Illinois Community Colleges where Students Complete in Time

Midwestern Career College has the highest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 60% last year.

Olney Central College with 59% and Wabash Valley College with 57% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Illinois Community Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 500 students.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $13,675 and graduate tuition & fees is $4,726 for the academic year 2023-2024.

Table. Illinois Community Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		Midwestern Career College Chicago, ILPrivate, 2-4 year 60.00%
13.68%		$17,320---67621 to 1
2
6		Olney Central College Olney, ILPublic, 2-4 year 59.00%
1.73%		$12,340
($10,270)		---86911 to 1
3
6		Wabash Valley College Mount Carmel, ILPublic, 2-4 year 57.00%
1.39%		$12,340
($10,270)		---92617 to 1
4
1		Rend Lake College Ina, ILPublic, 2-4 year 55.00%
4.32%		$7,800
($7,800)		---2,01719 to 1
4
1		Frontier Community College Fairfield, ILPublic, 2-4 year 55.00%
7.04%		$12,340
($10,270)		---1,74023 to 1
6
-		Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park Melrose Park, ILPrivate, 2-4 year 54.00%
4.17%		$31,882---1,20927 to 1
6
2		Rasmussen University-Illinois Rockford, ILPrivate, 2-4 year 54.00%
6.00%		$15,768---2,47511 to 1
8
6		Lincoln Trail College Robinson, ILPublic, 2-4 year 52.00%
11.64%		$12,340
($10,270)		---63617 to 1
9
12		Shawnee Community College Ullin, ILPublic, 2-4 year 50.00%
10.35%		$7,500
($7,200)		---1,17414 to 1
10
16		Highland Community College Freeport, ILPublic, 2-4 year 49.00%
13.00%		$7,120
($6,976)		---1,18411 to 1
Average54.50%$13,675
($9,008)		---1,29117 to 1