Public · Community college

Illinois Eastern Community Colleges

Olney, Illinois · Remote town

16%
Transfer rate
$10,092
Avg net price
63%
Grad / completion
$37,533
Median earnings

Illinois Eastern Community Colleges is a public certificate-granting institution in Olney, Illinois (remote town setting), enrolling 1,634 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 1,634 undergradsRemote townNJCAA Division ICold winters

About Olney, Illinois

Olney is a city in and the county seat of Richland County, Illinois, United States. Settlement of the Richland County area began around 1815 when Thaddeus Morehouse, a native of Vermont, arrived by wagon and built a log cabin along a stagecoach route that ran from Vincennes, Indiana to St. Louis. This log cabin operated as a hotel and tavern. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Remote town
Highest degree offered
Associate
To Great Lakes shore
204 miles
Nearest airport
56 miles to Evansville (EVV)

How Illinois Eastern Community Colleges compares

Graduation rate63%

Higher than 53% · #52 of 122 in Illinois

First-year retention66%

Higher than 34%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$37,533

Higher than 58% · #46 of 113 in Illinois

Average net price$10,092

Cheaper than 70% · #47 cheapest of 123 in Illinois

Median debt at graduation$6,500

Lower than 86%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 56%

Undergraduate enrollment1,634

Larger than 79%

Percentiles compare Illinois Eastern Community Colleges 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

1,634undergrads
  • Women1,00461%
  • Men63039%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White84%
  • Black5.1%
  • Hispanic4.3%
  • Asian1.7%
  • Other or multiracial4.6%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,634
Student–faculty ratio
15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
17%
First-generation students
41%
Students over 25
17%
Median family income
$27,680
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$60,480

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 248 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Illinois98%
  • Other U.S. states0.8%
  • International1.2%

Most first-years stay in state — Illinois Eastern Community Colleges 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
$5,260
Out-of-state tuition
$12,460
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,460
Total cost of attendance
$17,333
Average net price
$10,092

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
63%
First-year retention
66%
Transferred to another college
16%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$34,213
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$37,533
Median debt at graduation
$6,500
Students with federal loans
4%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
58%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
63%
Low-income (Pell)
39%
First-generation
38%

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 I
Varsity athletes
83 (51 men · 32 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 (3)

Baseball39
Basketball22
Softball22

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.6 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
1
Property offenses (2022–2024)
6

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 5 campuses (3,726 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.

2.3reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year2.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
2.0
Aggravated assault
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
$9,365
$30–48k
$8,716
$48–75k
$10,864
$75–110k
$12,053
$110k+
$12,874

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.

82%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$2,465
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 82% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,465. 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 204 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)
$37,533
Typical debt at graduation
$6,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
17%
Out-earn a HS grad
42%

Typical debt would take roughly 1.7 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
$32,415
Men
$45,037

Men out-earn women by $12,622 (39%) 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
87°F
Winter low
21°F
Annual rain
48.8″
Annual snow
10.5″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.85.6JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Olney 2S, IL US station (2 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.