Top Illinois Community Colleges

For the 2021 school year, there are 69 top community colleges located throughout Illinois (49 public colleges and 20 private colleges), serving 368,933 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 83% (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%
IL All Ethnic Groups Ethnicity Breakdown

Top Illinois Community Colleges by Town (2021)

  • College Location Students
  • College of DuPage
    Public
    425 Fawell Blvd.
    Glen Ellyn,  IL  60137
    (630) 942-2800
    29,476 students
  • Coyne College
    Private, for profit
    330 North Green Street
    Chicago,  IL  60607
    (773) 577-8100
    611 students
  • Fox College
    Private, for profit
    6640 S. Cicero
    Chicago,  IL  60638
    (708) 444-4500
    360 students
  • Frontier Community College
    Public
    Frontier Drive
    Fairfield,  IL  62837
    (618) 393-2982
    2,218 students
  • Gem City College
    Private, for profit
    700 State St
    Quincy,  IL  62301
    (217) 222-0391
    51 students
  • Kaskaskia College
    Public
    27210 College Rd
    Centralia,  IL  62801
    (618) 545-3000
    4,906 students
  • Kendall College
    Private, for profit
    900 N. North Branch St.
    Chicago,  IL  60642
    (312) 752-2000
    1,516 students
  • Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Chicago
    Private, for profit
    361 W Chestnut
    Chicago,  IL  60610
    (312) 944-0882
    1,086 students
  • Lincoln College
    Private, non-profit
    300 Keokuk St
    Lincoln,  IL  62656
    (217) 732-3155
    1,264 students
  • Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park
    Private, for profit
    8317 W North Avenue
    Melrose Park,  IL  60160
    (708) 344-4700
    717 students
  • Lincoln Trail College
    Public
    11220 State Hwy 1
    Robinson,  IL  62454
    (618) 393-2982
    1,031 students
  • Moraine Valley Community College
    Public
    9000 W. College Parkway
    Palos Hills,  IL  60465
    (708) 974-4300
    15,286 students
  • Morrison Institute of Technology
    Morrison Institute of Technology Photo
    Private, non-profit
    701 Portland Ave
    Morrison,  IL  61270
    (815) 772-7218
    105 students
  • Oakton Community College
    Public
    1600 E Golf Rd.
    Des Plaines,  IL  60016
    (847) 635-1600
    10,589 students
  • Olney Central College
    Public
    305 N West Street
    Olney,  IL  62450
    (618) 393-2982
    1,398 students
  • Rend Lake College
    Rend Lake College Photo - Rend Lake College is a nationally ranked community college, located on the eastern shore of scenic Rend Lake in Southern Illinois. RLC has an open enrollment policy. What does that mean? It means no waiting and watching the mailbox for that letter to arrive because YOU ARE ACCEPTED!
    Public
    468 N Ken Gray Pky
    Ina,  IL  62846

    2,489 students
  • Robert Morris University Illinois
    Private, non-profit
    401 S State Street
    Chicago,  IL  60605
    (312) 935-6800
    3,205 students
  • Triton College
    Public
    2000 5th Ave
    River Grove,  IL  60171
    (708) 456-0300
    11,577 students
  • Wabash Valley College
    Public
    2200 College Drive
    Mount Carmel,  IL  62863
    (618) 393-2982
    4,512 students
  • William Rainey Harper College
    Public
    1200 W Algonquin Rd
    Palatine,  IL  60067
    (847) 925-6000
    14,957 students
  • Worsham College of Mortuary Science
    Private, for profit
    495 Northgate Pkwy
    Wheeling,  IL  60090
    (847) 808-8444
    108 students
  • Black Hawk College
    Public
    6600-34th Avenue
    Moline,  IL  61265
    (309) 796-5000
    6,307 students
  • Carl Sandburg College
    Carl Sandburg College Photo
    Public
    2400 Tom L. Wilson Boulevard
    Galesburg,  IL  61401
    (309) 344-2518
    2,200 students
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College
    Public
    30 E Lake St
    Chicago,  IL  60601
    (312) 553-5600
    9,392 students
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College
    Public
    1145 W Wilson Ave.
    Chicago,  IL  60640
    (773) 907-4000
    10,601 students
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College
    Public
    6301 S Halsted St
    Chicago,  IL  60621
    (773) 602-5000
    5,313 students
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College
    Public
    1900 W Van Buren
    Chicago,  IL  60612
    (312) 850-7000
    6,245 students
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College
    Public
    10001 S Woodlawn Ave
    Chicago,  IL  60628
    (773) 291-6100
    4,572 students
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College
    Public
    7500 S Pulaski Rd
    Chicago,  IL  60652
    (773) 838-7500
    8,914 students
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College
    Public
    4300 N Narragansett
    Chicago,  IL  60634
    (773) 777-7900
    12,146 students
  • College of Lake County
    Public
    19351 W Washington St.
    Grayslake,  IL  60030
    (847) 543-2000
    15,410 students
  • Danville Area Community College
    Public
    2000 E Main St
    Danville,  IL  61832
    (217) 443-3222
    3,207 students
  • East-West University
    Private, non-profit
    816 S Michigan Ave
    Chicago,  IL  60605
    (312) 939-0111
    555 students
  • Elgin Community College
    Public
    1700 Spartan Drive
    Elgin,  IL  60123
    (847) 697-1000
    15,074 students
  • Heartland Community College
    Public
    1500 West Raab Road
    Normal,  IL  61761
    (309) 268-8000
    5,286 students
  • Show 34 more community colleges in Illinois (out of 69 total colleges)
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