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Statement · Chicago, IL

City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $7,362 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $15,063.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $36,484 ten years after entering, the 33rd percentile among public 2-years.

  3. 32% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
9,278

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $15,063 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $7,362 and $12,094 a year depending on income at City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College.

Statement of cost · City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$15,063
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$7,362
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$7,863
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: $7,362; $30–48k: $8,214; $48–75k: $8,859; $75–110k: $12,094; over $110k: $11,489. 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.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$7,362
$30k–$48k$8,214
$48k–$75k$8,859
$75k–$110k$12,094
Over $110k$11,489

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 $36,484; the median graduate who borrowed owes $6,997.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$30,439
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$32,628
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
33rd percentile among public 2-years
$36,484
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
10th percentile among public 2-years
$6,997
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$5,524

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: $30,439; 8 yrs after entry: $32,628; 10 yrs after entry: $36,484. Median graduate debt: $6,997. 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, $6,997.

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$30,439
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$32,628
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$36,484
Median graduate debt$6,997

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-Harry S Truman College
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree146$49,584$9,500
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma109not reported$15,375
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma90not reportednot reported
Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate's Degree80not reported$9,500
Education, GeneralUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma47not reportednot reported
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma45not reportednot reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma34not reportednot reported
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree12not reportednot reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree11not reportednot reported
Accounting and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma6not reportednot reported
Special Education and TeachingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma5not reportednot reported
Information Science/StudiesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma4not reportednot reported
Show all 20 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma4not reportednot reported
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesAssociate's Degree4not reportednot reported
Engineering, GeneralAssociate's Degree4not reportednot reported
Computer ProgrammingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma3not reportednot reported
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate's Degree3not reportednot reported
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma2not reportednot reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma2not reportednot reported
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma1not reportednot reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College: 2,505 undergraduates; 19% 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

2,505

55th percentile among public 2-years

Pell share

19%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

15th percentile among public 2-years

Completion

32%

finish within 150% of normal time

31st percentile among public 2-years

First-generation

51%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$15,204

10th percentile among public 2-years

Students by family income

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

  • Under $30k70%
  • $30k–$48k19%
  • $48k–$75k9%
  • $75k–$110knot reported
  • Over $110knot reported
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k70%
$30k–$48k19%
$48k–$75k9%
$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.