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Illinois Valley Community College

Illinois Valley Community College is a public institution in Oglesby, Illinois. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.

$2,232
Avg net price / yr
$40,810
10-yr median earnings
43.3%
150%-time completion

The verdict

Illinois Valley Community College posts above-median former-student earnings.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

Top 50%
former-student earnings, US
43.3%
150%-time completion
+17%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
Town: Distant Carnegie: Associate's
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this Illinois Valley Community College profile

Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.

Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.

Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.

College Value Score

C+
College Value Score
61/100
Illinois Valley Community College

A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.

Earnings C-
$40,810
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A+
$2,232
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
43.3%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A-
$8,233
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment D
56.9%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Illinois Valley Community College vs. the national benchmark
EarningsNet PriceCompletionDebtRepaymentRetention

Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.

10-yr median earnings

$40,810

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$2,232

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

43.3%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 43.3%

Less-than-four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Illinois Valley Community College vs peers

Illinois Valley Community College positioned by earnings vs cost Two-by-two quadrant chart: x-axis median earnings 10 years after enrollment, y-axis average net price after financial aid. Each dot is a college, colored by completion within 150% of normal time (garnet ≥65%, amber 45-64%, red <45%). Net price increases upward, earnings increase rightward, so: bottom-right = best value (low cost, high earnings); top-right = premium (high cost, high earnings); bottom-left = community college tier (low cost, modest earnings); top-left = cost challenge (high cost, low earnings). Currently plotting 8 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. Illinois Valley Community College positioned… Carnegie Classification: Associate's Associate's COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $19K $60K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $2K $11K Avg Net Price ($) Illinois Valley Community College (you are here): $41K earn · $2K net · 43% grad You are here - Illinois Valley Co… South Suburban College: $34K earn · $3K net · 26% grad South Suburban Col… John A Logan College: $34K earn · $6K net · 43% grad John A Logan College Kankakee Community College: $39K earn · $5K net · 35% grad Kankakee Community… Kishwaukee College: $40K earn · $5K net · 42% grad Kishwaukee College Kaskaskia College: $39K earn · $6K net · 49% grad Kaskaskia College University of Illinois Springfield: $57K earn · $10K net · 57% grad Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Peru: $22K earn · $11K net · 72% grad Grad rate (4yr) ≥65% 45-64% <45%
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.

How Illinois Valley Community College ranks nationally

Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.

Illinois Valley Community College: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$40,810 Top 50% higher than 50% of 5,103 US colleges

$0–$20,000: 169 US colleges (3%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 2,245 US colleges (44%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 1,897 US colleges (37%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$80,000: 606 US colleges (12%). Above this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 134 US colleges (3%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 39 US colleges (1%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 11 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 2 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. This college $0 $160,000 every US college, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Metric Illinois Valley Community College National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $40,810 #2548 of 5103 50th
Average net price $2,232 #75 of 5020 99th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 43.3% #3432 of 4858 29th
Undergraduate enrollment 2,040 #1454 of 5462 73rd

National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.

Quick Facts

2,040
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
43.3%
150%-time completion
$40,810
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention

How Illinois Valley Community College ranks in Illinois

State rank among 189 reporting Illinois colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.

Metric Illinois Valley Community College State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $40,810 #90 of 189 52nd
Average net price $2,232 #2 of 179 99th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 43.3% #128 of 171 25th
Undergraduate enrollment 2,040 #60 of 201 70th

Highest former-student earnings in Illinois

#School10-yr earningsNet price
1Chamberlain University-Illinois$92,405$31,837
2University of Chicago$91,885$14,860
3Northwestern University$89,363$29,167
4St. John's College$86,331-
5Lakeview College of Nursing$84,522-
6Illinois Institute of Technology$82,592$18,425
7University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign$81,054$14,355
8Saint Anthony College of Nursing$77,709-
9Rush University$75,194-
10Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing$72,850-
11Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences$72,430-
12Loyola University Chicago$71,530$36,079
90Illinois Valley Community CollegeThis school$40,810$2,232

Costs & Financial Aid

Net price by family income at Illinois Valley Community College

Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket

net price / yr

What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Illinois Valley Community College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Tuition & Net Price

In-State Tuition $4,200
Out-of-State Tuition $16,385
Average Net Price $2,232
26.4%
Pell Grant Rate
2.5%
Federal Loan Rate
$8,233
Median Debt
$87/mo
Monthly Payment

Illinois Valley Community College costs less today than it did in 2013

Average net price fell from $6,681 to $3,957 (-40.8%) between 2013 and 2023, before any inflation adjustment, which makes the real-terms fall larger still. Most colleges moved the other way: the median change across the 4,315 schools measured over the same span was +14.6%.

Average net price, 2013–2023

11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

2013: $6,6812014: $7,5982015: $7,1902016: $6,9082017: $7,3052018: $6,2332019: $6,3782020: $5,4142021: $6,1922022: $5,3262023: $3,957
2013 · $6,6812023 · $3,957

Over the same years, enrollment went -37.9% (2,981 → 1,851 students).

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.

Student Demographics

Race & ethnicity

Student body at a glance

59.9%
Female
50.7%
First Generation

Outcomes

$34,932
Median Earnings (6yr)
50.1%
Earning Over $25K
56.9%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 43.3%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $34,932
Median earnings 10 years after entry $40,810
Share earning over $25,000 Working, not enrolled 50.1%
Loan repayment rate Completers, 3 years after leaving 56.9%
Median federal student debt At completion $8,233
Estimated monthly payment Standard 10-year plan $87/mo

Programs & Earnings

Field-of-study summary by credential

Credential Programs Award count Avg earnings Top earnings Avg debt
Associate's 3 315 $56,066 $74,452 $12,175
Certificate 3 206 $48,440 $61,085 $5,500

Top programs at Illinois Valley Community College by completer earnings

Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file

median earnings

What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's 44 $74,452 $12,175
Ground Transportation Certificate 59 $61,085 -
Biological and Physical Sciences Associate's 136 $50,741 -
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate 143 $45,300 $5,500
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's 135 $43,004 -
Accounting and Related Services Certificate 4 $38,935 -

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the admissions statistics for Illinois Valley Community College?
Illinois Valley Community College is a public institution in Oglesby, Illinois. Undergraduate enrollment is 2,040 students.
How much do Illinois Valley Community College former students earn?
Federally aided former students at Illinois Valley Community College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $40,810 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $34,932.
How much does Illinois Valley Community College cost?
The average net price at Illinois Valley Community College is $2,232. In-state tuition is $4,200 and out-of-state tuition is $16,385. Median student debt at graduation is $8,233.
What is the graduation rate at Illinois Valley Community College?
Illinois Valley Community College has a 43.3% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Illinois Valley Community College worth the student debt?
The median student debt at Illinois Valley Community College is $8,233, while former students earn a median of $40,810 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 20% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 56.9% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $87.

Sources & methodology

Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.

Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Where to go next from Illinois Valley Community College

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