Top Cook County Community Colleges
- For the 2018-19 school year, there are 28 top community colleges in Cook County, Illinois, serving 134,409 students.
- The average tuition is approximately $8,185 per year for in-state students and $9,668 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $16,648 per year (view national tuition costs).
- The average community college acceptance rate in Cook County, IL is 76% (view national acceptance rates).
- Cook County, IL community colleges have a diversity score of 0.57, which is lower than the national average of 0.65 (view national diversity statistics).
- Minority enrollment is 63% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), and the student:teacher ratio is 39:1.
Top Cook County Community Colleges (2018-19)
- College Location 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 - East-West UniversityPrivate, non-profit816 S Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60605
(312)939-0111 555 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 - 9000 W. College Parkway
Palos Hills, IL 60465
(708)974-4300 15,286 students - 4829 North Lipps Avenue
Chicago, IL 60630
(773)777-4220 425 students - Northwestern College-Southwestern CampusPrivate, for profit7725 South Harlem Avenue
Bridgeview, IL 60455
(708)237-5050 743 students - Prairie State CollegePublic202 South Halsted Street
Chicago Heights, IL 60411
(708)709-3500 4,574 students - Robert Morris University IllinoisPrivate, non-profit401 S State Street
Chicago, IL 60605
(312)935-6800 3,205 students - Saint Augustine CollegePrivate, non-profit1333-45 W. Argyle St.
Chicago, IL 60640
(773)878-8756 1,529 students - South Suburban CollegePublic15800 South State Street
South Holland, IL 60473
(708)596-2000 4,329 students - Taylor Business InstitutePrivate, for profit180 N WABASH AVE FL 5
Chicago, IL 60601
(312)658-5100 176 students - Toyota Technological Institute at ChicagoPrivate, non-profit6045 S. Kenwood Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
(773)834-2500 14 students - 1200 W Algonquin Rd
Palatine, IL 60067
(847)925-6000 14,957 students - Worsham College of Mortuary SciencePrivate, for profit495 Northgate Pkwy
Wheeling, IL 60090
(847)808-8444 108 students
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