The article discusses the process made by the Illinois Higher Education Commission regarding the transformation of higher education which includes master plans, community colleges, and other emerging universities in the 1960s. It started when the governor of Illinois, William Stratton, along with the state's legislative body established the Higher Education Commission which is made up of legislators, public school leaders, and presidents of public and private colleges and universities. The commission is responsible for conducting investigation, study, and survey on problems faced by Illinois public and private higher education. The establishment of the commission was the first step on creating a new form of higher education.