Prairie State College is a 2-4 year, public school located in Chicago Heights, Illinois. It offers 8 health profession degree programs. By offered degree types, Prairie State have 8 vocational programs for the health profession degrees. The 2024 tuition & fees is $11,064 for the programs

Last year, total 297 students have completed their health profession studies.


Prairie State College 2024 Tuition & Academic Characteristics

The 2024 tuition & fees of Prairie State is $9,342 for Illinois residents and $11,064 for out-of-state students.

the graduation rate at Prairie State is 15%. The students to faculty ratio is 10 to 1 and the retention rate is 52%.

You can find the detailed information about Prairie State College at cost of attendance and admission pages.

Key Academics Stats
Tuition & Fees$11,064 ($9,342)
Health Profession Programs8 programs
Total Programs73 programs
Student to Faculty Ratio10 to 1
Student Population2,680 Students
Number of Faculties194 Faculties
Number of Staffs461 Staffs

Number of Health Profession Programs and Completers

Prairie State College offers 8 health profession programs through vocational programs. It does not have BS degrees and graduate programs for health profession majors.

A total of 297 students have completed the health profession programs including certification complters.

The following table shows the number of health profession programs offered at Prairie State with number of completers and online availability.

Health Profession Programs by Offered Degrees
DegreesNumber of ProgramsOnline ProgramsNumber of Completers
Certificates of less than 12 weeks 3 NOT OFFERED 188
Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year 2 NOT OFFERED 32
2-Years Certificate 1 NOT OFFERED 3
Associate 4 NOT OFFERED 74

Health Profession Vocational Programs by Concentrated Study and Certifiate Types

Health Profession Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramLess than 12 weeksLess than 1 yearLess than 2 Years2-4 YearsAssociate's
Dental Assisting/AssistantNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED3NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Dental Hygiene/HygienistNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED35
Physical Therapy Technician/AssistantNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED2
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)1417NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)57NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Surgical Technology/TechnologistNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED7
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED30
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide11715NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED