[[File:]] Waubonsee Community College is a two-year community college, founded in 1966, located in the far western suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. Its four campuses are located in Sugar Grove, Aurora, and Plano. Waubonsee Community College serves twelve public school districts in Aurora, Batavia, Big Rock, Bristol, Elburn, Geneva, Hinckley, Kaneville, Leland, Maple Park, North Aurora, Plano, Sandwich, Somonauk, Oswego, Sugar Grove, and Yorkville. Waubonsee Community College, a public institution of higher learning, came into existence in July, 1966 when the electorate of twelve school districts in most of Kane and portions of Kendall, DeKalb, LaSalle and Will counties voted to establish Community College District 516. The area encompasses approximately 600 square miles (1,600 km) and has an assessed valuation of more than $5.0 billion. The college's philosophy is that education is the cornerstone of a literate, democratic society; learning is a lifelong process; and the pursuit of knowledge must be supported by institutional policies demonstrating accessibility, service, quality, innovation and value. Plans for the Sugar Grove campus began in 1967.