Elgin Community College

About

Type: Public, 2-year
Location: Elgin, Illinois
Website: www.elgin.edu
Undergraduates: 10,251
Student-faculty ratio: 21 : 1

This collegeRanked colleges nearby

Setting: Midsize city
Nearest major city: Chicago, about 35 mi
Nearest international airport: Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), about 20 mi

Elgin, Illinois

Also known as: ECC
Academic calendar: Semester
Religious affiliation: Not applicable
President: Peggy Heinrich (President)
Phone: 8476971000
City: Elgin, Illinois
Address: 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin, IL 60123-7193

Degrees & Majors

Graduates in 2025 (first major)

Associate1,13018 international (1.6%)

Top 10 Associate majors by graduates

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

615

Biological and Physical Sciences

187

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse

78

Engineering, General

37

Criminal Justice/Police Science

21

Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications, General

18

Early Childhood Education and Teaching

16

Business Administration and Management, General

16

Human Services, General

14

Surgical Technology/Technologist

13

U.S. studentsInternational

All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard

*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes

Liberal arts has 615 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.	$35,074

Multi/inerdisciplinary studies has 187 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Biological and Physical Sciences.	-

Health professionshas 117 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Physical Therapy Assistant.	$47,663
Surgical Technology/Technologist.	-
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician.	-
Histologic Technician.	-
Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician.	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse.	$74,234

Engineeringhas 37 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Engineering, General.	-

Businesshas 29 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Business Administration and Management, General.	-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management.	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping.	-
Marketing/Marketing Management, General.	-

Mechanic and repair has 27 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician.	-
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology/Technician.	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician.	-
Energy Systems Installation and Repair Technology/Technician.	-

Homeland security has 25 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Criminal Justice/Police Science.	-
Fire Science/Fire-fighting.	-

Computer and information sciencehas 18 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications, General.	-

Educationhas 16 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Early Childhood Education and Teaching.	-

Visual and Performing artshas 15 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Graphic Design.	-
Fine/Studio Arts, General.	-
Music, General.	-

Public administrationhas 14 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Human Services, General.	-

Culinary has 11 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef.	-
Culinary Arts/Chef Training.	-
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager.	-

Engineering technologieshas 10 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Instrumentation Technology/Technician.	-
CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician.	-

Precision production has 8 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Welding Technology/Welder.	-

Communications technologies has 1 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects.	-

Students

10,251 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 45:55 · Freshman retention 76.6%

Continuing undergraduates 5,065
First-year undergraduates 832
Transfers and others 4,354

Undergraduate race and ethnicity (10,251)

Hispanic

5,264 · 51.4%

White

3,162 · 30.8%

Asian

702 · 6.8%

Black

389 · 3.8%

Two or more races

354 · 3.5%

Unknown

203 · 2.0%

International

137 · 1.3%

Age distribution

Bachelor's

Under 18

13.8%

18–19

24.4%

20–21

16.9%

22–24

13.1%

25 and over

31.8%

International Students

International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 908 public associate's colleges in the U.S.

Undergraduates1.3%

137 in 2025 · 0.3% in 2016

2016Peer median 0.6%2025

Cost

2025 cost per year (out-of-state)

$18,345

Undergrad tuition (out-of-state): $9,516
Undergraduate tuition (in-state): $7,140
Room and board: $8,829

Out-of-state tuition and room and board over time

18.0K 2016

18.0K 2017

18.0K 2018

18.0K 2019

17.4K 2020

15.1K 2021

15.1K 2022

17.2K 2023

17.2K 2024

18.3K 2025

Peer median tuition + room and board $19,938 · all 908 public associate's colleges in the U.S.

Tuition rose -20% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 47%.

Finances · fiscal year 2024

Revenue$149M

Government grants and contracts

$111M74.3%

Tuition and fees

$19.1M12.8%

Investment return

$7.1M4.8%

Auxiliary enterprises

$4.4M3.0%

Gifts and private grants

$989K0.7%

Sales and services of educational activities

$4K0.0%

Other

$6.6M4.4%

Expenses$135M

Instruction

$56.5M41.9%

Institutional support

$23.8M17.7%

Academic support

$11.6M8.6%

Student services

$10.5M7.8%

Scholarships

$7.4M5.5%

Auxiliary enterprises

$5.8M4.3%

Public service

$1.1M0.8%

Other

$17.9M13.3%

Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)

Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 908 public associate's colleges in the U.S.

All faculty

$105,147peers $68,588

Professor

$130,987peers $79,972

Associate professor

$106,590peers $69,677

Assistant professor

$85,998peers $62,785

Instructor

$66,952peers $61,593

Campus Life

Athletics and varsity athletes NJCAA

2025
NJCAA Division II	MEN	WOMEN
Soccer	27	16
Baseball	33	-
Basketball	12	9
Tennis	6	7
Softball	-	11
Volleyball	-	11
Golf	4	-

2024
NJCAA Division II	MEN	WOMEN
Soccer	30	-
Baseball	29	-
Basketball	15	13
Tennis	5	6
Volleyball	-	10
Golf	6	-

2023
NJCAA Division II	MEN	WOMEN
Baseball	39	-
Soccer	22	12
Basketball	15	8
Tennis	6	6
Volleyball	-	12
Golf	3	-

Nearby & Safety

Ranked colleges nearby

Campus safety · incidents per 1,000 students

0.2 2016

0.2 2017

0.1 2018

0.1 2019

0.1 2020

0.1 2021

0.2 2022

0.3 2023

0.2 2024

0.0 2025

Peer median 0.4 · all 908 public associate's colleges in the U.S.

Incidents, 2023–2025

Domestic violence

2

Rape

1

Robbery

1

Stalking

1

From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.

Recent News at Elgin Community College

Summarized daily from the school's official news. Click "Source" for the original story.

3Updates in the past 12 months

Nov 5Latest update

CampusMost common topic

Nov 5 New Campus facilities

Elgin Community College held a November 5 grand opening for its new CDL Truck Driving Center, with two classrooms, a six-lane training lot and a driving simulator.
Source: elgin.edu
Oct 28 Gifts & funding

Elgin Community College received $202,550 in first-year federal Title III funding for a five-year project expected to total about $2.8 million, for career advising and employer partnerships.
Source: elgin.edu
Sep 24 Campus facilities

Elgin Community College held the September 24 grand opening of its $88 million, 150,000-square-foot Manufacturing & Technology Center, which welcomed students in fall 2026.
Source: elgin.edu

References and Data Sources

Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.