South Suburban College offers 74 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 4 major programs - 3 Certificate and 1 Associate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $11,033 for Illinois residents and $12,683 for out-of-state students.

Total 571 students out of total 3,905 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 18 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

South Suburban College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameSouth Suburban College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address15800 South State Street, South Holland, IL
Online Students571 Enrolled Online Exclusively
847 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$11,033
Out-of-State$12,683
Student to Faculty15:1 (6.67%)
Online Degree Programs
Total4 Programs
Certificate3 Programs
Associates1 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at South Suburban College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Illinois residents, the tuition & fees are $11,033 and $12,683 for non-Illinois residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $350 for Illinois residents and $405 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$11,033$11,033$11,033$11,033$11,033
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$12,683$12,683$12,683$12,683$12,683
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$350$350$350$350$350
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$405$405$405$405$405

Online Programs By Area of Study

South Suburban College offers 74 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 4 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 3 Certificates, 1 Associates.

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

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs31NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs4034NOT 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
Medical/Clinical Assistant2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Community Health and Preventive Medicine15 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At South Suburban College, there are 3,905 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 1,418 students were attending classes through distance learning (571 students are enrolled exclusively and 847 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment3,905
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses571
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses847
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses2,487

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 571 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 543 Illinois Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 28 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 Courses571
Illinois Resident543
Other State In U.S.28
Outside of U.S.0
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses571
Degree/Certificate Seeking486
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking85

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