[7][8] In July 1964 the higher education master plan was published by the IBHE, which led to the Junior College Act of 1965.

[5][6] The Spoon River College main campus is on 160 acres (0.65 km2) of land four miles from the city of Canton, Illinois.

Spoon River College also holds non-credit and career development classes at two Community Outreach Centers in Macomb and Canton, Illinois.

[9] High demand for both credit and non-classes and training at the Macomb Campus has led to the building of an expansion center.

The agreement between the schools permits students at SRC to transition into WIU through a pre-defined curriculum and automatic transfer protocol between institutions.

[4] Spoon River College provides a library within its Learning Resources Center at its main Canton, Illinois Campus.

[21][22] SRC hosts several registered student clubs involved in academic, competitive, and cultural based activities.

[23] In addition, the campus has an active chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (ΦΘΚ), the international honor society for two-year colleges and academic programs.