Elgin Community College
Elgin Community College at a Glance
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About Elgin Community College
According to Wikipedia, Elgin Community College is a public community college in Elgin, Illinois. It was founded in 1949 as part of Elgin Area School District U46. Community College District 509 was formed 17 years later in 1966, a year after Illinois legislators created the Illinois Community College System. Most of the District is in Kane County with portions in DeKalb, Cook, McHenry, and DuPage. The District serves 300,000 people, 11,000 businesses, four public school districts, and 15 high schools.
Elgin Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 77% | 46% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Elgin Community College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $3,324 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $6,264 |
| 30K - 48K | $5,829 |
| 48K - 75K | $6,397 |
| 75K - 110K | $6,622 |
| 110K+ | $8,276 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Elgin Community College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Elgin Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $51,097 a year, and 89% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Elgin Community College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 15,160 | 15,160 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Elgin Community College?
Elgin Community College is located at 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin, IL 60123-7193.
How Safe is Elgin Community College?
Relative to its enrollment, Elgin Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Elgin has a violent crime rate of 0.27% and a property crime rate of 1.11%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Elgin Community College Known For?
Elgin Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Elgin Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Elgin Community College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Elgin Community College ranks #1068 in the U.S. and #2040 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesElgin Community College ranks #1158 in the U.S. and #2765 worldwide for influence in Social Work.
social-work DegreesElgin Community College ranks #1268 in the U.S. and #4359 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesElgin Community College ranks #1910 in the U.S. and #4815 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesElgin Community College ranks #2016 in the U.S. and #7633 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesElgin Community College ranks #2030 in the U.S. and #9444 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering DegreesElgin Community College ranks #2800 in the U.S. and #10777 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesElgin Community College ranks #2859 in the U.S. and #10620 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science Degrees