Waubonsee Community College
Tel:
(630) 466-7900
- Waubonsee Community College is a fully accredited community college with an enrollment of more than 10,000 students a semester. The college is 40 miles west of Chicago, Illinois in one of the fastest growing collar counties on a beautiful 243-acre campus with state-of-the-art facilities and technologies. Waubonsee provides outstanding service to its students and district residents through demonstration of its core values-quality, service, value, innovation and accessibility.
School Highlights
Waubonsee Community College serves 9,176 students (29% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 36:1 is higher than the state community college average of 29:1.
Minority enrollment is 52% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is equal to the state average of 52%.
Top Rankings
Waubonsee Community College ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in Illinois for:
- Category Attribute
- Affordability Least expensive tuition
- Community Size Largest student body
School Overview
The teacher population of 254 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| Waubonsee Community College | (IL) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate's Colleges: High Vocational & Technical-High Nontraditional | Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Vocational & Technical-High Nontraditional |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 254 staff | 124 staff |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- The AELC offers Adult Education students an opporunity to enhance their studies using computer aided instruction in the areas of basic Academic Skills, GED preparation, workforce preparation, English as a Second Language and Literacy. The center is located at the Aurora Campus. Adult Education instructors are available in the center during all open hours to assist students with an individual plan of instruction. Waubonsee is part of the seven-member Skyway Conference made up of schools in the suburban Chicagoland area. The Chiefs capture several Skyway titles each year and consistently contend for the Conference's All-Sports Trophy. Waubonsee Community College is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA) and is recognized by federal and state agenicies administering financial aid.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Waubonsee Community College is Elgin Community College (18.1 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- Elgin Community CollegePublic9,567 students | 18.10 Mi1700 Spartan Drive
Elgin, IL 60123
(847) 697-1000 18.109,567 - College of DuPagePublic24,900 students | 20.00 Mi425 Fawell Blvd.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
(630) 942-2800 20.0024,900 - Joliet Junior CollegePublic14,726 students | 23.10 Mi1215 Houbolt Rd
Joliet, IL 60431
(815) 729-9020 23.1014,726 - Kishwaukee CollegePublic3,307 students | 25.20 Mi21193 Malta Rd
Malta, IL 60150
(815) 825-2086 25.203,307 - 13,530 students | 28.60 Mi1200 W Algonquin Rd
Palatine, IL 60067
(847) 925-6000 28.6013,530
Recent Articles
Today's high school dropout rates call for drastic measures, and community colleges are taking action to help keep students in high school. Learn about their innovative programs and how your local community college is keeping high school students on campus.
Learn about how small businesses can obtain helpful assistance, training, and mentoring through community colleges thanks to Goldman Sachs' 10,000 Small Business program.
Community college graduation rates may appear to be in dire straits, but what are the real numbers? Could it be that the “successful” students who transfer to four-year universities are considered community college “drop outs” statistically?
