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Joliet Junior College

community / technical college · Active
last checked 2026-05-29

Now (checked 2026)

Status
Active

What happened
Continuation. The jewelry/metalsmithing offering has persisted continuously since at least the ~2013-2014 period through the current catalog. ART 240 Jewelry and Metalsmithing I appears in successive catalogs (2021-2022, 2023-2024) and the live Visual Arts page still advertises jewelry making, metalsmithing, and a dedicated metals studio. It was never a standalone accredited "metals program" with its own degree; it has always been studio coursework within the Art/Visual Arts transfer program. Leadership of the Art Department is currently the Art Coordinator (Meaghan Callan); metalsmithing taught by faculty including Cathy Mustari. No closure, merger, or rename detected.

Link
jjc.edu/choose-your-path/liberal-fine-arts/visual-arts

People

Faculty
Dr Elaine Foster · 1967 to present

Sources

https://jjc.edu/choose-your-path/liberal-fine-arts/visual-artshttps://catalog.jjc.edu/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=27&coid=66338https://catalog.jjc.edu/content.php?catoid=32&navoid=2357https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/metalsmithing-seminars-joliet-junior-college-0http://news.jjc.edu/2013/10/jjc-students-sell-unique-homemade-jewelry-on-nov-14/https://jjc.edu/

From the original Tyler “Academic Metals Directory” (≈2014), brought current in 2026.

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