HOOPESTON — People in northern Vermilion County and southern Iroquois County who want to continue their education or training at Danville Area Community College won't have to commute to Danville to do that much longer.

DACC officials announced Thursday that the college will open a satellite site in Hoopeston by the fall 2013 semester, if not sooner, to improve access to higher education to residents in those areas.

Officials said they're able to do that with help from community partners including the Hoopeston Regional Health Center, which is providing the site, and the Hoopeston Area Healthcare Foundation, which donated $206,000 to the DACC Foundation.