Community Colleges in Illinois

47 public two-year colleges in Illinois — tuition, transfer rates and earnings. Or browse all 220 Illinois colleges.

College of DuPage

Public

Glen Ellyn, Illinois · Large suburb · 23 mi to Chicago

Students: 16,114
Tuition: $5k
Transfer: 27%
Earnings: $47k

College of Lake County

Public

Grayslake, Illinois · Large suburb · 38 mi to Chicago

Students: 9,420
Tuition: $5k
Transfer: 16%
Earnings: $43k

William Rainey Harper College

Public

Palatine, Illinois · Large suburb · 27 mi to Chicago

Students: 9,313
Tuition: $4k
Transfer: 17%
Earnings: $48k

Joliet Junior College

Public

Joliet, Illinois · Large suburb · 39 mi to Chicago

Students: 9,306
Tuition: $5k
Transfer: 26%
Earnings: $43k

Moraine Valley Community College

Public

Palos Hills, Illinois · Large suburb · 17 mi to Chicago

Students: 7,490
Tuition: $4k
Transfer: 19%
Earnings: $44k

Triton College

Public

River Grove, Illinois · Large suburb · 11 mi to Chicago

Students: 6,902
Tuition: $5k
Transfer: 15%
Earnings: $42k

Elgin Community College

Public

Elgin, Illinois · Midsize city · 37 mi to Chicago

Students: 6,648
Tuition: $3k
Transfer: 18%
Earnings: $46k

City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College

Public

Chicago, Illinois · Large city · 2 mi to Chicago

Students: 6,409
Tuition: $5k
Transfer: 13%
Earnings: $32k

Oakton College

Public

Des Plaines, Illinois · Small city · 18 mi to Chicago

Students: 6,072
Tuition: $4k
Transfer: 25%
Earnings: $48k

Waubonsee Community College

Public

Sugar Grove, Illinois · Fringe rural · 43 mi to Chicago

Students: 5,721
Tuition: $4k
Transfer: 20%
Earnings: $45k

Southwestern Illinois College

Public

Belleville, Illinois · Large suburb · 17 mi to St. Louis

Students: 5,675
Tuition: $4k
Transfer: 17%
Earnings: $37k

Illinois Central College

Public

East Peoria, Illinois · Large suburb · 3 mi to Peoria

Students: 5,052
Tuition: $5k
Transfer: 15%
Earnings: $37k

McHenry County College

Public

Crystal Lake, Illinois · Fringe rural · 37 mi to Rockford

Students: 4,691
Tuition: $4k
Transfer: 20%
Earnings: $45k

City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College

Public

Chicago, Illinois · Large city · 10 mi to Chicago

Students: 4,372
Tuition: $5k
Transfer: 15%
Earnings: $42k

Rock Valley College

Public

Rockford, Illinois · Midsize city · 6 mi to Rockford

Students: 4,359
Tuition: $4k
Transfer: 16%
Earnings: $39k

City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College

Public

Chicago, Illinois · Large city · 1 mi to Chicago

Students: 4,207
Tuition: $5k
Transfer: 13%
Earnings: $37k

Lincoln Land Community College

Public

Springfield, Illinois · Fringe rural · 5 mi to Springfield

Students: 3,976
Tuition: $4k
Transfer: 11%
Earnings: $38k

Parkland College

Public

Champaign, Illinois · Small city · 76 mi to Springfield

Students: 3,348
Tuition: $4k
Transfer: 26%
Earnings: $38k

Heartland Community College

Public

Normal, Illinois · Midsize suburb · 32 mi to Peoria

Students: 2,997
Tuition: $6k
Transfer: 13%
Earnings: $41k

City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College

Public

Chicago, Illinois · Large city · 10 mi to Chicago

Students: 2,789
Tuition: $5k
Transfer: 11%
Earnings: $38k

Morton College

Public

Cicero, Illinois · Large suburb · 8 mi to Chicago

Students: 2,640
Tuition: $6k
Transfer: 17%
Earnings: $42k

City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College

Public

Chicago, Illinois · Large city · 6 mi to Chicago

Students: 2,505
Tuition: $5k
Transfer: 17%
Earnings: $36k

Lewis and Clark Community College

Public

Godfrey, Illinois · Small suburb · 22 mi to St. Louis

