Illinois Valley Community College

Overview

Rankings

• #2 Most Affordable Colleges in Illinois
• #16 Best Online Colleges in Illinois
• #19 Most Affordable Online Colleges
• #33 Best Vocational & Technical Schools

Academics & Admissions

Is It Hard to Get Into Illinois Valley Community College? Acceptance Rate & Requirements

Based in Oglesby, Illinois, Illinois Valley Community College enrolls students across a range of programs. The graduation rate is roughly 43%.

Retention Rate

71%

Full-Time Faculty

40%

Faculty Salary (mo)

$8,982

Student–Faculty Ratio

14:1

Diversity Index

0.47

First-Gen Students

51%

Cost & Financial Aid

How Much Does It Cost to Attend Illinois Valley Community College? Tuition, Net Price & Aid

Published tuition at Illinois Valley Community College is $16,385, but few families pay that. The number to watch is net price, what students actually pay each year after federal grants and institutional scholarships. Here it averages about $2,232. Students from families earning under $30,000 typically pay closer to $191 after need-based grants. The median graduate leaves with about $8,233 in federal student loans.

In-State Tuition

$4,200

Out-of-State

$16,385

Avg Net Price

$2,232

Median Debt

$8,233

Pell Grant Rate

26%

Federal Loan Rate

3%

Students Like You

Tell us a little about yourself to see what students like you have typically experienced at Illinois Valley Community College — the net price for your income, your admission odds, and the outcomes that follow. These are patterns from federal data, not predictions.

Graduate Outcomes

Is Illinois Valley Community College Worth It? Graduate Earnings & ROI

Ten years out, alumni of Illinois Valley Community College report median earnings of $40,810, a figure worth comparing against the cost of attendance before enrolling.

6 Years After Entry

$34,932

8 Years

$36,957

10 Years

$40,810

Debt-to-Earnings

0.2x

Earning > $25K

50%

Social Mobility

Data: Raj Chetty's Mobility Report Card · 30M+ anonymized tax records

Does Illinois Valley Community College Drive Upward Mobility? Economic Mobility & Low-Income Outcomes

Illinois Valley Community College is a measurable contributor to upward mobility. Its mobility rate, the share of students who start in the bottom income quintile and climb to the top, is 0.93%, in line with strong performers nationally. About 9.9% of students come from families in the bottom income quintile. Among bottom-quintile students who attend, roughly 9.4% go on to reach the top of the income ladder. The median family income of students sits near $73,800, a snapshot of the campus's socioeconomic mix.

Mobility Rate

0.93%

Bottom 20% → Top 20%

Success Rate

9.4%

If bottom 20% get in

From Bottom 20%

9.9%

Share of students

Parent Median Income

$100,268

today's $ (2015 cohort data)

Social Capital

Data: Opportunity Insights Social Capital Atlas

How Connected Is Illinois Valley Community College? Social Capital & Cross-Class Networks

Social capital, the web of cross-class friendships that researchers link to long-run upward mobility, runs high at Illinois Valley Community College. Its economic connectedness score is 1.18, where about 1.0 is the national norm. Its friending bias is low (-0.01), a sign that students from different economic backgrounds actually mix rather than self-segregate. Around 8% of students take part in civic and volunteering activity.

Economic Connectedness

1.18

Cross-class friendships

Friending Bias

-0.01

Lower = more inclusive

Volunteering Rate

8.0%

Support Ratio

1.00

Community support

Top Programs

The fields Illinois Valley Community College awards the most degrees in, by share of completions. Where federal field-of-study data exists, we show what graduates in that major earned early in their careers. Each links to its degree guide — or see what someone with your income, scores, and major would pay and earn here in the Students Like You simulator.

• Humanities 27%
• Health Professions 27% $63,400 early-career
• Transportation 8%
• Mechanic & Repair Tech 7%
• Precision Production 4%
• Business & Marketing 3%
• Construction Trades 3%
• Criminal Justice 2%

Early-career median earnings by major (typically 1–2 years after completion, bachelor's level where available), in today's dollars (CPI-adjusted). Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard field of study. Distinct from the school-wide 10-year median; suppressed for small programs.