Top Illinois Community Colleges

  • For the 2020 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 (2020)

  • College Location 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 DuPage
    Public
    425 Fawell Blvd.
    Glen Ellyn,  IL  60137
    (630)942-2800
    29,476 students
  • College of Lake County
    Public
    19351 W Washington St.
    Grayslake,  IL  60030
    (847)543-2000
    15,410 students
  • Coyne College
    Private, for profit
    330 North Green Street
    Chicago,  IL  60607
    (773)577-8100
    611 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
  • 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
  • Heartland Community College
    Public
    1500 West Raab Road
    Normal,  IL  61761
    (309)268-8000
    5,286 students
  • Highland Community College (Freeport)
    Public
    2998 W Pearl City Rd
    Freeport,  IL  61032
    (815)235-6121
    1,730 students
  • Illinois Central College
    Public
    1 College Drive
    East Peoria,  IL  61635
    (309)694-5422
    10,296 students
  • Illinois Valley Community College
    Illinois Valley Community College Photo
    Public
    815 N Orlando Smith Ave
    Oglesby,  IL  61348
    (815)224-2720
    3,525 students
  • John A Logan College
    Public
    700 Logan College Road
    Carterville,  IL  62918
    (618)985-3741
    6,718 students
  • John Wood Community College
    John Wood Community College Photo - Student Administrative Center- Main offices for admissions, financial aid, registrar and information. Blazer Bistro, bookstore, mobile device lounge, classrooms and faculty offices.
    Public
    1301 S 48th Street
    Quincy,  IL  62305
    (217)224-6500
    1,923 students
  • Joliet Junior College
    Public
    1215 Houbolt Rd
    Joliet,  IL  60431
    (815)729-9020
    15,776 students
  • Kankakee Community College
    Public
    100 College Drive
    Kankakee,  IL  60901
    (815)802-8100
    3,378 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
  • Kishwaukee College
    Public
    21193 Malta Rd
    Malta,  IL  60150
    (815)825-2086
    4,475 students
  • Lake Land College
    Public
    5001 Lake Land Blvd
    Mattoon,  IL  61938
    (217)234-5253
    5,593 students
  • Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Chicago
    Private, for profit
    361 W Chestnut
    Chicago,  IL  60610
    (312)944-0882
    1,086 students
  • Lewis and Clark Community College
    Lewis and Clark Community College Photo - Haskell Memorial Entrance
    Public
    5800 Godfrey Rd
    Godfrey,  IL  62035
    (618)468-7000
    15,000 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 Land Community College
    Lincoln Land Community College Photo - Outdoor class in the Helen Hamilton study area, adjacent to Lake Macoupin
    Public
    5250 Shepherd Rd
    Springfield,  IL  62794
    (217)786-2200
    14,600 students
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