Private for-profit · Community college

First Institute of Travel Inc.

Crystal Lake, Illinois · Large suburb

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Transfer rate: $20,528
Avg net price: 72%
Grad / completion: $36,196
Median earnings

First Institute of Travel Inc. is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Crystal Lake, Illinois (large suburb setting), enrolling 278 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 278 undergradsLarge suburbCold wintersSnowy

About Crystal Lake, Illinois

Crystal Lake is a city in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. The City of Crystal Lake traces its origins to two communities established in the 1800s. Those communities were generally known as Nunda and Crystal Lake. Crystal Lake, as a city, is large enough to support its cultural institutions. However, it also offers many cultural opportunities in the city of Chicago and the other large communities that surround it, which are easily accessible from Crystal Lake and vice versa. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large suburb
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 39 miles to Rockford, IL
To Great Lakes shore: 27 miles
Nearest airport: 28 miles to Chicago O'Hare (ORD) · major hub

How First Institute of Travel Inc. compares

Graduation rate72%

Higher than 66% · #34 of 122 in Illinois

Earnings, 10 years after entry$36,196

Higher than 53% · #54 of 113 in Illinois

Average net price$20,528

Cheaper than 30% · #92 cheapest of 123 in Illinois

Median debt at graduation$9,500

Lower than 57%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 56%

Undergraduate enrollment278

Larger than 52%

Percentiles compare First Institute of Travel Inc. 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

Women26896%
Men104%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White26%
Black16%
Hispanic55%
Asian1.1%
Other or multiracial2.1%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 278
Student–faculty ratio: 15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 58%
First-generation students: 60%
Students over 25: 38%
Median family income: $20,384

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 50 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From Illinois100%

Most first-years stay in state — First Institute of Travel Inc. draws overwhelmingly from Illinois.

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: —
Room & board: —
Total cost of attendance: —
Average net price: $20,528

Outcomes

Graduated: 72%
First-year retention: —
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $34,254
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $36,196
Median debt at graduation: $9,500
Students with federal loans: 56%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 53%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $25

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

$20,354

$30–48k

$19,900

$48–75k

$19,838

$75–110k

$23,138

$110k+

$24,945

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?

First Institute of Travel Inc. funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.

Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.

Is it worth it?

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

Median earnings (10 years): $36,196
Typical debt at graduation: $9,500
Debt vs. one year's pay: 26%
Out-earn a HS grad: 38%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.6 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.

Campus climate

Summer high: 84°F
Winter low: 14°F
Annual rain: 39.4″
Annual snow: 35.1″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Crystal Lake 4NW, IL US station (4.1 mi from campus).

What First Institute of Travel Inc. graduates study — and earn

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services

99 grads$34k 1 yr$36k 5 yr$10k debt

99$33,597$35,717$9,500 Dental Support Services and Allied Professions

25 grads$27k 1 yr$35k 5 yr$10k debt

25$26,773$34,726$9,500 Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services

21 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

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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.