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Kankakee Community College

Kankakee Community College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Kankakee, IL. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $25,560 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 2,333 and it offers 51 programs(1 online programs). By program type, it has 6 12-weeks certificate, 22 1-year certificate, 23 2-years certificate, and 33 associate programs.
Last year, a total of 1,008 students completed and earned certificate or associate degree at Kankakee Community College.
Graduation

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Kankakee Community College is $25,560 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.
Kankakee Community College offers the alternative tuition plans .
71% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $3,251 (exclude student loans).
Kankakee CC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$25,560
Average Financial Amount$3,251

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Kankakee Community College offers 51 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, 1,008 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at Kankakee Community College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate6090
Less than 1 Year Certificate220245
2 Years Certificate230287
Total5101,008

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 90 students have earned/completed Less than 12 Weeks Certificate program.
  • 245 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 287 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 386 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician✕0-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 35 completers-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕35-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕0-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 18 completers-
Welding Technology/Welder✕18-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 37 completers-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)✕10-
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist✕27-
Total90
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 12 completers-
Agricultural Production Operations✕2-
Agricultural and Food Products Processing✕2-
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations✕3-
Landscaping and Groundskeeping✕3-
Agronomy and Crop Science✕2-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Computer Graphics✕10-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 45 completers-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician✕40-
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician✕0-
Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician✕5-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕8-
Science Technologies/Technicians [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Chemical Process Technology✕0-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 21 completers-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕21-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 58 completers-
Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician✕53-
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology✕5-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕0-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 16 completers-
Welding Technology/Welder✕16-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 50 completers-
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant✕10-
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide✕40-
Business [+] ✕ 25 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕9-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management✕4-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕3-
Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry✕9-
Total245
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations✕0-
Agricultural Production Operations✕0-
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations✕2-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design✕0-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Computer Graphics✕2-
Education [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Teacher Assistant/Aide✕0-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician✕11-
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician✕0-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕6-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕0-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 210 completers$26,900
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕210$26,900
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 10 completers$28,800
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕10-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician✕8-
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology✕2-
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology✕1-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕0-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist✕3-
Welding Technology/Welder✕8-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 17 completers-
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder✕6-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)✕2-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training✕9-
Business [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕2$26,700
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕5-
Total287
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations✕0-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design✕0-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Computer Graphics✕1-
Education [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Special Education and Teaching✕0-
Mathematics Teacher Education✕0-
Teacher Assistant/Aide✕2-
Engineering [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Engineering✕4-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician✕6-
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician✕0-
CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician✕0-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕4-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕1-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 158 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕117-
General Studies✕41-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 44 completers-
Biological and Physical Sciences✕44-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕11-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician✕9-
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology✕1-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕0-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Welding Technology/Welder✕6-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Art/Art Studies✕0-
Fine/Studio Arts✕2-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 110 completers-
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist✕0-
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant✕11-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)✕3-
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist✕12-
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer✕15-
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician✕10-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕59-
Business [+] ✕ 26 completers-
Business/Commerce✕0-
Business Administration and Management✕20-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕6-
Total386

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 2,333 students are attending at Kankakee Community College. There are 63 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 131 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 14 to 1 (7.14%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 202 (full-time) and 203 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Kankakee Community College is 34% and transfer-out rate is 16%. The retention rate is 67% at the school.
Kankakee CC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population2,333
Graduation Rate34%
Number of Faculty194
Student to Faculty Ratio14 to 1

Student Population at Kankakee CC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 2,231 students enrolled into Kankakee Community College. By gender, 845 male and 1,386 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Kankakee Community College.
Student Population By Gender
Kankakee Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,2318451,386
Full-time864370494
Part-tme1,367475892
There are 1,328 White (59.52%), 302 Black/African American (13.54%), 429 Hispanic (19.23%), 21 Asian (0.94%), and 578 students with other races attending Kankakee Community College. 14 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Kankakee Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,2318451,386
American Indian/Native American202
Asian21417
Black/African American30299203
Hispanic429176253
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander202
White1,328504824
Two More1094465
Un-Known241014
Non-resident Alien1486
Kankakee Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
179 students (8.02% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 616 students (27.61% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Kankakee Community College.
Distance Learning Student Population at Kankakee Community College
Number of Students
Total2,231
Enrolled Online Exclusively179
Enrolled Some Online Courses616
Not in Online Courses1,436
By age range, at Kankakee Community College, 658 students are aged 20 to 24 (29.49% of total students), 909 students are aged below 20 (40.74%), 67 students are aged above 50 (4.39%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at Kankakee Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,2318451,386
Under 1821684132
Age 18-19693302391
Age 20-21415175240
Age 22-2424387156
Age 25-2924081159
Age 30-3414946103
Age 35-39962769
Age 40-491122983
Age 50-64491039
Over 6418414

Directory and Accreditation Information

Kankakee Community College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1974 - Current[Estimated Date]).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Kankakee Community College.
100 College Drive, Kankakee, IL
815-802-8100
School Website
Admission Page
Financial Aid Information

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