Illinois Community Colleges
- There are 70 community colleges located throughout Illinois (49 public colleges and 21 private colleges), serving 357,809 students.
- For Illinois community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $7,978 per year for in-state students and $10,454 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $15,527 per year (view national tuition costs).
- The average community college acceptance rate in Illinois is 82% (view national acceptance rates).
- Illinois community colleges have a diversity score of 0.59, which is lower than the national average of 0.65 (view national diversity statistics).
- Minority enrollment is 40% (majority Hispanic and Black) and the student:teacher ratio is 35:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(IL) School Average
Asian
4%
Hispanic
16%
Black
14%
White
60%
Two or more races
1%
Unknown
5%
Illinois Community Colleges by Town:
- College Location Students
- 2400 Tom L. Wilson Boulevard
Galesburg, IL 61401
(309)344-2518 2,200 students - 30 E Lake St
Chicago, IL 60601
(312)553-5600 9,392 students - 1145 W Wilson Ave.
Chicago, IL 60640
(773)907-4000 10,601 students - 6301 S Halsted St
Chicago, IL 60621
(773)602-5000 5,313 students - 1900 W Van Buren
Chicago, IL 60612
(312)850-7000 6,245 students - 10001 S Woodlawn Ave
Chicago, IL 60628
(773)291-6100 4,572 students - 7500 S Pulaski Rd
Chicago, IL 60652
(773)838-7500 8,914 students - 4300 N Narragansett
Chicago, IL 60634
(773)777-7900 12,146 students - College of Lake CountyPublic19351 W Washington St.
Grayslake, IL 60030
(847)543-2000 15,410 students - East-West UniversityPrivate, non-profit816 S Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60605
(312)939-0111 555 students - 2998 W Pearl City Rd
Freeport, IL 61032
(815)235-6121 1,730 students - 815 N Orlando Smith Ave
Oglesby, IL 61348
(815)224-2720 3,525 students - Kendall CollegePrivate, for profit900 N. North Branch St.
Chicago, IL 60642
(312)752-2000 1,516 students - Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-ChicagoPrivate, for profit361 W Chestnut
Chicago, IL 60610
(312)944-0882 1,086 students - Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose ParkPrivate, for profit8317 W North Avenue
Melrose Park, IL 60160
(708)344-4700 717 students - 5250 Shepherd Rd
Springfield, IL 62794
2177862200 5,744 students - Show 35 more community colleges in Illinois
Recent Articles
June 20, 2018
Explore a trend seen this year, where enrollment rates are stabilizing or even falling at many community colleges around the country.
June 20, 2018
Community college graduation rates may appear to be in dire straits, but what are the real numbers? Could it be that the “successful” students who transfer to four-year universities are considered community college “drop outs” statistically?
June 18, 2018
Community Colleges have existed for more than 100 years and they have changed significantly in that amount of time. Keep reading to learn more about the history of community colleges and how they've changed the face of American public education.
