Bloomington Area Career Center

District 87 bought the Willie G. and Gloria Brown Education Center building to address overcrowding of pre-K and Bloomington Career Academy classes.

This fall, the Academy will move into renovated space at the Willie G. and Gloria Brown Education Center, providing customized classrooms for technical and career-focused training programs.

McLean County high school students are given the chance to work with industry professionals through the Bloomington Area Career Center’s HEAT Academy.

A Heyworth educator who colleagues call a student favorite, and a real innovator, could be Illinois’ next Teacher of the Year.

The 700 students at the Bloomington Area Career Center come from high schools around McLean County, including Unit 5 and District 87. If accepted, they choose from 17 programs such as welding, cosmetology, health careers and medical terminology, and EMT and fire science.