10-yr median earnings
$33,680
Federal aid recipients only
Public · South Holland, Illinois
South Suburban College
South Suburban College is a public institution in South Holland, 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.
- $3,242
- Avg net price / yr
- $33,680
- 10-yr median earnings
- 26.1%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
South Suburban College posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 29th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 26.1%
- 150%-time completion
- +23%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large
Carnegie: Associate's
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this South Suburban 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 Transfer-High 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
D
College Value Score
43/100
South Suburban 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 F
$33,680
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A+
$3,242
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
26.1%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$3,242
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
26.1%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 26.1%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - South Suburban College vs peers
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 South Suburban 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.
South Suburban College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$33,680 29th percentile higher than 29% of 5,103 US colleges
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 | South Suburban College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $33,680 | #3636 of 5103 | 29th |
| Average net price | $3,242 | #142 of 5020 | 97th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 26.1% | #4485 of 4858 | 8th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 2,042 | #1452 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
2,042
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
26.1%
150%-time completion
$33,680
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How South Suburban College ranks in Illinois
State rank among 189 reporting Illinois colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | South Suburban College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $33,680 | #137 of 189 | 28th |
| Average net price | $3,242 | #6 of 179 | 97th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 26.1% | #160 of 171 | 6th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 2,042 | #59 of 201 | 71st |
Highest former-student earnings in Illinois
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chamberlain University-Illinois | $92,405 | $31,837 |
| 2 | University of Chicago | $91,885 | $14,860 |
| 3 | Northwestern University | $89,363 | $29,167 |
| 4 | St. John's College | $86,331 | - |
| 5 | Lakeview College of Nursing | $84,522 | - |
| 6 | Illinois Institute of Technology | $82,592 | $18,425 |
| 7 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | $81,054 | $14,355 |
| 8 | Saint Anthony College of Nursing | $77,709 | - |
| 9 | Rush University | $75,194 | - |
| 10 | Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing | $72,850 | - |
| 11 | Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences | $72,430 | - |
| 12 | Loyola University Chicago | $71,530 | $36,079 |
| 137 | South Suburban CollegeThis school | $33,680 | $3,242 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at South Suburban College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$2,722 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k $1,767
$30k – $48k
$1,767 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$5,371 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at South Suburban College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $5,093 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $12,683 |
| Average Net Price | $3,242 |
24.2%
Pell Grant Rate
0.0%
Federal Loan Rate
Net price at South Suburban College swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $2,919 to $7,216 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -21.9%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$2,919
Highest year
$7,216
Most recent (2023)
$2,919
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $3,7382023 · $2,919
Over the same years, enrollment went -56.7% (4,642 → 2,012 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
66.6%
Female
44.9%
First Generation
Outcomes
$27,389
Median Earnings (6yr)
38.3%
Earning Over $25K
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 26.1% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $27,389 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $33,680 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 38.3% |
Programs & Earnings
Top programs at South Suburban College by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Allied Health Diagnostic, …
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
$62,518 median earnings
- Criminal Justice and Corre…
Criminal Justice and Corrections
$51,702 median earnings
- Allied Health and Medical …
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
$49,536 median earnings
- Biological and Physical Sc…
Biological and Physical Sciences
$44,903 median earnings
- Liberal Arts and Sciences,…
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
$37,605 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.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's | 30 | $62,518 | - |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's | 5 | $51,702 | - |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's | 14 | $49,536 | - |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Associate's | 32 | $44,903 | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's | 181 | $37,605 | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for South Suburban College? ▼
South Suburban College is a public institution in South Holland, Illinois. Undergraduate enrollment is 2,042 students.
How much do South Suburban College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at South Suburban College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $33,680 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $27,389.
How much does South Suburban College cost? ▼
The average net price at South Suburban College is $3,242. In-state tuition is $5,093 and out-of-state tuition is $12,683.
What is the graduation rate at South Suburban College? ▼
South Suburban College has a 26.1% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
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.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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