Shawnee Community College
Shawnee Community College at a Glance
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About Shawnee Community College
According to Wikipedia, Shawnee Community College is a public community college in Ullin, Illinois. It is part of the Illinois Community College System. History Shawnee Community College was founded in 1967 as Shawnee College to allow students from Community College District No. 531 the opportunity to receive post-secondary education similar to university curriculum. Authorized by the Illinois General Assembly and signed by Illinois Governor Otto Kerner, Jr. in 1961, the legislation enacted created the Illinois Board of Higher Education . The IBHE was tasked by statute with formulating a Master Plan for Higher Education in the state of Illinois. In July 1964 the higher education master plan was published by the IBHE, which led to the Junior College Act of 1965. Soon thereafter, Shawnee Community College was organized as a Class I community college in September 1967. The initial Board of Trustees were selected in December of the same year. The college officially opened on September 24, 1969. It was later renamed in 1987 to Shawnee Community College.
Shawnee Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 67% | 60% |
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 Shawnee Community College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $4,800 |
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 Shawnee Community College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Shawnee Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $37,275 a year, and 78% 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.
Shawnee 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 |
|---|---|
| 2,798 | 2,798 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Shawnee Community College?
Shawnee Community College is located at 8364 Shawnee College Rd, Ullin, IL 62992.
How Safe is Shawnee Community College?
No violent or property offenses were reported on Shawnee Community College’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Shawnee Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Ullin has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property (including theft) crime rate of less than 0.01%. 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 Shawnee Community College Known For?
Shawnee Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Shawnee Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Shawnee 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
Shawnee Community College ranks #1952 in the U.S. and #4906 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesShawnee Community College ranks #2300 in the U.S. and #9186 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesShawnee Community College ranks #2821 in the U.S. and #5890 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesShawnee Community College ranks #2896 in the U.S. and #10399 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesShawnee Community College ranks #3322 in the U.S. and #12067 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science Degrees