Founded in 1970, Lewis and Clark Community College held its first classes on the grounds of Monticello College, a small private liberal arts college for women founded in 1838.  Monticello College closed in 1971 and its picturesque and historical 215-acre campus became the beautiful main campus of Lewis and Clark Community College.  In addition to these facilities, the College offers instruction in five remote Community Education Centers and in all public high schools in the Seven-county District.  The College serves learners in a 1,800 square mile area of the lower Mississippi River Basin.  Illinois Community College District 536 is bordered and bisected by the Mississippi, Missouri, and Illinois Rivers and includes all or portions of seven counties: Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Morgan, and Scott.  The two greatest rivers of the North American continent, the Mississippi and the Missouri, converge just five miles from the College campus.

The campus, centrally located in Godfrey, Illinois, is renowned for its beauty.  Occupying 215 acres of manicured lawns and majestic trees, L&C is housed in several stately buildings most built from the limestone that is native to this area.  Lewis and Clark attracts a student population of more than 10,000 students. 

(Source: http://www.lc.cc.il.us)

Hatheway Cultural Center opened in 1963 as Hatheway Hall through the generous $2 million contribution of Mr. and Mrs. Spencer T. Olin to Monticello College in the memory of her mother, Norah Dell Hatheway Whitney (class of 1889). Renovated in 1989 through another generous contribution by the Olins, the Ann Whitney Olin Theatre (1,000 seat capacity) has been termed "a gem of a theater" by a noted writer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

                                                                   Photo by Brian McKinney

The Hatheway Cultural Center at Lewis and Clark Community College is home to the Alton Symphony Orchestra.

The Commons also on the Lewis and Clark campus is the site for the annual Pops concert. The Commons features multimedia capabilities, food service, and seating for up to 600 people.

Directions

Take US 67 to Godfrey, Illinois (see directional map below). The Lewis and Clark campus is located on the west side of US 67. Rehearsals and concerts are in the Hatheway Cultural Center at the rear of the campus (see campus map below). Follow the yellow line on the Campus Map pdf after entering the north entrance of the campus. Proceed to the marked parking area and enter the rear entrance or the lobby entrance to the Ann Whitney Olin Theatre in the Hatheway Cultural Center.