College of Lake County, Grayslake

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The College of Lake County, commonly referred to as CLC, is a public community college in Lake County, Illinois. CLC's primary campus is located in Grayslake and two other campuses exist in nearby Waukegan and Vernon Hills. It is located in the greater Chicago metro area and sits about 46 miles north of the city. In 1967, a referendum passed establishing the CLC community college district and classes began in 1969. It enrolls about 15,000 students in transfer programs, career programs, GED and adult basic education, non-credit and career development, and training for businesses. ()

Established: 1967 (57 years ago)Coordinates: 42°21'21"N, 88°0'45"W

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19351 W Washington StGrayslake 60030 United States

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(847) 543-2000

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College of Lake County – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Six Flags Great America, Gurnee Mills, Batman: The Ride, Goliath.

4.1 miE
Amusement park with rides for all ages
Six Flags Great America, Gurnee
106 min walk • Six Flags Great America is an amusement park located in Gurnee, Illinois, within the northern Chicago metropolitan area. Originally opened in 1976 by the Marriott Corporation as Marriott's Great America, Six Flags has owned and operated the park since 1984.
3.6 miNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Gurnee Mills, Gurnee
92 min walk • Gurnee Mills is a shopping mall and outlet mall in Gurnee, Illinois, within the Chicago metropolitan area and it is one of the tourist destinations in Chicago, Illinois.
4.1 miE
Amusement, Amusement park, Amusement ride
Batman: The Ride, Gurnee
105 min walk • Batman: The Ride is an inverted roller coaster based on the DC Comics character Batman and found at seven Six Flags theme parks in the United States.
4.2 miE
Amusement, Amusement park, Amusement ride
Goliath, Gurnee
108 min walk • Goliath is a wooden roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. Manufactured by Rocky Mountain Construction and designed by Alan Schilke, the roller coaster features RMC's Topper Track design and opened to the public on June 19, 2014.
3.9 miE
Amusement, Amusement park, Amusement ride
Viper, Gurnee
101 min walk • Viper is a wooden roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, which opened in 1995. Viper is a clone of the Coney Island Cyclone and is the only roller coaster ever to be built directly by Six Flags.
4.1 miE
Amusement, Amusement park, Amusement ride
X-Flight, Gurnee
104 min walk • X-Flight is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. Designed and built by Bolliger & Mabillard, the ride opened as the fourth Wing Coaster in the world and the second in the United States on May 16, 2012.
4.2 miE
Amusement, Amusement park, Amusement ride
Vertical Velocity Roller Coaster, Gurnee
107 min walk • The Flash: Vertical Velocity is an inverted steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. Manufactured by Intamin under the trade name "Twisted Impulse Coaster", this launched shuttle-style coaster, located in the DC Universe section of the park, has been operating since May 18, 2001.
4 miE
Amusement, Amusement park, Amusement ride
Whizzer Roller Coaster, Gurnee
103 min walk • Whizzer, originally Willard's Whizzer, is an Anton Schwarzkopf Speedracer roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois.
4.1 miE
Amusement, Amusement park, Amusement ride
Little Dipper, Gurnee
105 min walk • Little Dipper is a wooden roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. It was originally built in 1950 by Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters and previously operated at Kiddieland Amusement Park in Melrose Park, Illinois until the park closed in September 2009.
4.1 miE
Amusement, Amusement park, Amusement ride
American Eagle Roller Coaster, Gurnee
104 min walk • American Eagle is a wooden racing roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America theme park in Gurnee, Illinois. It was the first wooden roller coaster designed by Intamin of Switzerland and was built in 1981 by the contracting firm Figley-Wright at a cost of $10 million.
4.2 miE
Amusement, Amusement park, Amusement ride
Spacely's Sprocket Rockets, Gurnee
108 min walk • Sprocket Rockets is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. This is a junior coaster with a height restriction of only 36 inches. Opened in 1998, it is a Vekoma "roller-skater" model roller coaster.