Prairie State College
202 South Halsted Street, Chicago heights, IL, 60411 - View a map of this school Map
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Prairie State College is a two-year community college offering associate degrees, technical and career studies certificates, plus adult, corporate and continuing education. We're the first Illinois community college to guarantee all of our degree and technical certificate programs. We're honored to be recognized for the quality of our programs and services through six awards for excellence from the Illinois Community College Board - more than any other college in the state.


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  Prairie State College Community College Avg.
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County Cook County, IL -
Title IV Eligible Yes Yes
Carnegie Classification Associate of Arts Colleges Associate of Arts Colleges
Institution Level At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs
Institution Control Public Public
Full-Time Undergraduate 1,714 students 1,000 students
Part-Time Undergraduate 3,369 students 1,410 students
Total Enrollment 5,083 students 2,175 students
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid 50% 78%
% Students Receiving Federal Grants 43% 47%
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received $2,737 $2,810
% Students Receiving State/Local Grants 36% 28%
Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received $1,460 $1,211
% Students Receiving Institutional Grants 7% 11%
Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received $1,887 $1,117
% Students Receiving Loans 5% 37%
Avg. Amount Of Loan Received $2,499 $3,048
School Notes:
  • Prairie State College's 123-acre campus is located at South Halsted Street and Vollmer Road in Chicago Heights, Ill. Our north campus facilities, to the north of Vollmer Road, include the Health/Tech Center, Child Care Center, Physical Plant and Facilities warehouse and headquarters, the Illinois Employment and Training Center, plus four wooden temporary structures where our Adult Education programs are held. Here you'll find English as a Second Language, Literacy, Adult Basic Education and GED classes, and adult education computer labs.
  • The main building, to the south of Vollmer Road, houses faculty and administrative offices, classrooms, laboratories, and student services facilities. A four story-building, the main campus building includes a Technology Center, where programs such as Automotive, Welding, Manufacturing Technology and Air Conditioning and Heating programs take place.
  • Prairie State College, Illinois Community College District 515, serves thousands of residents each year in the Chicago Southland region. We additionally serve a growing number of people outside our geographic district through our corporate training and international student programs.
  • Founded in 1957 as Bloom Township Community College, our first classes were held in 1958 in the basement of the First Christian Church. The College has come a long way since then. Bloom Community College was originally established to offer transfer liberal arts courses and occupational courses. Most students graduating in the early 1960s earned degrees in the liberal arts. Today, the College serves a more broad population, offering five types of associate's degrees (associate in arts, associate in science, associate in fine arts, associate in applied science, associate in general studies), two types of certificates (technical and career studies) and training in many other areas.
  • Part of PSC's growth began back in 1967 when the College was reorganized as a Class I junior college. Then, with the combining of four high school districts into an enlarged territory, the College was renamed Prairie State College. The Beecher district was added to District 515 in 1989 by the Illinois Community College Board.
  • The college is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
  • Profile last updated:02/23/2008.
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