Wabash Valley College

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#14087 / #3698
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
Community college in Mount Carmel, Illinois, U.S.

Wabash Valley College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#3698
Tuition (2022–23)
$8,902
Graduation rate
57%
Students (2023–24)
1,531

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Wabash Valley College Featured Rankings

About Wabash Valley College

According to Wikipedia, Wabash Valley College is a public community college in Mount Carmel, Illinois. It is part of the Illinois Eastern Community College district. History Wabash Valley College was founded independently in 1960 by the local community school district. In 1969, it joined with Olney Central College to create a two college district, a relationship that was expanded in May of that year with the addition of Lincoln Trail College. In October 1969, a $5.9 million bond issue was approved to finance the construction of permanent campuses for each of the three colleges. In 1978, IECC became a four college district with the addition of Frontier Community College.

Wabash Valley College's Online Degrees

Certificate in Customer Service Management
  • Required Credits: 6
  • Completion Time: 1 Year or less
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Professional Bookkeeper
  • Required Credits: 21
  • Completion Time: 1 Year
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Sales
  • Required Credits: 33
  • Completion Time: 1 year
  • Format: Fully online
ACT in Accounting
  • Required Credits: 63
  • Completion Time: 2 Years
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Ms Office Specialist
  • Required Credits: 27
  • Completion Time: 1 Year
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Special Events Management
  • Required Credits: 10
  • Completion Time: 1 Year or less
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Early Childhood Education 2
  • Required Credits: 16
  • Completion Time: 1 Year or less
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Early Childhood Education 3
  • Required Credits: 33
  • Completion Time: 1-2 Years
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Public Service Management
  • Required Credits: 6
  • Completion Time: 1 Year or less
  • Format: Fully online
AGS in Associate In General Studies
  • Required Credits: 64
  • Completion Time: 2 Years
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Electronic Medical Records
  • Required Credits: 31
  • Completion Time: 1-1.5 years
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Medical Transcription
  • Required Credits: 35
  • Completion Time: 1 Year
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Medical Assistant (Cma)
  • Required Credits: 39
  • Completion Time: 1-1.5 Years
  • Format: Fully online
MCOD in Health Information Technology
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2 Years
  • Format: Fully online
MEDA in Medical Assistant
  • Required Credits: 71
  • Completion Time: 2-2.5 Years
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Associate In Science
  • Required Credits: 64
  • Completion Time: 2 Years
  • Format: Fully online
ASA in Associate In Science And Arts
  • Required Credits: 64
  • Completion Time: 2 Years
  • Format: Fully online

Wabash Valley College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Retention RateGraduation Rate
72%57%

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 Wabash Valley 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.

Wabash Valley College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
1,5311,531

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Wabash Valley College?

Wabash Valley College is located at 2200 College Drive, Mount Carmel, IL 62863.

How Safe is Wabash Valley College?

Mount Carmel has a violent crime rate of 0.21% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 2.61%. Sources: city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Wabash Valley College Known For?

Wabash Valley College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Wabash Valley College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Wabash Valley 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

Communications
#3587
World Rank
#3617
Historical Rank
#951
USA Rank

Wabash Valley College ranks #951 in the U.S. and #3587 worldwide for influence in Communications.

communications Degrees
Medical
#11207
World Rank
#11210
Historical Rank
#3134
USA Rank

Wabash Valley College ranks #3134 in the U.S. and #11207 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Biology
#12409
World Rank
#12423
Historical Rank
#3349
USA Rank

Wabash Valley College ranks #3349 in the U.S. and #12409 worldwide for influence in Biology.

biology Degrees
Education
#15793
World Rank
#15798
Historical Rank
#4122
USA Rank

Wabash Valley College ranks #4122 in the U.S. and #15793 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees

Who Are Wabash Valley College's Most Influential Alumni?

Tony Allen
Tony Allen
An American basketball player.

Who Are Wabash Valley College's Most Influential Faculty?

Patricia Owens
A British academic and writer.