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	City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College	City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College	City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College	City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College	City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College	South Suburban College
Overview
Location	Chicago, Illinois	Chicago, Illinois	Chicago, Illinois	Chicago, Illinois	Chicago, Illinois	South Holland, Illinois
Campus setting	City: Large	City: Large	City: Large	City: Large	City: Large	Suburb: Large
College type	2 year	2 year	2 year	2 year	2 year	2 year
Control/business model	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate	Undergraduate	Undergraduate	Undergraduate	Undergraduate	Undergraduate
Students retention rate	46.0%	55.0%	54.0%	65.0%	60.0%	33.0%
Common app member	No	No	No	No	No	No
Religious affiliation
Admission
Acceptance rate	Open Admission	Open Admission	Open Admission	Open Admission	Open Admission	Open Admission
Application fees
SAT range	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ACT range	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Students submitting SAT score
Students submitting ACT score
Total number of applicants
Total number of admissions given out
Admitted students who chose to enroll
Yield rate
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required
High school GPA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Recommendation letters	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
High school transcript	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $22,960 Out of state: $25,870	In state: $22,978 Out of state: $25,888	In state: $22,978 Out of state: $25,888	In state: $22,978 Out of state: $25,888	In state: $22,978 Out of state: $25,888	In state: $17,833 Out of state: $19,483
Average net price	$5,313	$4,199	$5,670	$4,707	$3,690	$5,021
Tuition	In state: $11,520 Out of state: $14,430	In state: $11,520 Out of state: $14,430	In state: $11,520 Out of state: $14,430	In state: $11,520 Out of state: $14,430	In state: $11,520 Out of state: $14,430	In state: $10,500 Out of state: $12,150
Room & board
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	92.0% Average amount $6,558	85.0% Average amount $5,802	87.0% Average amount $5,686	81.0% Average amount $5,825	84.0% Average amount $5,505	74.0% Average amount $6,331
Students receiving federal student loan	2.0% Average amount $8,106	0.0% Average amount $3,588	1.0% Average amount $3,545	1.0% Average amount $5,938	2.0% Average amount $2,711
Students taking out private loans	0.0% Average amount $0	0.0% Average amount $0	0.0% Average amount $0	0.0% Average amount $0	0.0% Average amount $0
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	1,903 Men 38.1% Women 61.9%	6,551 Men 23.3% Women 76.7%	1,831 Men 35.1% Women 64.9%	4,749 Men 35.4% Women 64.6%	4,545 Men 41.4% Women 58.6%	3,691 Men 37.6% Women 62.4%
Graduate students	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Moderate	Low	Moderate	Low	Moderate
Out-of-state students	1.8%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	9.3%
International students	0.4%	1.1%	0.6%	2.2%	0.4%	0.1%
Campus local/setting	City: Large	City: Large	City: Large	City: Large	City: Large	Suburb: Large
Dormitory capacity	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
First year students are required to live on campus?	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Illinois Indiana California New Jersey	Illinois Georgia	Illinois	Illinois	Illinois	Illinois Indiana Florida
Academics
Popular study areas	Liberal Arts Culinary and Personal Services Construction Trades Automotive Technology Multidisciplinary Studies	Health Professions Liberal Arts Multidisciplinary Studies Family and Consumer Sciences Computer and Information Science	Liberal Arts Transportation and Logistics Business Multidisciplinary Studies Family and Consumer Sciences	Liberal Arts Multidisciplinary Studies Culinary and Personal Services Family and Consumer Sciences Automotive Technology	Liberal Arts Construction Trades Multidisciplinary Studies Family and Consumer Sciences Computer and Information Science	Liberal Arts Health Professions Multidisciplinary Studies Law Enforcement and Firefighting Family and Consumer Sciences
Students to faculty ratio	13:1	22:1	15:1	20:1	23:1	13:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission
Outcome
Graduation rate	29.2%	21.4%	16.3%	25.2%	33.1%	15.6%
Dropout rate	55.8%	52.6%	57.8%	54.3%	51.0%	52.1%
Transferred out	10.7%	14.4%	18.7%	12.6%	8.6%	22.9%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Culinary Arts and Related Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $20,684 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $25,693 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Biological and Physical Sciences (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $22,153 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $63,469 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A	Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $20,978 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $25,777 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Biological and Physical Sciences (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $23,351 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $33,115 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $32,027 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $49,736 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $55,494 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A	Ground Transportation (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $21,132 Year 2: $20,140 Year 3: $27,189 Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $23,199 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $24,892 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A	Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $11,858 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $25,914 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A	Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: N/A Year 2: N/A Year 3: $76,645 Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $24,326 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $24,139 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Biological and Physical Sciences (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $38,528 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A	Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $24,375 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $27,544 Biological and Physical Sciences (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $22,329 Year 3: N/A Criminal Justice and Corrections (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $30,361 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $46,237 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $43,207 Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: N/A

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