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Community college · Public

Lake Land College

Mattoon, IL478 online only

Lake Land College is a public community college in Mattoon, IL, with about 3,221 students on campus.

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Students on campus
3,221
plus 478 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$2,254
tuition and fees $4,415; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
58%
lower than at 59% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$38,877
lower than at 56% of U.S. colleges
In brief

Lake Land College, in brief

Lake Land College is nearly free for lower-income families

Families earning under $30,000 pay about $979 a year after grants. Families earning $48,000–75,000 pay about $4,181, and those over $110,000 pay about $8,381. What it costs ↓

A graduation gap for lower-income students

45% of students with Pell grants finish, against 58% overall, a gap of 14 points. 26% of undergraduates get Pell grants. Outcomes ↓

Loan payments are a small share of pay

The typical graduate owes $6,188, about $66 a month over ten years. That’s 2.3% of a typical former student’s monthly pay six years after starting. Outcomes ↓

Rent in Mattoon is below the state median

Median rent in Mattoon is $740 a month, 42% below the state median. Living in Mattoon ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $10,276 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $14,301

Tuition & fees (in state) $4,415Books & supplies $530Other costs $5,331

After grants, the average family on aid pays $2,254.

Tuition and fees are $4,415 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

$4,181

About $8,362 over 2 years · 59% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Lake Land College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

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

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
58%
within 3 years · Pell students 45%
Come back for year two
72%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$38,877
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$6,188
about $66 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

2.3%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$66 a month against about $2,808 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

47%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 55% 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
$36k
Middle income$30–75k
$41k
Higher incomeover $75k
$46k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Construction trades 21%Liberal arts 18%Agriculture 18%Health professions 15%Culinary & personal services 9%Business 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 Humanities411 graduates a year · typical debt $4,648
$45k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing88 graduates a year · typical debt $6,816
$81k4 yrs out
Biological and Physical Sciences68 graduates a year
$48k4 yrs out
Agricultural Mechanization28 graduates a year
$62k4 yrs out
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions26 graduates a year · typical debt $8,000
$59k4 yrs out
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services21 graduates a year
$48k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations21 graduates a year
—not reported
Agricultural Production Operations15 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

2,448 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 87%Hispanic 4%Black 3%Asian 1%Two or more 3%

Women and men

Women 61%Men 40%
13 : 1
students per teacher
26%
get Pell grants (lower income)
5%
take federal loans
20%
undergrads 25 or older
31%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Mattoon

5% of Mattoon’s 16,667 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Mattoon pages.

Mattoon →
MattoonMattoon, IL
$740/momedian rent · 42% below the state$131Ktypical home valueCSafety Grade20° / 86°January low / July high · 15" of snowC−Health GradeAll colleges in and near MattoonCompare prices, admissions and outcomes
Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

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

Eastern Illinois UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Charleston
11.8 mi7,499 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.