Public · Community college

Lewis and Clark Community College

Godfrey, Illinois · Small suburb

15%
Transfer rate
$3,349
Avg net price
44%
Grad / completion
$37,724
Median earnings

Lewis and Clark Community College is a public certificate-granting institution in Godfrey, Illinois (small suburb setting), enrolling 2,487 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 2,487 undergradsSmall suburbNJCAA Division ICold winters

About Godfrey, Illinois

Godfrey is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States. Captain Godfrey, the father of eight daughters, was an advocate of higher education for women and made a large donation of funds and land for the college. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small suburb
Highest degree offered
Associate
To Great Lakes shore
237 miles
Nearest airport
17 miles to St. Louis Lambert (STL) · major hub

How Lewis and Clark Community College compares

Graduation rate44%

Higher than 31% · #89 of 122 in Illinois

First-year retention70%

Higher than 43%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$37,724

Higher than 59% · #45 of 113 in Illinois

Average net price$3,349

Cheaper than 96% · #7 cheapest of 123 in Illinois

Median debt at graduation$6,751

Lower than 85%

Student–faculty ratio18 : 1

Lower than 39%

Undergraduate enrollment2,487

Larger than 84%

Percentiles compare Lewis and Clark 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

2,487undergrads
  • Women1,41057%
  • Men1,07743%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White76%
  • Black11%
  • Hispanic4.7%
  • Asian0.8%
  • Other or multiracial8.3%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
2,487
Student–faculty ratio
18 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
25%
First-generation students
43%
Students over 25
16%
Median family income
$27,764
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$88,857

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 560 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Illinois99%
  • Other U.S. states0.7%

Most first-years stay in state — Lewis and Clark Community College 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
$4,340
Out-of-state tuition
$7,840
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,120
Total cost of attendance
$9,592
Average net price
$3,349

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
44%
First-year retention
70%
Transferred to another college
15%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$35,365
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$37,724
Median debt at graduation
$6,751
Students with federal loans
10%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
51%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
44%
Low-income (Pell)
26%
First-generation
28%

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
166 (97 men · 69 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)

Soccer50
Baseball42
Basketball34
Softball16
Volleyball16
Golf8

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.4 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
3
Property offenses (2022–2024)
2

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (4,606 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.

1.7reported offenses a year
1.0 violent a year0.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Aggravated assault
1.0
Burglary
0.7

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
$721
$30–48k
$1,461
$48–75k
$4,651
$75–110k
$6,522
$110k+
$8,517

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.

18%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$3,935
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 18% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,935. 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 387 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)
$37,724
Typical debt at graduation
$6,751
Debt vs. one year's pay
18%
Out-earn a HS grad
42%

Typical debt would take roughly 1.8 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
$33,715
Men
$46,469

Men out-earn women by $12,754 (38%) 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
22°F
Annual rain
41.9″
Annual snow
12.5″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.85.5JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Alton - Melvin Price L&D, IL US station (6.3 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.