McHenry County College offers 90 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 32 major programs - 22 Certificate and 10 Associate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $10,529 for Illinois residents and $14,885 for out-of-state students.

Total 1,134 students out of total 8,874 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 1,067 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

McHenry County College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameMcHenry County College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address8900 US Hwy 14, Crystal Lake, IL
Online Students1,134 Enrolled Online Exclusively
2,071 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$10,529
Out-of-State$14,885
Student to Faculty26:1 (3.85%)
Online Degree Programs
Total32 Programs
Certificate22 Programs
Associates10 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at McHenry County College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Illinois residents, the tuition & fees are $10,529 and $14,885 for non-Illinois residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $334 for Illinois residents and $479 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$11,899$11,862$11,608$11,341$10,529
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$14,383$14,621$14,449$14,692$14,885
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$388$378$370$361$334
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$470$470$465$473$479

Online Programs By Area of Study

McHenry County College offers 90 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 32 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 22 Certificates, 10 Associates.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs2210NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs5634NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects1 3 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Information TechnologyNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Computer Technology/Computer Systems TechnologyONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Legal Assistant/ParalegalONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies461 414 NOT OFFERED
General StudiesNOT OFFERED 33 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Design and Visual Communications1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Commercial PhotographyNOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED
Graphic Design2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Business Administration and Management10 29 NOT OFFERED
Operations Management and SupervisionONLY IN CLASSROOM 2 NOT OFFERED
AccountingONLY IN CLASSROOM 2 NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping19 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial ScienceONLY IN CLASSROOM 2 NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International Business/Trade/CommerceONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Selling Skills and Sales Operations2 6 NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At McHenry County College, there are 8,874 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 3,205 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,134 students are enrolled exclusively and 2,071 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment8,874
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,134
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses2,071
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses5,669

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 1,134 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,115 Illinois Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 19 students living in the U.S. States other than Illinois, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,134
Illinois Resident1,115
Other State In U.S.19
Outside of U.S.0
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses1,134
Degree/Certificate Seeking997
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking137

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