unitid 144944 · Elgin, IL · public 2-year · city (midsize)
Elgin Community College
- enrollment 2023
- 13,863
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
6,648
84th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
22%
undergrads on Pell grants
21st pctl among public 2-years
completion
41%
finish within 150% time
60th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$10,408
5th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$6,026
after aid, aided students
34th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$45,516
after entry, Title IV students
88th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$7,390
13th pctl among public 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $5,089 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k40%
- 30-48k24%
- 48-75k21%
- 75-110k10%
- 110k+6%
- Median family income
- $28,006
- First-generation students
- 52%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $3,252
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 6.2× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 524 | $48,941 | $8,380 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 320 | $45,262 | — |
| Biological and Physical Sciences. | 177 | $52,719 | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 106 | $53,441 | — |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR). | 80 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 70 | $70,945 | $10,793 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 66 | $68,335 | — |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 62 | — | — |
| Precision Metal Working. | 53 | $45,746 | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 53 | $59,006 | — |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services. | 49 | — | — |
| Ground Transportation. | 41 | $61,496 | $4,008 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- 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.