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Elgin Community College
Elgin, IL · Public · 6,648 students · mostly certificate degrees
24th-cheapest of 180 Illinois colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$6,026
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$10,408
Graduation rate
41%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$45,516
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$7,390
Pell grant recipients
22%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
82 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree70 grads/yr$75,918Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma41 grads/yr$67,995Biological and Physical Sciences · Associate's Degree177 grads/yr$67,323Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma106 grads/yr$58,490General Studies · Associate's Degree524 grads/yr$51,556
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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