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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Elgin Community College is $9,516 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.
Elgin Community College offers the alternative tuition plans .
51% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $4,355 (exclude student loans).
| Tuition & Fees | $9,516 |
|---|---|
| Average Financial Amount | $4,355 |
Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers
Elgin Community College offers 66 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, 2,154 students have completed their career programs.
| Award Level | Total Number of Programs | Available Online Class | Number of Completers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Less than 12 Weeks Certificate | 10 | 0 | 138 |
| Less than 1 Year Certificate | 28 | 0 | 415 |
| 2 Years Certificate | 28 | 0 | 432 |
| Total | 66 | 0 | 2,154 |
Programs by Award Level
The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
- 138 students have earned/completed Less than 12 Weeks Certificate program.
- 415 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
- 432 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
- 1,169 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Technology [+] | ✕ | 9 completers | - |
| CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician | ✕ | 9 | - |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] | ✕ | 9 completers | - |
| Language Interpretation and Translation | ✕ | 9 | - |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] | ✕ | 10 completers | - |
| Corrections and Criminal Justice (other) | ✕ | 10 | - |
| Mechanics and Repairers [+] | ✕ | 27 completers | - |
| Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician | ✕ | 27 | - |
| Transportation and Materials Moving [+] | ✕ | 9 completers | - |
| Ground Transportation (other) | ✕ | 9 | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | ✕ | 74 completers | - |
| Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance) | ✕ | 25 | - |
| Surgical Technology/Technologist | ✕ | 22 | - |
| Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide | ✕ | 22 | - |
| Business [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| General Office Occupations and Clerical Services | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Total | 138 |
Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation
Total 8,910 students are attending at Elgin Community College. There are 133 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 341 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 18 to 1 (5.56%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 494 (full-time) and 518 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Elgin Community College is 37% and transfer-out rate is 19%. The retention rate is 73% at the school.
| Student Population | 8,910 |
|---|---|
| Graduation Rate | 37% |
| Number of Faculty | 474 |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 18 to 1 |
Student Population at ECC
For the academic year 2021-2022, total 8,050 students enrolled into Elgin Community College. By gender, 3,434 male and 4,616 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Elgin Community College.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 8,050 | 3,434 | 4,616 |
| Full-time | 2,618 | 1,254 | 1,364 |
| Part-tme | 5,432 | 2,180 | 3,252 |
There are 3,171 White (39.39%), 316 Black/African American (3.93%), 3,250 Hispanic (40.37%), 593 Asian (7.37%), and 3,967 students with other races attending Elgin Community College. 57 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 8,050 | 3,434 | 4,616 |
| American Indian/Native American | 77 | 34 | 43 |
| Asian | 593 | 271 | 322 |
| Black/African American | 316 | 125 | 191 |
| Hispanic | 3,250 | 1,184 | 2,066 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| White | 3,171 | 1,537 | 1,634 |
| Two More | 327 | 155 | 172 |
| Un-Known | 256 | 97 | 159 |
| Non-resident Alien | 57 | 29 | 28 |
Elgin Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
4,002 students (49.71% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 2,439 students (30.30% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Elgin Community College.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Total | 8,050 |
| Enrolled Online Exclusively | 4,002 |
| Enrolled Some Online Courses | 2,439 |
| Not in Online Courses | 1,609 |
By age range, at Elgin Community College, 2,694 students are aged 20 to 24 (33.47% of total students), 3,054 students are aged below 20 (37.94%), 249 students are aged above 50 (4.99%).
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 8,050 | 3,434 | 4,616 |
| Under 18 | 728 | 238 | 490 |
| Age 18-19 | 2,326 | 1,139 | 1,187 |
| Age 20-21 | 1,631 | 800 | 831 |
| Age 22-24 | 1,063 | 482 | 581 |
| Age 25-29 | 852 | 333 | 519 |
| Age 30-34 | 466 | 158 | 308 |
| Age 35-39 | 321 | 91 | 230 |
| Age 40-49 | 414 | 94 | 320 |
| Age 50-64 | 201 | 73 | 128 |
| Over 64 | 48 | 26 | 22 |
Directory and Accreditation Information
Elgin Community College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1968 - Current[Estimated Date]).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Elgin Community College.