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Community college · Public

Parkland College

Champaign, IL1,071 online only

Parkland College is a public community college in Champaign, IL, with about 4,947 students on campus and 1,071 more studying only online.

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Students on campus
4,947
plus 1,071 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$8,048
tuition and fees $4,284; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
32%
lower than at 88% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$38,320
lower than at 59% of U.S. colleges
In brief

The short version on Parkland College

Students are a big part of Champaign

30% of Champaign’s 91,195 residents are enrolled in college. Living in Champaign ↓

Loan payments are a small share of pay

The typical graduate owes $8,548, about $91 a month over ten years. That’s 3.2% of a typical former student’s monthly pay six years after starting. Outcomes ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; price, graduation and earnings include online students; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students.

★ What stands out · Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
32%
within 3 years · Pell students 21%
Come back for year two
70%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$38,320
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$8,548
about $91 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

3.2%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$91 a month against about $2,851 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

33%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 25% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$34k
Middle income$30–75k
$43k
Higher incomeover $75k
$54k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Parkland College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Parkland College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $14,995 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $13,266

Tuition & fees (in state) $4,284Books & supplies $1,200Other costs $9,511

After grants, the average family on aid pays $8,048.

Tuition and fees are $4,284 a year. The net price also counts housing, food and other costs at full price, so a student living at home pays less than it shows.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$10,408

About $20,816 over 2 years · 31% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 32%Liberal arts 27%Interdisciplinary 8%Transportation 7%Mechanic & repair 6%Agriculture 5%Everything else 15%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities253 graduates a year · typical debt $8,250
$41k4 yrs out
Biological and Physical Sciences116 graduates a year · typical debt $7,000
$49k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing70 graduates a year
$66k1 yr out
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians38 graduates a year · typical debt $7,000
$70k4 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions31 graduates a year · typical debt $9,407
$59k4 yrs out
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions30 graduates a year · typical debt $12,600
$59k4 yrs out
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians22 graduates a year
$39k4 yrs out
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services16 graduates a year
$42k4 yrs out
Who goes there

The students

3,348 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 57%Hispanic 13%Black 14%Asian 4%Two or more 7%International 3%

Women and men

Women 50%Men 50%
14 : 1
students per teacher
25%
get Pell grants (lower income)
13%
take federal loans
23%
undergrads 25 or older
48%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Champaign

30% of Champaign’s 91,195 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Champaign pages.

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$1,123/momedian rent · 12% below the state$236Ktypical home valueC−Safety Grade18° / 85°January low / July high · 21" of snowB+Health GradeAll colleges in and near ChampaignCompare prices, admissions and outcomes
Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Parkland College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUniversity or college · Public · Champaign
3.7 mi47,566 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.