Illinois

Joliet Junior College

Joliet, Illinois

PublicTwo-year collegeFounded 1901Large suburbSEVP certified
Joliet Junior College campus
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About

Joliet Junior College (JJC) is a public community college in Joliet, Illinois. Founded in 1901, it was the first public community college founded in the United States. In Spring 2014, the college enrolled 16,375 students. Every year, 48,000 students enroll in the college's academic programs and in non-credit programs.

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Cost per year

Tuition and fees (out of state)
US$13,800
Estimated total for international students
US$19,301
Tuition and fees (in state, for comparison)
US$4,530
Total cost for in-state students
US$10,031
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International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.

Students

Undergraduates
9,306
International undergraduates
0%
Students per teacher
20 to 1

Outcomes

Graduation rate
22%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
US$47,929

Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.

Programmes (95)

Associate's degrees44 subjects
Accounting and Related ServicesAgricultural Business and ManagementAgricultural Production OperationsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsApplied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesArchitectural Engineering Technologies/TechniciansArchitectural Sciences and TechnologyBiological and Physical SciencesBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness Operations Support and Assistant ServicesComputer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansComputer ProgrammingComputer Software and Media ApplicationsComputer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsComputer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementConstruction ManagementCriminal Justice and CorrectionsCulinary Arts and Related ServicesDesign and Applied ArtsDrafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansElectrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansElectrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansElectromechanical Technologies/TechniciansFire ProtectionForestryGeneral Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsGraphic CommunicationsGround TransportationHealth and Medical Administrative ServicesHeating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansHospitality Administration/ManagementHuman Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesHuman Services, GeneralIndustrial Production Technologies/TechniciansLegal Support ServicesLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesPrecision Metal WorkingRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingRehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsSpecial Education and TeachingTeaching Assistants/AidesVehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansVeterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
Undergraduate certificates51 subjects
Accounting and Related ServicesAgricultural Production OperationsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAllied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesApplied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesArchitectural Engineering Technologies/TechniciansArchitectural Sciences and TechnologyBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness Operations Support and Assistant ServicesClinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsComputer ProgrammingComputer Software and Media ApplicationsComputer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsComputer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementConstruction Engineering Technology/TechnicianConstruction ManagementCosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCriminal Justice and CorrectionsCulinary Arts and Related ServicesData Entry/Microcomputer ApplicationsData ProcessingDesign and Applied ArtsDrafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansElectrical and Power Transmission InstallersElectrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansElectrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansElectromechanical Technologies/TechniciansEntrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsFire ProtectionGeneral Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsGeography and CartographyGraphic CommunicationsGround TransportationHealth and Medical Administrative ServicesHeating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansHospitality Administration/ManagementHuman Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesHuman Resources Management and ServicesHuman Services, GeneralIndustrial Production Technologies/TechniciansLegal Support ServicesLibrary and Archives AssistingPractical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsPrecision Metal WorkingRehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsSports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessTeaching Assistants/AidesVehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansVeterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansVisual and Performing Arts, General

Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.