unitid 146296 · Joliet, IL · public 2-year · suburb (large)
Joliet Junior College
- enrollment 2023
- 19,810
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
9,306
90th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
25%
undergrads on Pell grants
30th pctl among public 2-years
completion
21%
finish within 150% time
7th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$9,452
3rd pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$1,672
after aid, aided students
4th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$42,889
after entry, Title IV students
78th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$9,711
41st 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 $890 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
- 0-30k41%
- 30-48k23%
- 48-75k19%
- 75-110k10%
- 110k+7%
- Median family income
- $28,008
- First-generation students
- 47%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $4,530
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 4.4× 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. | 595 | $46,806 | $8,250 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 292 | — | $12,305 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. | 140 | — | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 139 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 118 | — | — |
| Biological and Physical Sciences. | 112 | — | $6,500 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 97 | $88,061 | $18,617 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 84 | — | — |
| Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 75 | — | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 57 | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 48 | — | $12,355 |
| Precision Metal Working. | 47 | — | — |
— 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.