Students: 2,487
Tuition: $4k
Transfer: 15%
Earnings: $38k

Lake Land College

Public

Mattoon, Illinois · Fringe rural · 72 mi to Springfield

Students: 2,448
Tuition: $4k
Transfer: 12%
Earnings: $39k

Prairie State College

Public

Chicago Heights, Illinois · Large suburb · 24 mi to Chicago

Students: 2,443
Tuition: $4k
Transfer: 28%
Earnings: $37k

Black Hawk College

Public

Moline, Illinois · Small city · 70 mi to Peoria

Students: 2,354
Tuition: $5k
Transfer: 19%
Earnings: $37k

South Suburban College

Public

South Holland, Illinois · Large suburb · 19 mi to Chicago

Students: 2,042
Tuition: $5k
Transfer: 26%
Earnings: $34k

Illinois Valley Community College

Public

Oglesby, Illinois · Distant town · 49 mi to Peoria

Students: 2,040
Tuition: $4k
Transfer: 18%
Earnings: $41k

John A Logan College

Public

Carterville, Illinois · Remote town · 84 mi to Evansville

Students: 2,016
Tuition: $5k
Transfer: 14%
Earnings: $34k

Kankakee Community College

Public

Kankakee, Illinois · Small city · 55 mi to Chicago

Students: 1,985
Tuition: $5k
Transfer: 21%
Earnings: $39k

Kishwaukee College

Public

Malta, Illinois · Fringe rural · 25 mi to Rockford

Students: 1,936
Tuition: $5k
Transfer: 16%
Earnings: $40k

Kaskaskia College

Public

Centralia, Illinois · Fringe rural · 55 mi to St. Louis

Students: 1,920
Tuition: $5k
Transfer: 16%
Earnings: $39k

City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College

Public

Chicago, Illinois · Large city · 7 mi to Chicago

Students: 1,777
Tuition: $5k
Transfer: 10%
Earnings: $28k

City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College

Public

Chicago, Illinois · Large city · 12 mi to Chicago

Students: 1,661
Tuition: $5k
Transfer: 20%
Earnings: $31k

Illinois Eastern Community Colleges

Public

Olney, Illinois · Remote town · 59 mi to Evansville

Students: 1,634
Tuition: $5k
Transfer: 16%
Earnings: $38k

Danville Area Community College

Public

Danville, Illinois · Distant town · 80 mi to Indianapolis

Students: 1,508
Tuition: $4k
Transfer: 19%
Earnings: $35k

John Wood Community College

Public

Quincy, Illinois · Remote town · 85 mi to Columbia

Students: 1,371
Tuition: $6k
Transfer: 17%
Earnings: $39k

Richland Community College

Public

Decatur, Illinois · Small city · 41 mi to Springfield

Students: 1,346
Tuition: $5k
Transfer: 13%
Earnings: $39k

Rend Lake College

Public

Ina, Illinois · Distant rural · 74 mi to Evansville

Students: 1,175
Tuition: $5k
Transfer: 13%
Earnings: $36k

Sauk Valley Community College

Public

Dixon, Illinois · Fringe rural · 41 mi to Rockford

Students: 1,158
Tuition: $5k
Transfer: 17%
Earnings: $40k

Carl Sandburg College

Public

Galesburg, Illinois · Distant town · 47 mi to Peoria

Students: 1,051
Tuition: $5k
Transfer: 15%
Earnings: $35k

Highland Community College

Public

Freeport, Illinois · Fringe rural · 30 mi to Rockford

Students: 931
Tuition: $5k
Transfer: 19%
Earnings: $38k

Spoon River College

Public

Canton, Illinois · Fringe rural · 28 mi to Peoria

Students: 774
Tuition: $6k
Transfer: 22%
Earnings: $38k

Shawnee Community College

Public

Ullin, Illinois · Distant rural · 94 mi to Evansville

Students: 698
Tuition: $5k
Transfer: 19%
Earnings: $33k

Southeastern Illinois College

Public

Harrisburg, Illinois · Distant rural · 50 mi to Evansville

Students: 680
Tuition: $5k
Transfer: 22%
Earnings: $34k

Capital Area Career Center

Public

Springfield, Illinois · Fringe rural · 5 mi to Springfield

Students: 161
Tuition: $12k
Transfer: 0%
Earnings: $55k

Career Center of Southern Illinois

Public

Red Bud, Illinois · Distant rural · 27 mi to St. Louis

Students: 36
Tuition: —
Transfer: 0%
Earnings: $48k