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McHenry County College

McHenry County College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Crystal Lake, IL. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $14,692 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 8,874 and it offers 55 programs(2 online programs). By program type, it has 2 12-weeks certificate, 33 1-year certificate, 20 2-years certificate, and 34 associate programs.
Last year, a total of 1,699 students completed and earned certificate or associate degree at McHenry County College.
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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at McHenry County College is $14,692 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.
McHenry County College offers the alternative tuition plans .
27% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $3,471 (exclude student loans).
MCC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$14,692
Average Financial Amount$3,471

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

McHenry County College offers 55 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, 1,699 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at McHenry County College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate20200
Less than 1 Year Certificate331263
2 Years Certificate201466
Total5521,699

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 200 students have earned/completed Less than 12 Weeks Certificate program.
  • 263 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 466 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 770 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 200 completers-
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)✕40-
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide✕160-
Total200
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations✕0-
Greenhouse Operations and Management✕0-
Turf and Turfgrass Management✕1-
Floriculture/Floristry Operations and Management✕4-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects✕5-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 16 completers-
Computer Programming/Programmer✕0-
Computer Programming, Specific Applications✕5-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design✕1-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications✕10-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef✕5-
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant✕2-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Robotics Technology/Technician✕1-
Electromechanical and Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (other)✕9-
CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician✕5-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕3-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 5 completers$22,900
Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary✕1-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕4-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness✕5-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 42 completers-
Fire Science/Fire-fighting✕42-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 54 completers-
Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician✕1-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕53-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 16 completers-
Welding Technology/Welder✕16-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Design and Visual Communications✕3-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 17 completers-
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist✕2-
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder✕15-
Business [+] ✔ 70 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕29-
Operations Management and Supervision✕3-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✔17-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕7-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies✕5-
International Business/Trade/Commerce✕2-
Marketing/Marketing Management✕4-
Selling Skills and Sales Operations✕3-
Total263
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Landscaping and Groundskeeping✕0-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Computer Programming/Programmer✕0-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design✕0-
Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster✕0-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager✕1-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Robotics Technology/Technician✕0-
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician✕6-
Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology✕0-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕0-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 418 completers$20,400
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕418$20,400
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector✕7-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician✕1-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕8-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Graphic Design✕3-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)✕8-
Business [+] ✔ 14 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕7$46,000
Operations Management and Supervision✕3-
Accounting✔3-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕0-
Selling Skills and Sales Operations✕1-
Total466
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations✕2-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects✕4-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✔ (1 completers) 16 completers-
Information Technology✕5-
Computer Programming, Specific Applications✕3-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design✕5-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications✔3-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef✕1-
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager✕5-
Engineering [+] ✕ 12 completers-
Engineering✕12-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Robotics Technology/Technician✕0-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕1-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕3-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 423 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕392-
General Studies✕31-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 138 completers-
Biological and Physical Sciences✕138-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness✕5-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✔ (1 completers) 32 completers-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✔14-
Fire Science/Fire-fighting✕18-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕2-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Commercial Photography✕4-
Fine/Studio Arts✕4-
Music✕2-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 60 completers-
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator✕7-
Occupational Therapist Assistant✕14-
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant✕14-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)✕2-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕23-
Business [+] ✔ 48 completers-
Business Administration and Management✔23-
Operations Management and Supervision✕6-
Accounting✔8-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✔5-
Selling Skills and Sales Operations✕1-
Construction Management✕5-
Total770

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 8,874 students are attending at McHenry County College. There are 89 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 146 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 26 to 1 (3.85%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 277 (full-time) and 257 (part-time).
The graduation rate of McHenry County College is 32% and transfer-out rate is 23%. The retention rate is 70% at the school.
MCC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population8,874
Graduation Rate32%
Number of Faculty235
Student to Faculty Ratio26 to 1

Student Population at MCC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 8,765 students enrolled into McHenry County College. By gender, 3,836 male and 4,929 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for McHenry County College.
Student Population By Gender
McHenry County College
TotalMaleFemale
Total8,7653,8364,929
Full-time2,0791,0501,029
Part-tme6,6862,7863,900
There are 5,491 White (62.65%), 132 Black/African American (1.51%), 2,098 Hispanic (23.94%), 245 Asian (2.80%), and 2,894 students with other races attending McHenry County College. 4 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at McHenry County College
TotalMaleFemale
Total8,7653,8364,929
American Indian/Native American19910
Asian245102143
Black/African American1325478
Hispanic2,0988221,276
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander321
White5,4912,4763,015
Two More318160158
Un-Known455210245
Non-resident Alien413
McHenry County College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
1,272 students (14.51% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 2,071 students (23.63% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for McHenry County College.
Distance Learning Student Population at McHenry County College
Number of Students
Total8,765
Enrolled Online Exclusively1,272
Enrolled Some Online Courses2,071
Not in Online Courses5,422
By age range, at McHenry County College, 1,658 students are aged 20 to 24 (18.92% of total students), 5,423 students are aged below 20 (61.87%), 305 students are aged above 50 (5.36%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at McHenry County College
TotalMaleFemale
Total8,7653,8364,929
Under 183,1071,3591,748
Age 18-192,3161,1431,173
Age 20-211,096546550
Age 22-24562261301
Age 25-29465180285
Age 30-34342118224
Age 35-3923365168
Age 40-4933979260
Age 50-6423556179
Over 64702941

Directory and Accreditation Information

McHenry County College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1976 - Current).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of McHenry County College.
8900 US Hwy 14, Crystal Lake, IL
815-455-3700
School Website
Admission Page
Financial Aid Information

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