Illinois

Parkland College

Champaign, Illinois

PublicTwo-year collegeFounded 1967Small citySEVP certified

About

Parkland College is a public community college in Champaign, Illinois. It is part of the Illinois Community College System serving Community College District 505, which includes parts of Coles, Champaign, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Iroquois, Livingston, Moultrie, McLean, Piatt, and Vermilion Counties. Parkland College enrolls approximately 9,000 students annually, with more than 340,000 students served since September 1967. William M. Staerkel Planetarium is located at Parkland College.

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Cost per year

Tuition and fees (out of state)
US$13,278
Estimated total for international students
US$22,008
Tuition and fees (in state, for comparison)
US$4,464
Total cost for in-state students
US$13,194
Net price calculatorweb.parkland.edu (opens in a new tab)

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
3,348
International undergraduates
3%
Students per teacher
14 to 1

Outcomes

Graduation rate
36%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
US$42,861

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

Programmes (87)

Associate's degrees45 subjects
Accounting and Related ServicesAgricultural Business and ManagementAgricultural MechanizationAir TransportationAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAllied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesApplied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesAudiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansBiological and Physical SciencesBiology, GeneralBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness Operations Support and Assistant ServicesBusiness/Commerce, GeneralComputer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansComputer ProgrammingComputer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementConstruction ManagementCriminal Justice and CorrectionsData Entry/Microcomputer ApplicationsDental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsDesign and Applied ArtsDrama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftEngineering, GeneralEngineering-Related Technologies/TechniciansFine and Studio ArtsFire ProtectionGeneral Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsGraphic CommunicationsHeating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Hospitality Administration/ManagementHuman Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesIndustrial Production Technologies/TechniciansLeisure and Recreational ActivitiesLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesMusicPsychology, GeneralRadio, Television, and Digital CommunicationRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingSomatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasVehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansVeterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
Undergraduate certificates42 subjects
Accounting and Related ServicesAgricultural Business and ManagementAgricultural MechanizationAir TransportationAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAllied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesApplied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCarpentersClinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsComputer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansComputer ProgrammingComputer Software and Media ApplicationsComputer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsComputer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementConstruction Trades, GeneralDrafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansDrama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftElectrical and Power Transmission InstallersElectrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansEngineering-Related Technologies/TechniciansEntrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsFire ProtectionGraphic CommunicationsHeating, 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 ServicesIndustrial Production Technologies/TechniciansInternational BusinessLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesMason/MasonryMental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsPlumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesPractical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsPrecision Metal WorkingRadio, Television, and Digital CommunicationSomatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesSports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessVehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

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