2025 ACES Scheduleđź“…
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Below is the schedule of competitions that have specified a date. If a competition site has committed to holding a competition, it either has a date or is marked TBD with the date not yet specified. Competition sites with ONLINE for the date will be held online. Unfortunately, we were not able to locate institutions willing to host the events. You will receive information the week of January 20th about online exams.
For any competition that does end up online, the coach will be able to select the 90-minute period time and date that all their students will take the exams online within the competition windows, as was done last year. Due to the smaller number of schools competing online and improvements in infrastructure this year, we will not need to cap the number of schools that take the exams at a given time, so you do not need to be concerned about selecting your date and time as soon as the selection opens.
The date ranges are
REGIONALS: February 1 - 15
SECTIONALS: March 1 - 15
STATE: April 14 - 17
2025 Academic Challenge Competition Schedule
| SECTIONAL COMPETITION | REGIONAL COMPETITION | SCHEDULED DATE | BACKUP DATE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Illinois University | March 13 | ||
| Lakeland College | February 7 | February 14 | |
| Danville Area Community College | February 4 | ||
| Heritage High School Div. 300 (was at Villa Grove) | February 14 | ||
| Champaign Central H.S. Div 700, 1500, & Unl (was at Parkland) | February 7 | ||
| Olney Central College | February 5 | ||
| Millikin University | February 5 | ||
| Northern Illinois University | March 6 | ||
| Kishwaukee College | ONLINE | ||
| Elgin Community College | ONLINE | ||
| Highland Community College | February 4 | February 11 | |
| Rock Valley College | February 14 | ||
| West Aurora H.S. (was at Geneva H.S.) | February 4 | February 11 | |
| Southern Illinois University Carbondale | March 12 | March 14 | |
| John A. Logan College | February 6 | February 12 | |
| Rend Lake College | February 5 | February 12 | |
| Shawnee Community College | February 6 | ||
| Southeastern Illinois College | February 6 | February 13 | |
| Missouri S&T | ONLINE | ||
| East Central College | February 5 | ||
| St. Louis University | February 14 | ||
| Richmond-Burton Community High School | March 13 | ||
| McHenry County College | February 7 | ||
| Oakton Community College | ONLINE | ||
| College of Lake County | February 8 | ||
| Spoon River Valley | ONLINE | ||
| Carl Sandburg North | ONLINE | ||
| Carl Sandburg South | ONLINE | ||
| Western Illinois University | ONLINE | ||
| Southwestern Illinois College | March 7 | ||
| Kaskaskia College | February 5 | February 12 | |
| Southwestern Illinois College | February 7 | February 14 | |
| Carlinville High School at Blackburn College | February 7 | ||
| Joliet Junior College at Romeoville | ONLINE | ||
| Fenwick High School | ONLINE | ||
| Kankakee Community College | ONLINE | ||
| Illinois Institute of Technology | February 10 | ||
| University of St. Francis | ONLINE | ||
| Illinois Wesleyan University | March 11 | ||
| Heartland Community College | ONLINE | ||
| Illinois Central College | ONLINE | ||
| Illinois Valley Community College | February 7 | February 14 | |
| Lincoln Land Community College | February 4 | February 11 |
State Competition at Eastern Illinois University
| DIVISION 300 | DIVISION 700 | DIVISION 1500 | DIVISION Unlimited |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |