Public · Community college

Morton College

Cicero, Illinois · Large suburb

17%
Transfer rate: $5,191
Avg net price: 31%
Grad / completion: $42,406
Median earnings

Morton College is a public associate-granting institution in Cicero, Illinois (large suburb setting), enrolling 2,640 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 2,640 undergradsLarge suburbNJCAA Division IICold wintersSnowy

About Cicero, Illinois

Cicero is a town in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Originally, Cicero Township occupied an area six times the size of its current territory. The cities of Oak Park and Berwyn were incorporated from portions of Cicero Township, and other portions, such as Austin, were annexed into the city of Chicago. St. Mary of Czestochowa, a Neo-Gothic church built in the Polish Cathedral style along with the sculpture of Christ the King by famed sculptor Professor Czesław Dźwigaj, who also cast the monumental bronze doors at St. Hyacinth's Basilica in Chicago. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large suburb
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 8 miles to Chicago, IL
To Great Lakes shore: 8 miles
Nearest airport: 3 miles to Chicago Midway (MDW) · major hub

How Morton College compares

Graduation rate31%

Higher than 14% · #110 of 122 in Illinois

First-year retention66%

Higher than 35%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$42,406

Higher than 77% · #21 of 113 in Illinois

Average net price$5,191

Cheaper than 90% · #19 cheapest of 123 in Illinois

Median debt at graduation$8,000

Lower than 73%

Student–faculty ratio18 : 1

Lower than 39%

Undergraduate enrollment2,640

Larger than 85%

Percentiles compare Morton 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

Women1,47256%
Men1,16844%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White5.6%
Black2.8%
Hispanic81%
Asian0.9%
Other or multiracial10%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 2,640
Student–faculty ratio: 18 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 37%
First-generation students: 67%
Students over 25: 22%
Median family income: $24,000
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $79,695

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

Cost

In-state tuition: $5,502
Out-of-state tuition: $12,414
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $2,400
Total cost of attendance: $12,801
Average net price: $5,191

Outcomes

Graduated: 31%
First-year retention: 66%
Transferred to another college: 17%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $34,053
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $42,406
Median debt at graduation: $8,000
Students with federal loans: 1%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 28%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $10
Athletics: NJCAA Division II
Varsity athletes: 158 (95 men · 63 women)

Varsity sports (7)

Soccer48

Baseball33

Basketball28

Wrestling19

Softball13

Volleyball12

Cross Country5

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

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.3 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 3

Reported offenses in an average year

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

1.0reported offenses a year

0 violent a year1.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary

1.0

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

$4,006

$30–48k

$4,347

$48–75k

$7,763

$75–110k

$9,356

$110k+

—

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.

20%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$3,854

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 20% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,854. 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 482 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): $42,406
Typical debt at graduation: $8,000
Debt vs. one year's pay: 19%
Out-earn a HS grad: 42%

Typical debt would take roughly 1.9 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

$39,381

Men

$47,491

Men out-earn women by $8,110 (21%) 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: 19°F
Annual rain: 34.4″
Annual snow: 38.8″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chicago Midway AP, IL US station (2.7 mi from campus).

What Morton College graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

186 grads$32k 1 yr$41k 5 yr$6k debt

186$31,829$41,269$5,500 Biological and Physical SciencesAssoc.

109 grads$22k 1 yr$41k 5 yr$6k debt

109$22,435$40,630$6,000 Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCert.

68 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

68———Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

61 grads$65k 1 yr$83k 5 yr$12k debt

61$65,090$83,366$11,702 Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCert.

28 grads$23k 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

28$23,252——Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssoc.

18 grads$43k 1 yr$49k 5 yr— debt

18$42,975$49,250—Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssoc.

17 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

17———Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssoc.

12 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

12———Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCert.

10 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

10———Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssoc.

10 grads$31k 1 yr$42k 5 yr— debt

10$31,143$41,713—Business Administration, Management and OperationsCert.

9 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

9———Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssoc.

8 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

8———

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.