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Colleges in and near Palos Hills

Palos Hills is home to Moraine Valley Community College

Moraine Valley Community College (9,764 students on campus) is inside the city. About 5% of Palos Hills’ residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois (6%).

Moraine Valley Community College

From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Palos Hills. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
30
122,878 students on campus
Nearest college
0.7 mi
Moraine Valley
Residents in college
5%
About the same as IL (6%)
Nearest community college
0.7 mi
Moraine Valley · $3,822 tuition
Nearest public university
11.2 mi
Chicago State · $12,754 in-state
Median household income
$84K
prices below start here

What stands out about college in Palos Hills

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

A community college in Palos HillsMoraine Valley Community College has 9,764 students on campus in Palos Hills, 40% of whom graduate within three years.In-state price at Chicago StateLiving in Illinois, Chicago State University charges $12,754 in tuition and fees, the same for every student.Students are 5% of residentsAbout the same as Illinois (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Palos Hills

20 private colleges within 15 miles, two public colleges within 14.9 miles, and eight community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miUniversity of Illinois ChicagoUniversity of ChicagoMoraine ValleyPalos Hills
University or collegeCommunity college
Moraine Valley Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,764 on campus · In Palos Hills$3knet price40%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $3,822 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Trinity Christian CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 883 on campus · 3.1 mi · Palos Heights85%admitted$19knet price58%graduate$56kearningsNorthwestern CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 273 on campus · 4.5 mi · Oak LawnSaint Xavier UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,228 on campus · 5.7 mi · Chicago84%admitted$11knet price57%graduate$59kearningsCity Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,708 on campus · 6.5 mi · Chicago$8knet price27%graduate$38kearningsTuition and fees: $4,590 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Morton CollegeCommunity college · Public · 3,619 on campus · 9.1 mi · Cicero$5knet price31%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $5,502 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Fox CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 239 on campus · 9.7 mi · Tinley Park70%admitted$13knet price71%graduate$42kearningsCity Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King CollegeCommunity college · Public · 2,020 on campus · 10.9 mi · Chicago$9knet price31%graduate$28kearningsTuition and fees: $4,590 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Chicago State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 1,916 on campus · 11.2 mi · Chicago43%admitted$12knet price15%graduate$43kearningsCity Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey CollegeCommunity college · Public · 2,061 on campus · 12.2 mi · Chicago$9knet price21%graduate$31kearningsTuition and fees: $4,590 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.South Suburban CollegeCommunity college · Public · 3,085 on campus · 12.5 mi · South Holland$3knet price28%graduate$34kearningsTuition and fees: $5,093 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Midwestern University-Downers GroveUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,671 on campus · 12.5 mi · Downers GroveGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.University of ChicagoUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 18,240 on campus · 13.1 mi · Chicago4%admitted$15knet price96%graduate$92kearningsIllinois Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 7,273 on campus · 13.6 mi · Chicago55%admitted$18knet price75%graduate$83kearningsConcordia University-ChicagoUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,535 on campus · 13.7 mi · River Forest · mostly online93%admitted$18knet price36%graduate$54kearnings70% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.VanderCook College of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 133 on campus · 13.8 mi · Chicago · mostly online89%admitted$20knet price67%graduate$48kearnings61% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Dominican UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,726 on campus · 14 mi · River Forest90%admitted$12knet price55%graduate$60kearningsIllinois College of OptometryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 483 on campus · 14 mi · ChicagoGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Catholic Theological Union at ChicagoUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 182 on campus · 14 mi · ChicagoGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.McCormick Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 121 on campus · 14 mi · ChicagoGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Lutheran School of Theology at ChicagoUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 114 on campus · 14 mi · ChicagoGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose ParkUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,345 on campus · 14.2 mi · Melrose Park$26knet price68%graduate$39kearningsEarnings are reported for all 8 campuses that file with it.City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,516 on campus · 14.5 mi · Chicago$7knet price18%graduate$32kearningsTuition and fees: $4,590 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Rush UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,757 on campus · 14.5 mi · Chicago$75kearningsLewis UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,289 on campus · 14.7 mi · Romeoville71%admitted$17knet price67%graduate$66kearningsNational University of Health SciencesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 481 on campus · 14.7 mi · Lombard$59kearningsUniversity of Illinois ChicagoUniversity or college · Public · 29,607 on campus · 14.9 mi · Chicago77%admitted$11knet price62%graduate$69kearningsTriton CollegeCommunity college · Public · 8,418 on campus · 14.9 mi · River Grove$4knet price29%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $5,070 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Elmhurst UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,251 on campus · 14.9 mi · Elmhurst74%admitted$24knet price70%graduate$61kearningsBenedictine UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,940 on campus · 15 mi · Lisle95%admitted$22knet price50%graduate$63kearnings

Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.

