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Community college · Public

Morton College

Cicero, IL34 online only

Morton College is a public community college in Cicero, IL, with about 3,619 students on campus.

Students on campus
3,619
plus 34 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$5,191
tuition and fees $5,502; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
31%
lower than at 89% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$42,406
higher than at 55% of U.S. colleges
In brief

Morton College, in brief

Most undergraduates are Hispanic

81% of Morton College’s undergraduates are Hispanic. The students ↓

Most students study part-time

58% of undergraduates attend part-time. The graduation rate counts only first-time, full-time students, so it covers a minority of the people studying here. The students ↓

Loan payments are a small share of pay

The typical graduate owes $8,000, about $85 a month over ten years. That’s 3.0% 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; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students.

★ What stands out · Who goes there

The students

2,640 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 6%Hispanic 81%Black 3%Asian 1%Two or more 1%

Women and men

Women 58%Men 42%
18 : 1
students per teacher
37%
get Pell grants (lower income)
1%
take federal loans
22%
undergrads 25 or older
58%
study part time
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Morton College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

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

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $12,801 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $12,414

Tuition & fees (in state) $5,502Books & supplies $2,400Other costs $4,899

After grants, the average family on aid pays $5,191.

Tuition and fees are $5,502 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

$7,763

About $15,526 over 2 years · 39% off the sticker price

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

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
31%
within 3 years · Pell students 30%
Come back for year two
66%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$42,406
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$8,000
about $85 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%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$85 a month against about $2,838 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 24% 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
$40k
Middle income$30–75k
$47k
Higher incomeover $75k
$49k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Liberal arts 38%Health professions 19%Interdisciplinary 15%Family & consumer sciences 7%Business 4%Mechanic & repair 4%Everything else 13%

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 Humanities186 graduates a year
$43k4 yrs out
Biological and Physical Sciences109 graduates a year
$50k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing61 graduates a year · typical debt $7,500
$76k4 yrs out
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services18 graduates a year
$53k4 yrs out
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services17 graduates a year
—not reported
Business Administration, Management and Operations12 graduates a year
—not reported
Criminal Justice and Corrections10 graduates a year
$58k4 yrs out
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management8 graduates a year
—not reported
The town around it

Living in Cicero

6% of Cicero’s 81,858 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Cicero pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

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

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Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.

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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.