Sam Wolf Granite City Campus is one of three campuses of Southwestern Illinois College. It was established in 1983 to serve the academic needs of the northern part of the college district, as well as the work force training needs of local industry.

The Sam Wolf Granite City Campus is located at 4950 Maryville Road, Granite City, Illinois

Granite City, Illinois

Granite City is a city in Madison County, Illinois, United States, part of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area. At the 2010 census, the population was 29,849, making it the third largest city in the Metro-East and Southern Illinois, behind Alton and Belleville...

, one mile south of Interstate 270 at the intersection of Maryville Road and Highway 203 on the north side of Granite City. Free Madison County Transit

Madison County Transit

Madison County Transit, or MCT for short, is a bus and bike trail transportation system that serves the citizens of Madison County, which is located in Illinois approximately northeast of St. Louis. It was created in 1980 by the Madison County Board to improve transportation in Madison County, and...

 rides are available to the campus.

Southwestern Illinois College

Southwestern Illinois College

Southwestern Illinois College is the sixth largest community college in Illinois with campuses in Belleville, Granite City, and Red Bud, plus 20 off-campus sites throughout the district, including Scott Air Force Base and East St. Louis Community College Center...

 programs unique to this campus include the Industrial Technology Center, Automotive Collision Repair Technology, Aviation Maintenance Technology, the Cisco Networking Academy, and Culinary Arts and Food Management.

Also unique to this campus are Honors Program courses and TRIO Student Support Services. The campus Success Center is open daily to all students from 8am to 9pm, with an open computer lab

Computer lab

A computer lab, also known as a computer suite or computer cluster is typically a room which contains many networked computers for public use...

, free tutoring in most of the courses offered at the campus, English and Math specialists, and knowledgeable technical assistance.

Student organizations range from a chapter of Phi Theta Kappa

Phi Theta Kappa

Phi Theta Kappa, also ΦΘΚ or sometimes PTK , is the international honor society of two-year colleges and academic programs, particularly community colleges and junior colleges. It also includes Associate's degree-granting programs offered by four-year colleges...

, the international honor society

Honor society

In the United States, an honor society is a rank organization that recognizes excellence among peers. Numerous societies recognize various fields and circumstances. The Order of the Arrow, for example, is the national honor society of the Boy Scouts of America...

of the two-year college, to the Culinary Arts Association. The College also offers a variety of non-credit workshops at the Sam Wolf Granite City Campus.