Joliet Junior College
- Joliet Junior College is committed to providing a quality education that is affordable and accessible to the diverse student population it serves. Through a rich variety of educational programs and support services, JJC prepares its students for success in higher education and employment. As part of this College's commitment to lifelong learning and services to its community, it also provides a broad spectrum of transitional, extension, adult, continuing and work force education.
School Highlights
- Joliet Junior College serves 15,776 students (35% of students are full-time).
- The college's student:teacher ratio of 40:1 is higher than the state community college average of 35:1.
- Minority enrollment is 28% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 40%.
- Joliet Junior College is the only community colleges within Will County, IL.
- The nearest community college to Joliet Junior College is Moraine Valley Community College (23.1 miles away).
Top Placements
Joliet Junior College places among the top 20% of community colleges in Illinois for:
- Category Attribute
- Community Size Largest student body
School Overview
- The teacher population of 392 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| Joliet Junior College | (IL) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges |
| Institution Level | Less than 2 yrs | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 392 staff | 123 staff |
| Total Enrollment | 15,776 students | 3,999 students |
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| Student : Teacher Ratio | 40:1 | 35:1 |
| # Full-Time Students | 5,562 students | 1,386 students |
| # Part-Time Students | 10,214 students | 2,613 students |
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| % Asian | 1% | 4% |
| % Hispanic | 14% | 16% |
| % Black | 7% | 14% |
| % White | 72% | 60% |
| % Two or more races | 3% | 1% |
| % Unknown races | 2% | 5% |
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| Diversity Score | 0.46 | 0.59 |
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| College Completion Rate | 14% | 25% |
| Average Graduate Earnings (10 Years) | $35,000 | $31,800 |
Source: 2016 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- Joliet Junior College is a comprehensive community college. The college offers pre-baccalaureate programs for students planning to transfer to a four-year university, occupational education leading directly to employment, adult education and literacy programs, work force and workplace development services, and support services to help students succeed. JJC, America's oldest public community college, began in 1901 as an experimental postgraduate high school program. It was the "brain child" of J. Stanley Brown, Superintendent of Joliet Township High School, and William Rainey Harper, President of the University of Chicago. The college's initial enrollment was six students. Today, JJC serves more than 10,000 students in credit classes and 21,000 students in noncredit courses. Joliet Junior College's Main Campus is located at 1215 Houbolt Road, Joliet. The Main Campus facility boasts the Arthur G. and Vera C. Smith Business and Technology Center, a 90,000-square-foot building which houses several state-of-the-art microcomputer labs used by many of JJC's academic departments. In 2000, the college opened the Veterinary Technology and Industrial Training Building, which houses the faculty, classrooms and laboratories of the Veterinary Medical Technology degree program and facilities for the Institute of Economic Technology to conduct industrial training programs for business and industry. The Main Campus also has a full-service cafeteria, kitchen for Culinary Arts students, the Fine Arts Theatre, the Laura A. Sprague Art Gallery, the Herbert Trackman Planetarium, the Cyber Caf', the Fitness Center, gymnasium, business offices, including the President's Office, human resources, financial aid, registration and payment center, and many other amenities.
Nearby Schools
- The nearest community college to Joliet Junior College is Moraine Valley Community College (23.1 miles away).
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