City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College Profile

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10001 S Woodlawn Ave
Chicago, IL 60628-1696

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Tel: (773)291-6100

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The mission of Olive-Harvey College is to provide students with a quality education.

School Highlights

City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College serves 4,572 students (43% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 47:1 is higher than the state community college average of 36:1.
Minority enrollment is 73% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 39%.
City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College is one of 29 community colleges within Cook County, IL.
The nearest community college is Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago (4.90 miles away).

	City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College	(IL) Community College Avg.
Institution Level	At least 2 but less than 4 years	At least 2 but less than 4 years
Institution Control	Public	Public
Total Faculty	97 staff	112 staff

The student population of 4,572 has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The student:teacher ratio of 47:1 has increased from 45:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.73 is more than the state average of 0.58. The school's diversity has grown by 180% over five years.

Total Enrollment	4,572 students	3,722 students

Student : Teacher Ratio	47:1	36:1

# Full-Time Students	1,959 students	1,118 students

# Part-Time Students	2,613 students	2,604 students


% Asian	22%	4%

% Hispanic	6%	15%

% Black	37%	14%

% White	27%	61%

% Unknown races	7%	5%

Diversity ScoreThe chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.73	0.58

College Completion Rate	9%	25%

Average Graduate Earnings (10 Years)	$27,700	$32,200

The public in-state tuition of $6,460 is less than the state average of $7,963. The in-state tuition has grown by 15% over four years.
The public out-state tuition of $7,891 is less than the state average of $10,732. The out-state tuition has grown by 7% over four years.

In-State Tuition Fees	$6,460	$7,963

Out-State Tuition Fees	$7,891	$10,732

% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid	92%	82%

Median Debt for Graduates	$8,899	$7,862

Median Debt for Dropouts	$3,500	$4,000

Source: 2016 (or latest year available) IPEDS

Olive-Harvey College was formed in the fall of 1970 as a result of the merger of two City Colleges of Chicago: the Southeast College, founded in 1957, and Fenger, founded in 1958. These two Colleges had been operating separately, with different faculties, administrations, student populations, educational philosophies, and purpose. Olive-Harvey College has been located at its present 67-acre campus since its inception. Initially, it was housed in a set of nine prefabricated, steel structures. In 1981 the College moved most of its operations to a newly constructed main building, with ample space, equipment, laboratories and other facilities. In the Spring of 1988, the physical facilities expanded with construction a satellite facility, the South Chicago Campus on 92nd Street between Baltimore and Houston, in the far east of the College's service area. Olive-Harvey College is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools , Commission on Institutions of Higher Education.