What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at $75–110k, where Palos Hills’ median household income ($83,533) falls.

South Suburban College12.5 mi · South Holland · sticker $10,834 · tuition $5,093$7,583a year
Triton College14.9 mi · River Grove · sticker $12,235 · tuition $5,070$8,611a year
Morton College9.1 mi · Cicero · sticker $12,801 · tuition $5,502$9,356a year
City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College14.5 mi · Chicago · sticker $14,355 · tuition $4,590$10,176a year
City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College6.5 mi · Chicago · sticker $14,086 · tuition $4,590$11,415a year
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College10.9 mi · Chicago · sticker $16,256 · tuition $4,590$11,530a year
University of Chicago13.1 mi · Chicago · sticker $90,360$12,602a year
Chicago State University11.2 mi · Chicago · sticker $29,764$13,899a year
City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College12.2 mi · Chicago · sticker $16,126 · tuition $4,590$14,177a year
Saint Xavier University5.7 mi · Chicago · sticker $43,244$15,132a year
University of Illinois Chicago14.9 mi · Chicago · sticker $27,521$16,185a year
Dominican University14 mi · River Forest · sticker $43,891$16,851a year
Trinity Christian College3.1 mi · Palos Heights · sticker $35,012$18,846a year
Lewis University14.7 mi · Romeoville · sticker $47,313$19,908a year
Concordia University-Chicago13.7 mi · River Forest · mostly online · sticker $45,383$20,046a year
VanderCook College of Music13.8 mi · Chicago · mostly online · sticker $44,613$20,485a year
Illinois Institute of Technology13.6 mi · Chicago · sticker $68,164$21,858a year
Fox College9.7 mi · Tinley Park · sticker $22,971$22,971a year
Benedictine University15 mi · Lisle · sticker $46,713$23,517a year
Elmhurst University14.9 mi · Elmhurst · sticker $54,679$25,419a year
Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park14.2 mi · Melrose Park · sticker $29,496$28,261a year
Moraine Valley Community CollegeIn Palos Hills · sticker $13,971 · tuition $3,822—a year

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Palos Hills: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Moraine ValleyUniversity of ChicagoIllinois Institute of TechnologyUniversity of Illinois ChicagoTriton College
University of Illinois Chicago62% graduate$69k earnings$17k typical debt
University of Chicago96% graduate$92k earnings$15k typical debt
Moraine Valley Community College40% graduate$44k earnings$10k typical debt
Triton College29% graduate$42k earnings$9k typical debt
Illinois Institute of Technology75% graduate$83k earnings$25k typical debt
City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College18% graduate$32k earnings$8k typical debt
Lewis University67% graduate$66k earnings$22k typical debt
City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College27% graduate$38k earnings$4k typical debt
Morton College31% graduate$42k earnings$8k typical debt
Elmhurst University70% graduate$61k earnings$20k typical debt
Saint Xavier University57% graduate$59k earnings$22k typical debt
South Suburban College28% graduate$34k earnings

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park (8).

Majors

What students study in Palos Hills

Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field at Moraine Valley Community College, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.

Health professions 27%Liberal arts 26%Mechanics & repair 13%Computer science 9%Interdisciplinary 8%Precision production 4%Everything else 14%

Biggest programs

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities940 graduates a year
$45k4 yrs out
Biological and Physical Sciences296 graduates a year
$49k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing82 graduates a year
$87k4 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions50 graduates a year
$58k4 yrs out

College Scorecard: degree shares (PCIP; each college’s six largest fields are kept, the rest count as everything else) and the field-of-study file, median earnings 4 years after graduating.

Questions about college in Palos Hills

Is Palos Hills a college town?

No. About 5 of every 100 Palos Hills residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Illinois (6). The largest campus in the city, Moraine Valley Community College, has 9,764 students on campus.

What colleges are in Palos Hills?

Moraine Valley Community College is inside the city.

What is the closest community college to Palos Hills, and what does it cost?

Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills, 0.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,822 a year for Illinois residents; the federal net price, $2,829, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does Chicago State University cost if we live in Illinois?

Tuition and fees are $12,754 a year in-state and $12,754 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $9,073 (under $30,000 income) to $28,427 (over $110,000), housing and food included.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Palos Hills. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →