College of Lake County
Tel:
(847) 543-2000
- The College of Lake County is a comprehensive community college offering a wide range of academic program choices to meet students' educational needs at different points in their lives.
School Highlights
College of Lake County serves 14,193 students (29% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 32:1 is higher than the state community college average of 29:1.
Minority enrollment is 57% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 52%.
Top Rankings
College of Lake County ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in Illinois for:
- Category Attribute
- Diversity Diversity in US community colleges
- Community Size Largest student body
School Overview
The teacher population of 437 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| College of Lake County | (IL) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Vocational & Technical-High Nontraditional | Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Vocational & Technical-High Nontraditional |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 437 staff | 124 staff |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- Our major program areas include credit programs to prepare students for transfer or career entry, GED and adult basic education, non-credit offerings for personal or career development, and contract training and specialized services for businesses. Regardless of their focus, our programs emphasize academic excellence and concern with the individual student's goals. Each semester we serve nearly 16,000 credit students, with more than 80 percent enrolled in transfer or career preparation programs. By far the largest College of Lake County site, the Grayslake Campus consists of 226.1 acres. About one-third of the campus is currently devoted to buildings and parking areas, and another 20 percent is allocated for future building. Natural beauty is a distinct feature of the campus, and about one-third of the acreage will be permanently preserved as natural areas. From its central Lake County location on the Grayslake Campus, the James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts offers many programs that offer audiences Downtown-caliber entertainment and cultural experiences.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to College of Lake County is Worsham College of Mortuary Science (14.9 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- Worsham College of Mortuary SciencePrivate for-profit95 students | 14.90 Mi495 Northgate Pkwy
Wheeling, IL 60090
(847) 808-8444 14.9095 - Herzing University KenoshaPrivate, for profitn/a students | 18.90 Mi5800 7th Ave
Kenosha, WI 53140
(800) 596-0724 18.90n/a - 7,031 students | 19.00 Mi8900 US Hwy 14
Crystal Lake, IL 60012
(815) 455-3700 19.007,031 - 13,530 students | 19.10 Mi1200 W Algonquin Rd
Palatine, IL 60067
(847) 925-6000 19.1013,530 - 7,037 students | 19.40 Mi3520 30th Ave
Kenosha, WI 53144
(262) 564-2200 19.407,037
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