unitid 146472 · Grayslake, IL · public 2-year · suburb (large)
College of Lake County
- enrollment 2023
- 20,509
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
9,420
91st pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
24%
undergrads on Pell grants
27th pctl among public 2-years
completion
37%
finish within 150% time
49th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$12,694
22nd pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$7,607
after aid, aided students
49th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$43,424
after entry, Title IV students
80th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$8,735
26th 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 $6,096 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
- 0-30k46%
- 30-48k26%
- 48-75k18%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $26,170
- First-generation students
- 52%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $4,788
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 5.0× 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. | 960 | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 892 | $48,288 | $6,687 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 489 | — | $9,400 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 356 | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 341 | — | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 291 | — | — |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR). | 215 | — | — |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 192 | — | — |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 126 | — | — |
| Biological and Physical Sciences. | 119 | $53,615 | $7,833 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 68 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 66 | $77,613 | $12,005 |
— 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.