Best Illinois Community Colleges (2021-22)
For the 2021-22 school year, there are 68 community colleges serving 295,820 students in Illinois (51 public colleges and 17 private colleges).
For Illinois community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $7,932 per year for in-state students and $10,666 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $15,965 per year (view national tuition costs).
The best top ranked community colleges in California include Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Chicago, Frontier Community College and William Rainey Harper College.
The average community college acceptance rate in Illinois is 85% (view national acceptance rates).
Minority enrollment is 52% (majority Hispanic) and the student:teacher ratio is 29:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(IL) School Average
Asian
5%
Hispanic
24%
Black
13%
White
48%
Two or more races
2%
Non Resident
2%
Unknown
6%
Top Ranked Illinois Community Colleges (2021-22)
- College Location 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 809 students - Madison Media Institute-Rockford Career CollegePrivate for-profit1130 South Alpine Road
Rockford, IL 61108
(815) 965-8616 408 students - 411 W Northmoor Road
Peoria, IL 61614
(309) 692-4092 226 students - 9000 W. College Parkway
Palos Hills, IL 60465
(708) 974-4300 13,762 students - 701 Portland Ave
Morrison, IL 61270
(815) 772-7218 105 students - 401 S State Street
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 935-6800 1,934 students - Taylor Business InstitutePrivate, for profit180 N WABASH AVE FL 5
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 658-5100 229 students - 1200 W Algonquin Rd
Palatine, IL 60067
(847) 925-6000 13,530 students - Worsham College of Mortuary SciencePrivate for-profit495 Northgate Pkwy
Wheeling, IL 60090
(847) 808-8444 95 students - 2400 Tom L. Wilson Boulevard
Galesburg, IL 61401
(309) 344-2518 1,860 students - 30 E Lake St
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 553-5600 8,643 students - 1145 W Wilson Ave.
Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 907-4000 7,673 students - 6301 S Halsted St
Chicago, IL 60621
(773) 602-5000 3,136 students - 1900 W Jackson Blvd
Chicago, IL 60612
(312) 850-7000 7,104 students - 10001 S Woodlawn Ave
Chicago, IL 60628
(773) 291-6100 2,663 students - 7500 S Pulaski Rd
Chicago, IL 60652
(773) 838-7500 6,942 students - 4300 N Narragansett
Chicago, IL 60634
(773) 777-7900 9,777 students - College of Lake CountyPublic19351 W Washington St.
Grayslake, IL 60030
(847) 543-2000 14,193 students - 2000 E Main St
Danville, IL 61832
(217) 443-3222 2,620 students - East-West UniversityPrivate not-for-profit816 S Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 939-0111 394 students - Show 33 more community colleges in Illinois (out of 68 total colleges)
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