Community colleges
Community Colleges in Illinois
CampusPin classifies 59 of Illinois's 150 colleges as community (two-year) colleges, about 39.3% of the state's institutions. Community colleges are the most affordable on-ramp to higher education, with a median published in-state tuition of $4,385 in this snapshot.
Illinois community colleges by the numbers
- Community colleges
- 59
- Share of state colleges
- 39.3%
- Median published in-state tuition
- $4,385
- National public 2-year median
- $4,288
- Lowest published tuition
- Elgin Community College ($3,180)
Counts and shares come from CampusPin's committed institution-distribution snapshot; the tuition median is the published in-state figure from the tuition-by-state snapshot. Published prices are before financial aid, net price is typically lower, and lower tuition is not a measure of quality.
All community colleges in Illinois
- Ambria College of NursingHoffman Estates · $18,807
- Black Hawk CollegeMoline · $4,920
- CAAN Academy of NursingMatteson · $18,807
- Carl Sandburg CollegeGalesburg · $5,300
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington CollegeChicago · $4,380
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman CollegeChicago · $4,380
- City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King CollegeChicago · $4,380
- City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X CollegeChicago · $4,380
- City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey CollegeChicago · $4,380
- City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley CollegeChicago · $4,380
- City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright CollegeChicago · $4,380
- College of DuPageGlen Ellyn · $4,320
- College of Lake CountyGrayslake · $4,494
- Danville Area Community CollegeDanville · $5,300
- Elgin Community CollegeElgin · $3,180
- Fox CollegeTinley Park · $17,190
- Frontier Community CollegeFairfield · $4,390
- Generations CollegeChicago · $12,700
- Heartland Community CollegeNormal · $5,460
- Highland Community CollegeFreeport · $4,116
- Illinois Central CollegeEast Peoria · $4,650
- Illinois Valley Community CollegeOglesby · $4,060
- John A Logan CollegeCarterville · $4,630
- John Wood Community CollegeQuincy · $5,700
- Joliet Junior CollegeJoliet · $4,530
- Kankakee Community CollegeKankakee · $5,070
- Kaskaskia CollegeCentralia · $4,800
- Kishwaukee CollegeMalta · $4,980
- Lake Land CollegeMattoon · $4,280
- Lewis and Clark Community CollegeGodfrey · $3,552
- Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose ParkMelrose Park · $18,807
- Lincoln Land Community CollegeSpringfield · $3,672
- Lincoln Trail CollegeRobinson · $4,390
- McHenry County CollegeCrystal Lake · $4,012
- Midwestern Career CollegeChicago · $18,807
- Moraine Valley Community CollegePalos Hills · $3,822
- Morrison Institute of TechnologyMorrison · $19,900
- Morton CollegeCicero · $4,884
- Oakton CollegeDes Plaines · $3,985
- Olney Central CollegeOlney · $4,390
- Parkland CollegeChampaign · $4,284
- Prairie State CollegeChicago Heights · $4,176
- Rasmussen University-IllinoisRockford · $13,546
- Rend Lake CollegeIna · $4,500
- Richland Community CollegeDecatur · $4,590
- Rock Valley CollegeRockford · $4,274
- Sauk Valley Community CollegeDixon · $5,190
- Shawnee Community CollegeUllin · $4,650
- South Suburban CollegeSouth Holland · $5,093
- Southeastern Illinois CollegeHarrisburg · $4,320
- Southwestern Illinois CollegeBelleville · $3,870
- Spoon River CollegeCanton · $5,580
- Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career CollegeRockford · $16,699
- Taylor Business InstituteChicago · $12,000
- Triton CollegeRiver Grove · $4,920
- Wabash Valley CollegeMount Carmel · $4,390
- Waubonsee Community CollegeSugar Grove · $3,432
- William Rainey Harper CollegePalatine · $3,822
- Worsham College of Mortuary ScienceWheeling · $24,800
Why start at a Illinois community college?
Community colleges typically offer open or less-selective admission, the lowest published tuition of any sector, and transfer pathways that let students complete lower-division coursework before moving to a four-year university. They also serve working and returning students with part-time, evening, and online options. Confirm transfer-credit and articulation agreements with each college and your target university.
Community colleges in nearby states
Data sources & methodology
Community-college counts and shares for Illinois come from CampusPin's committed institution-distribution and tuition-by-state snapshots; the college list is compiled live from each institution's record.
Sources used across this page
Not every source informs every figure. Each data point draws on the source appropriate to it see the relevant section and the data dictionary for field-level provenance.
IPEDS / NCES College Navigator
Federal enrollment, admissions, tuition, retention, and program data. Released annually with a 1–2 year lag.
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Net price by income band, post-graduation earnings, and federal aid context.
Institutional websites
Each school's official admissions, registrar, and financial-aid pages are the authoritative source for current details.
Where a value is unavailable it is shown as unavailable, never as 0, free, or a negative judgment. Always confirm final details with the institution before applying.
Suggested citation
CampusPin. Community Colleges in Illinois. Retrieved from https://campuspin.com/community-colleges-in/illinois