Capital Area Career Center
About
The Capital Area Career Center (CACC) is a career and technical education institution located in Springfield, Illinois. It offers a wide range of programs including high school and adult education in fields such as nursing, aviation, automotive technology, and more. While the founding year is not specified, CACC has been serving the community for over 40 years with a focus on hands-on, student-led learning experiences.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 2 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 2 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data2 · 100.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement, Board of Trustees
Programmatic accreditations · 1
Action history · 4
- Apr 2025Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (PNUR) - Practical nursing programs
- Feb 2023Grant Substantive Change: OtherAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (PNUR) - Practical nursing programs
- Mar 2019Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning RemovedAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (PNUR) - Practical nursing programs
- Mar 2017Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Show CauseAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (PNUR) - Practical nursing programs
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 179 students received $998K in Pell grants, alongside $898K in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 106 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (1.8%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Capital Area Career Center
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Capital Area Career Center vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Capital Area Career Center selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectCapital Area Career Center | 100% | — | 353 | — | — |
| — | — | 4,855 | $11,389 | Community College | |
| — | — | 7,906 | $11,510 | Community College | |
| — | — | 14,414 | $5,741 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,677 | $5,294 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,388 | $5,393 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 100% | — | 5,266 | $5,741 |
Institutions like Capital Area Career Center
Explore the federal data for institutions in Capital Area Career Center's comparison group.
- Community CollegeIllinois
Heartland Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,855Net price$11,389View data - Community CollegeIllinois
Illinois Central College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment7,906Net price$11,510View data - Community CollegeIllinois
Joliet Junior College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment14,414Net price$5,741View data - Community CollegeIllinois
Lincoln Land Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,677Net price$5,294View data - Community CollegeIllinois
Richland Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,388Net price$5,393View data
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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