Frontier Community College
Frontier Community College at a Glance
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About Frontier Community College
According to Wikipedia, Frontier Community College is a community college in Fairfield, Illinois. It confers two-year associate degrees and technical certificates and also offers online four-year degrees through its affiliation with Franklin University. Frontier Community College is one of four colleges in the Illinois Eastern Community Colleges #529 .
Frontier Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 67% | 56% |
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 Frontier Community College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition (in-state) | Fees (in-state) |
|---|---|
| $8,902 | $1,154 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2022–23; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
Frontier 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 |
|---|---|
| 13,476 | 13,476 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Frontier Community College?
Frontier Community College is located at 2 Frontier Drive, Fairfield, IL 62837.
How Safe is Frontier Community College?
Fairfield has a violent crime rate of 0.42% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 2.17%. Sources: city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Frontier Community College Known For?
Frontier Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Frontier Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Frontier 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
Frontier Community College ranks #2494 in the U.S. and #9509 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesFrontier Community College ranks #2878 in the U.S. and #6030 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesFrontier Community College ranks #3241 in the U.S. and #12020 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesFrontier Community College ranks #3759 in the U.S. and #14054 worldwide for influence in Education.
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