools Host “Triton Week” to Promote Post-Secondary Pathways
- The 50th Anniversary of Capt. Cernan’s Last Footprints on the Moon is Wednesday, December 14, 2022
- Triton College Offers Lifeguarding Classes this Spring
- Triton College Offering Total Fitness Class this Spring
- Triton College Offers Free Tax Assistance to Seniors
- Triton College Dedicates George T. Jorndt Athletic Complex to Honor Former Triton President
November 2022
November 2022
- Triton College’s TRIUMPH Summit Inspires Men of Color
- Triton College Offers Psychology of Religion Class
- Triton College Organizations Participated in 2022 Walk for Wishes – Illinois
- Triton College’s Cernan Earth and Space Center Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 17 Mission with a Moon Rock Display
- Triton College’s Adult Education Program Now Hiring ESL Instructors
- Triton College Basketball Players Sign Division I National Letters of Intent
- Triton College’s WEI Program Hosting Info Sessions
- Triton College Presents Holiday Festival of Trees
- Triton College Honors Veterans this November: Tracy Jennings
- Triton College Chi Zeta Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Collecting Items for Veterans
- Triton College Organizations Requesting Items for the Homeless