Morton is ideally located less than 45 miles and under an hour’s drive from 12 different colleges and universities, providing your company a robust workforce pool from which to draw. These are students accustomed to this community and the chances of them staying for a job opportunity are significant.
At the EDC, we maintain relationships with the local schools in order to work collaboratively and help align their academic programs and graduating students with your workforce needs. Please find a list of possible workforce pipelines below.
Bradley University
1501 W. Bradley Ave.
Peoria IL 61606
309-676-7611
Eureka College
300 E. College Ave.
Eureka IL, 61530
309-467-3721
Heartland Community College
1500 W. Raab Rd.
Normal IL 61761
309-268-8000
Illinois Central College
East Peoria IL
309-694-5011
309-999-4500 (Peoria campus)
Illinois State University
Normal IL
309-438-2111
Illinois Wesleyan University
1312 Park St.
Bloomington IL 61701
309-556-1000
Lincoln College (Normal Location)
715 W. Raab Rd.
Normal IL 61761
800-569-0558
Lincoln Christian University
100 Campus View Dr.
Lincoln IL 62656
888-522-5228
Robert Morris University (Peoria Campus)
211 Fulton
Peoria IL
309-636-8600
Spoon River College
23235 N. County Hwy 22
Canton IL 61520
309-647-4645
The Morton community prioritizes workforce readiness throughout a student’s entire education.
Opportunities at the Junior High Level:
Opportunities at the High School Level