{"id":99234,"date":"2026-09-22T12:02:35","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T16:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=99234"},"modified":"2026-09-22T12:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T16:45:00","slug":"more-people-than-ever-are-trying-to-get-into-college-classes-in-illinois-prisons-getting-a-seat-hasnt-gotten-any-easier-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2026\/09\/22\/more-people-than-ever-are-trying-to-get-into-college-classes-in-illinois-prisons-getting-a-seat-hasnt-gotten-any-easier-west\/","title":{"rendered":"More people than ever are trying to get into college classes in Illinois prisons. Getting a seat hasn&#8217;t gotten any easier. [West]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/college-inside.beehiiv.com\/p\/more-people-than-ever-are-trying-to-get-into-college-classes-in-illinois-prisons-getting-a-seat-hasn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>More people than ever are trying to get into college classes in Illinois prisons. Getting a seat hasn&#8217;t gotten any easier.<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0&#8212; from college-inside.beehiiv.com by Charlotte West<br \/>\n<em>The college waitlist in Illinois has grown 80% since last year, with 3,700 people waiting and 2,600 enrolled.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>Excerpt from highlights:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Illinois waitlists are outpacing seats.<\/b> The college waitlist has grown 80% since last year, with 3,700 people waiting and 2,600 enrolled. <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.opencampus.org\/2026\/09\/16\/more-people-than-ever-are-trying-to-get-into-college-classes-in-illinois-prisons-getting-a-seat-hasnt-gotten-any-easier\/?utm_source=college-inside.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=more-people-than-ever-are-trying-to-get-into-college-classes-in-illinois-prisons-getting-a-seat-hasn-t-gotten-any-easier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read [the] full story<\/a>, published with WBEZ Chicago&#8217;s Prisoncast!<\/li>\n<li><b>Wisconsin&#8217;s prisons hit a record population,<\/b> straining access to programs, <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/2026\/08\/wisconsin-prisons-record-population-crowding-strains-staffing-programs\/?utm_source=college-inside.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=more-people-than-ever-are-trying-to-get-into-college-classes-in-illinois-prisons-getting-a-seat-hasn-t-gotten-any-easier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reports our partner Wisconsin Watch<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><b>Delaware Tech is ending its prison education program<\/b> after graduating current students, <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.delawareonline.com\/story\/news\/education\/2026\/09\/17\/delaware-tech-to-phase-out-prison-education-program\/91354550007\/?utm_source=college-inside.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=more-people-than-ever-are-trying-to-get-into-college-classes-in-illinois-prisons-getting-a-seat-hasn-t-gotten-any-easier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reports the Delaware News Journal<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More people than ever are trying to get into college classes in Illinois prisons. Getting a seat hasn&#8217;t gotten any easier.\u00a0&#8212; from college-inside.beehiiv.com by Charlotte West The college waitlist in Illinois has grown 80% since last year, with 3,700 people waiting and 2,600 enrolled. Excerpt from highlights: Illinois waitlists are outpacing seats. 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