Education

Building on an existing partnership, Augustana College is acquiring UnityPoint Health Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences in a cashless transaction, expected to take effect June 30, 2026.

Thirty-nine incarcerated students in the Augustana Prison Education Program [APEP] are pursuing their undergraduate degrees at the East Moline Correctional Center [EMCC].

When the newly expanded Lincoln-Irving Elementary School in Moline opens in 2027, consolidated with Willard School, it will be called Robert Ontiveros Elementary School -- honoring the life and legacy of the influential founder of Group O, nationally respected business leader, and lifelong advocate for the Floreciente neighborhood where he grew up.

Terry Hanson and his father Charles loved jazz music, and that passion has resulted in donations of their family’s piano, large CD collection, electric keyboard, many books of sheet music and Terry’s drum kit to Black Hawk College’s Art, Design and Performing Arts department.

John Bacon talks about his book, The Gales Of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald, including the history of the Great Lakes, the importance of shipping on the Lakes to our national security, the ship and crew, and the events of that fateful voyage 50 years ago.

A comprehensive report card on Illinois public education shows both good news and bad news. Robin Steans, president of Advance Illinois, made a presentation on the new 59-page report – “The State We’re In 2025” -- Thursday morning, November 13th, at the East Moline School District administration building. A five-person panel then discussed the impact of the findings.

In this episode of "What's Happening QC," host Marc Zyla sits down with Robbie McIntyre, the Executive Director of Spring Forward Learning Center.

Western Illinois University Executive Director for Outreach and Quad Cities Operations Audrey Adamson spoke with WVIK News' Rae Barry on the recent partnership between the university and the Moline Coal Valley School District.

Moline Coal Valley School District Superintendent Dr. Rachel Savage speaks with WVIK News about the district's long-range facilities plan, including the retirement of the 127-year-old Willard Elementary building. The district is paying WIU $20,000 a month to relocate Lincoln-Irving students for the 2026-27 school year at the university's Quad-Cities campus, as the district renovates and expands the Lincoln-Irving building.

Black Hawk College is completing its building updates for the career and technical education programs. The $29 million refurbishing is the last phase in a five-year-long project.