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Career Center of Southern Illinois

Red Bud, Illinois·Public, less-than 2-year·Great Lakes·gotoccsi.org
Acceptance
56.5%
-14.5pp vs peer
6-yr Graduation
57%
Total enrollment
36
peer median 102
Avg net price
$21,769
+$5.8k vs peer
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About

The Career Center of Southern Illinois is an educational institution located in Red Bud, Illinois. It focuses on providing vocational training, including nursing programs and career and technical education for high school students, but the founding year is not mentioned. Detailed information on program offerings suggests it caters to a diverse student body interested in healthcare and skilled trades.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
23
23 candidates competed
Admitted
13
56.5% acceptance rate
Enrolled
13
100.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
57%
Full-time retention
100%

Pell equity

7.0pp gap
Pell recipients
57%
Non-Pell
50%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 1 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 1 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
1
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

1programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data1 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
1

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.

1
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
26%
$15,170 debt · $59,405 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 2013Next review Dec 2027
PreaccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 2013
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement, Board of Trustees

Accredited since 1977Next review Dec 2015

Action history · 4

  1. Mar 2022Approved for Distance Education
    Council on Occupational Education
  2. Dec 2021Approved for Distance Education
    Council on Occupational Education
  3. Sep 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Occupational Education
  4. Nov 2015Initial Accreditation
    Council on Occupational Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$22,204
$30–48k$19,808
$48–75k
$75–110k
$110k+

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$21,769
+$5,751vs peer median $16,019
Federal loans
86.1%

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 70 students received $466K in Pell grants, alongside $615K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
70
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$466K
$466,341 total
Direct Loans
$615K
141 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$252K
71 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$363K
70 loan awards

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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 91 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (1.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.0%
-1.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
91
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
2.9%
2017
4.5%
2018
1.7%
2019
1.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* 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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Gotoccsi

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs2
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
36
12-mo unduplicated
112
Undergraduate
112
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
9%10
Women
91%102

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
60.4%
White
35.4%
Hispanic
2.1%
Two or more
2.1%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 67 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    6.0:1

    Gotoccsi vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Gotoccsi selected for federal comparison reporting.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    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
    SubjectCareer Center of Southern Illinois
    57%56.5%36$21,769
    100.0%67$15,805
    40.7%172$19,645
    292$6,969
    42.3%99$16,480
    62.5%88$16,057
    91$15,980
    58.3%82$18,912
    144$11,517
    129$3,103
    100.0%48$20,622
    80.8%180$21,350
    235$15,106
    93$21,994
    Lebanon County Area Vocational Technical School
    $21,959
    58$11,454
    81$9,173
    82.0%120$3,658
    46
    172$12,260
    168$19,200
    105$11,857
    88
    166$23,037
    70.6%260$11,768
    107$7,245
    71.4%70$23,394
    104
    79.2%85$18,620
    Peer group median57%71.0%102$16,019

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    Reports & documents (1)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Frequently asked questions about Career Center of Southern Illinois

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Gotoccsi.

    What is the acceptance rate at Career Center of Southern Illinois?

    Career Center of Southern Illinois's acceptance rate is 56.5% (13 admitted from 23 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

    What is the graduation rate at Career Center of Southern Illinois?

    Career Center of Southern Illinois reports a 6-year graduation rate of 57% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Career Center of Southern Illinois?

    Career Center of Southern Illinois reports a total enrollment of 36 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Career Center of Southern Illinois?

    The average net price at Career Center of Southern Illinois is $21,769 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Career Center of Southern Illinois?

    Career Center of Southern Illinois's yield rate is 100.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Career Center of Southern Illinois located?

    Career Center of Southern Illinois is located in Red Bud, Illinois 62278.

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