Public · Community college

Danville Area Community College

Danville, Illinois · Distant town

19%
Transfer rate
$4,777
Avg net price
45%
Grad / completion
$34,867
Median earnings

Danville Area Community College is a public certificate-granting institution in Danville, Illinois (distant town setting), enrolling 1,508 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 1,508 undergradsDistant townNJCAA Division IICold winters

About Danville, Illinois

Danville is a city in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. Danville was founded in 1827 on 60 acres (240,000 m2) of land donated by Guy W. Smith and 20 acres (81,000 m2) donated by Dan W. Beckwith. The sale of lots was set for April 10, 1827, and advertised in newspapers in Indianapolis, Indiana and the state capital of Vandalia. Tourism provides a significant economic impact to the Danville area. Danville is rich in Lincoln history, with over 12 sites commemorating his 18 years practicing law there while riding the 8th Judicial Circuit. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant town
Highest degree offered
Associate
To Great Lakes shore
105 miles
Nearest airport
37 miles to University of Illinois Willard (CMI)

How Danville Area Community College compares

Graduation rate45%

Higher than 31% · #86 of 122 in Illinois

First-year retention65%

Higher than 32%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$34,867

Higher than 49% · #59 of 113 in Illinois

Average net price$4,777

Cheaper than 92% · #17 cheapest of 123 in Illinois

Median debt at graduation$7,218

Lower than 82%

Student–faculty ratio16 : 1

Lower than 49%

Undergraduate enrollment1,508

Larger than 78%

Percentiles compare Danville Area Community College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Illinois.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

1,508undergrads
  • Women93162%
  • Men57738%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White60%
  • Black23%
  • Hispanic7.8%
  • Asian0.7%
  • Other or multiracial8.2%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,508
Student–faculty ratio
16 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
29%
First-generation students
49%
Students over 25
29%
Median family income
$22,360
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$66,825
Endowment
$17,282,793

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 348 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Illinois93%
  • Other U.S. states5.2%
  • International1.4%

Most first-years stay in state — Danville Area Community College draws overwhelmingly from Illinois.

1% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition
$4,440
Out-of-state tuition
$7,440
Room & board
Books & supplies
$680
Total cost of attendance
$10,822
Average net price
$4,777

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
45%
First-year retention
65%
Transferred to another college
19%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$34,443
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$34,867
Median debt at graduation
$7,218
Students with federal loans
4%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
41%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
45%
Low-income (Pell)
25%
First-generation
25%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NJCAA Division II
Varsity athletes
103 (55 men · 48 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (6)

Basketball27
Baseball26
Softball22
Volleyball12
Golf10
Cross Country6

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.1 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
1

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (2,297 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

0.3reported offenses a year
0 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$3,725
$30–48k
$2,243
$48–75k
$6,870
$75–110k
$7,426
$110k+
$10,822

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

46%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$6,947
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 46% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $6,947. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 213 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$34,867
Typical debt at graduation
$7,218
Debt vs. one year's pay
21%
Out-earn a HS grad
40%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.1 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$30,851
Men
$41,572

Men out-earn women by $10,721 (35%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
85°F
Winter low
20°F
Annual rain
43.2″
Annual snow
19.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.65.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Danville, IL US station (3.3 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.