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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Carl Sandburg College is $8,810 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.
Carl Sandburg College offers the alternative tuition plans .
98% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $6,824 (exclude student loans).
| Tuition & Fees | $8,810 |
|---|---|
| Average Financial Amount | $6,824 |
Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers
Carl Sandburg College offers 26 vocational programs for Less than 12-Week Certificate, Less than 1-Year Certificate, and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 759 students have completed their career programs.
| Award Level | Total Number of Programs | Available Online Class | Number of Completers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Less than 12 Weeks Certificate | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Less than 1 Year Certificate | 9 | 0 | 41 |
| 2 Years Certificate | 16 | 0 | 356 |
| Total | 26 | 0 | 759 |
Programs by Award Level
The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
- 41 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
- 356 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
- 362 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Total | 0 |
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences [+] | ✕ | 22 completers | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences | ✕ | 10 | - |
| Information Technology | ✕ | 8 | - |
| Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Mechanics and Repairers [+] | ✕ | 13 completers | - |
| Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician | ✕ | 11 | - |
| Precision Production Trades [+] | ✕ | 4 completers | - |
| Welding Technology/Welder | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | ✕ | 2 completers | - |
| Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Total | 41 |
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences [+] | ✕ | 3 completers | - |
| System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Personal and Culinary Services [+] | ✕ | 13 completers | - |
| Mortuary Science and Embalming/Embalmer | ✕ | 13 | - |
| Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Legal Studies [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] | ✕ | 199 completers | - |
| General Studies | ✕ | 199 | - |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] | ✕ | 31 completers | - |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | ✕ | 31 | - |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] | ✕ | 1 completers | - |
| Criminal Justice/Police Science | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Mechanics and Repairers [+] | ✕ | 5 completers | - |
| Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Precision Production Trades [+] | ✕ | 1 completers | - |
| Welding Technology/Welder | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Visual and Performing Arts [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Art/Art Studies | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | ✕ | 105 completers | - |
| Dental Hygiene/Hygienist | ✕ | 50 | - |
| Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | ✕ | 49 | - |
| Business [+] | ✕ | 4 completers | - |
| Business Administration and Management | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Accounting | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Total | 362 |
Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation
Total 1,688 students are attending at Carl Sandburg College. There are 40 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 133 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 16 to 1 (6.25%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 151 (full-time) and 209 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Carl Sandburg College is 42% and transfer-out rate is 9%. The retention rate is 66% at the school.
| Student Population | 1,688 |
|---|---|
| Graduation Rate | 42% |
| Number of Faculty | 173 |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 16 to 1 |
Student Population at Carl Sandburg
For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,687 students enrolled into Carl Sandburg College. By gender, 610 male and 1,077 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Carl Sandburg College.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,687 | 610 | 1,077 |
| Full-time | 674 | 285 | 389 |
| Part-tme | 1,013 | 325 | 688 |
There are 1,263 White (74.87%), 120 Black/African American (7.11%), 145 Hispanic (8.60%), 12 Asian (0.71%), and 290 students with other races attending Carl Sandburg College.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,687 | 610 | 1,077 |
| American Indian/Native American | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Asian | 12 | 5 | 7 |
| Black/African American | 120 | 43 | 77 |
| Hispanic | 145 | 55 | 90 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| White | 1,263 | 448 | 815 |
| Two More | 62 | 16 | 46 |
| Un-Known | 81 | 40 | 41 |
| Non-resident Alien | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carl Sandburg College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
601 students (35.63% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 673 students (39.89% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Carl Sandburg College.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Total | 1,687 |
| Enrolled Online Exclusively | 601 |
| Enrolled Some Online Courses | 673 |
| Not in Online Courses | 413 |
By age range, at Carl Sandburg College, 392 students are aged 20 to 24 (23.24% of total students), 957 students are aged below 20 (56.73%), 29 students are aged above 50 (3.32%).
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,687 | 610 | 1,077 |
| Under 18 | 484 | 178 | 306 |
| Age 18-19 | 473 | 212 | 261 |
| Age 20-21 | 238 | 103 | 135 |
| Age 22-24 | 154 | 41 | 113 |
| Age 25-29 | 128 | 27 | 101 |
| Age 30-34 | 77 | 15 | 62 |
| Age 35-39 | 47 | 9 | 38 |
| Age 40-49 | 57 | 15 | 42 |
| Age 50-64 | 28 | 10 | 18 |
| Over 64 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Directory and Accreditation Information
Carl Sandburg College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1974 - Current[Estimated Date]).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Carl Sandburg College.
2400 Tom L. Wilson Boulevard, Galesburg, IL
309-344-2518