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Community Colleges

In Illinois
Brief overview of Illinois Community College
Landscape

Total in Illinois?
In 2020 Illinois has a total of 15
private community colleges
and 48 public community
colleges. Illinois does not have
any tribal colleges.

Enrollment
Community college enrollment
47% makes up around 47% of Illinois’ FTE.
The national average is 39%.
.

Illinois

86%
U.S. Average

0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000

Total Education Revenue Education Appropriations


exceeds U.S. Average compared to U.S. Average
Education appropriation has been In Illinois, this number is $15,930
increased 86% since 1980. This is not the per FTE, while the U.S. average
case for the U.S. Average which dipped to is at $8,636. This is an 86%
negative 2% and is now at record lows. change since 1980, with a -2%
change for the U.S. Average.

Faculty Info Full-time plus


part-time staff
Broken down into full-time and
part-time, there are 4,334 Staff

instructors full-time and 9,259 0 5,000 10,000 15,000

instructors part-time in public


2-year colleges. There are 188
full-time and 206 part-time
instructors in private 2-year
colleges.

Joliet Junior College


This is the site of the first Community
College. This building also served as the
secondary school, until 1967.

References
SHEF State Profile for Illinois.” SHEF, 5 Aug. 2020, shef.sheeo.org/state-profile/illinois/.
"FIRST COMMUNITY COLLEGE.” History | Joliet Junior College, www.jjc.edu/about-jjc/history.
“Summary Tables.” Summary Tables, nces.ed.gov/ipeds/summarytables.

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