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Prairie State College

Chicago Heights, IL 60411Suburb: LargeUNITID 148007

Public 2-yearAssociate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High NontraditionalHispanic-servingPredominantly BlackSpecialty: Liberal Arts 41%Specialty: Health Professions 34%
Undergraduates
2,443
Graduate students
Not reported
Admit rate
Not reported
Average net price
$4.7k
Graduation rate
21%
Retention rate
51%
Median earnings (10 yr)
$36.7k
Median debt
$11k
Student : faculty
12:1
Value score*
93th pct.
Programs offered
78
Highest degree
Associate degree
Sector
Public 2-year
Region
Midwest · East North Central
Setting
Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)
Carnegie
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
Size & setting
Two-year, small
Predominant degree
Predominantly certificate-degree granting
Religious affiliation
None reported
Main campus
Yes

* Value score is a CampusAtlas estimate, not an official metric.

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Admit rate
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  • Specialty: Liberal Arts 35%
  • Specialty: Health Professions 32%
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Admit rate
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  • Specialty: Liberal Arts 38%
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, data as of June 10, 2026. “Not reported” means the value is missing or privacy-suppressed in the source data.