Top Cook County Community Colleges
- For the 2018-19 school year, there are 28 top community colleges in Cook County, Illinois, serving 134,513 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
3126585100 280 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
Recent Articles
The Online Education Initiative will greatly expand course offerings for community college students, while making the transfer process between institutions much more smooth. The Initiative has its critics, however, who decry the loss of local control over education.
A recent study reveals that job applicants with a credential or associate’s degree from a community college have slightly better chances of getting a job interview than students who attend a for-profit college or university. Since community colleges are much more budget friendly than for-profit institutions and have much better job placement results, community colleges are a much better option for employment-minded students.
After City College of San Francisco loses its accreditation, other community colleges in the state are facing warnings, sanctions and possible loss of accreditation as well.
