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Most affordable community colleges in Illinois
48 community colleges in Illinois report net price data, ranging from $1,704 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $5,774. Illinois's community colleges cost about the same as the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.
Median net price in Illinois
$5,774
National median for community colleges
$6,359
community colleges reporting in Illinois
48
The most affordable community colleges in Illinois, ranked by net price
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College
IL
Net price
$3,555
Receive grant aid
79%
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College
IL
Net price
$3,771
Receive grant aid
86%
City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College
IL
Net price
$4,097
Receive grant aid
75%
City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College
IL
Net price
$4,210
Receive grant aid
82%
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College
IL
Net price
$5,088
Receive grant aid
82%
What makes a school affordable here
In Illinois, the most affordable community colleges share two things in common. First, low published net prices reflect both reasonable sticker prices and meaningful institutional or state aid. Second, a high share of students receive grant aid. At Moraine Valley Community College, the most affordable on this list, 58% of students receive grant aid. Net price reflects what a typical family actually pays, not the sticker price you see at first glance. A school with a $50,000 sticker price and a $10,000 net price is more affordable for most families than a school with a $20,000 sticker and a $19,000 net price.
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Affordability rankings use publicly available federal higher-ed cost data. Net price reflects the average cost a family pays after grants and scholarships are subtracted from total cost of attendance, for the 2022-23 reporting year. See full methodology →