Notable Community and Technical Colleges in Illinois

This directory-style guide highlights 50 community and technical colleges in Illinois. Each institution is identified by its full profile name and location so similarly named organizations are easier to distinguish. “Notable” is a directory label, not an evaluation of quality or an endorsement.

Entries were selected and ordered using enrollment values available in COSMIQ profiles. Enrollment figures are intentionally omitted. The order is an estimate of institution size, not a ranking of academic quality, outcomes, or fit.

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Institutions in this guide

College of DuPage — Glen Ellyn, Illinois. Two-year institution.
William Rainey Harper College — Palatine, Illinois. Two-year institution.
College of Lake County — Grayslake, Illinois. Two-year institution.
Moraine Valley Community College — Palos Hills, Illinois. Two-year institution.
Joliet Junior College — Joliet, Illinois. Two-year institution.
Elgin Community College — Elgin, Illinois. Two-year institution.
McHenry County College — Crystal Lake, Illinois. Two-year institution.
Triton College — River Grove, Illinois. Two-year institution.
Oakton Community College — Des Plaines, Illinois. Two-year institution.
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College — Chicago, Illinois. Two-year institution.
Waubonsee Community College — Sugar Grove, Illinois. Two-year institution.
City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College — Chicago, Illinois. Two-year institution.
Southwestern Illinois College — Belleville, Illinois. Two-year institution.
Illinois Central College — East Peoria, Illinois. Two-year institution.
Rock Valley College — Rockford, Illinois. Two-year institution.
Parkland College — Champaign, Illinois. Two-year institution.
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College — Chicago, Illinois. Two-year institution.
City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College — Chicago, Illinois. Two-year institution.
City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College — Chicago, Illinois. Two-year institution.
Heartland Community College — Normal, Illinois. Two-year institution.
Lincoln Land Community College — Springfield, Illinois. Two-year institution.
Lewis and Clark Community College — Godfrey, Illinois. Two-year institution.
South Suburban College — South Holland, Illinois. Two-year institution.
Black Hawk College — Moline, Illinois. Two-year institution.
Morton College — Cicero, Illinois. Two-year institution.
Lake Land College — Mattoon, Illinois. Two-year institution.
Kaskaskia College — Centralia, Illinois. Two-year institution.
John A Logan College — Carterville, Illinois. Two-year institution.
Prairie State College — Chicago Heights, Illinois. Two-year institution.
Kishwaukee College — Malta, Illinois. Two-year institution.
Illinois Valley Community College — Oglesby, Illinois. Two-year institution.
Kankakee Community College — Kankakee, Illinois. Two-year institution.
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College — Chicago, Illinois. Two-year institution.
City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College — Chicago, Illinois. Two-year institution.
Richland Community College — Decatur, Illinois. Two-year institution.
Rend Lake College — Ina, Illinois. Two-year institution.
Danville Area Community College — Danville, Illinois. Two-year institution.
Frontier Community College — Fairfield, Illinois. Two-year institution.
John Wood Community College — Quincy, Illinois. Two-year institution.
Carl Sandburg College — Galesburg, Illinois. Two-year institution.
Sauk Valley Community College — Dixon, Illinois. Two-year institution.
Southeastern Illinois College — Harrisburg, Illinois. Two-year institution.
Spoon River College — Canton, Illinois. Two-year institution.
Highland Community College — Freeport, Illinois. Two-year institution.
Shawnee Community College — Ullin, Illinois. Two-year institution.
Wabash Valley College — Mount Carmel, Illinois. Two-year institution.
Olney Central College — Olney, Illinois. Two-year institution.
Lincoln Trail College — Robinson, Illinois. Two-year institution.
Generations College — Chicago, Illinois. Two-year institution.
Morrison Institute of Technology — Morrison, Illinois. Two-year institution.

Selection and source notes

Where enough eligible profiles were available, this guide includes the top 50, 25, or 10 by available enrollment; smaller groups include all eligible profiles. Profile source year: 2022. Check each institution directly for current information.

Sources: NCES IPEDS. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by COSMIQ, and it does not mean that any listed institution endorses COSMIQ.