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Statement · Chicago, IL

City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $9,332 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $16,256.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $28,467 ten years after entering, the 2nd percentile among public 2-years.

  3. 31% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
3,358

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $16,256 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $9,053 and $11,530 a year depending on income at City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College.

Statement of cost · City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$16,256
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$9,332
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$9,494
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$4,590

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $9,332; $30–48k: $9,053; $48–75k: $11,310; $75–110k: $11,530; over $110k: not reported. Shaded band: middle half of public 2-years, from $5,297 to $10,706; dotted line at the median, $7,702.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 2-years (all incomes), $5,297 to $10,706. Dotted line: the median, $7,702.
  • Hollow mark: not reported for that bracket, not zero.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$9,332
$30k–$48k$9,053
$48k–$75k$11,310
$75k–$110k$11,530
Over $110knot reported

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $28,467; the median graduate who borrowed owes $6,180.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$22,119
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$23,557
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
2nd percentile among public 2-years
$28,467
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
4th percentile among public 2-years
$6,180
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$4,994

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 2-years at 10 years: $35,069 to $42,382.

6 yrs after entry: $22,119; 8 yrs after entry: $23,557; 10 yrs after entry: $28,467. Median graduate debt: $6,180. Shaded band: middle half of public 2-years at 10 years, from $35,069 to $42,382; dotted line at the median, $38,550.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 2-years, 10 years out ($35,069 to $42,382); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $6,180.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$22,119
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$23,557
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$28,467
Median graduate debt$6,180

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree97not reported$9,500
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma87not reported$9,687
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma43not reported$16,875
Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma33not reportednot reported
Plumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma32not reported$6,726
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree31not reported$6,285
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma31not reportednot reported
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma30not reportednot reported
CarpentersUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma30not reported$13,175
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma30not reportednot reported
Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate's Degree19not reported$9,500
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma12not reportednot reported
Show all 20 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma11not reportednot reported
Mason/MasonryUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma11not reportednot reported
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionAssociate's Degree8not reportednot reported
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Associate's Degree8not reportednot reported
Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma7not reportednot reported
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree5not reportednot reported
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma5not reportednot reported
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree4not reportednot reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College: 1,777 undergraduates; 38% of students receive Pell grants; no admission rate is reported (common at open-admission schools).

Admission rate

No admission rate reported (common at open-admission schools)

Undergraduates

1,777

45th percentile among public 2-years

Pell share

38%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

76th percentile among public 2-years

Completion

31%

finish within 150% of normal time

30th percentile among public 2-years

First-generation

50%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$11,938

2nd percentile among public 2-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k73%
  • $30k–$48k17%
  • $48k–$75k6%
  • $75k–$110knot reported
  • Over $110knot reported
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k73%
$30k–$48k17%
$48k–$75k6%
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.