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City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College

Chicago, Illinois·Public, 2-year·Great Lakes·ccc.edu/colleges/wright/pages/default.aspx
6-yr Graduation
31%
-55.5pp vs Community College
Total enrollment
7,798
peer median 12,728
Avg net price
$6,375
-$141 vs Community College
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Wilbur Wright College is a public municipal community college in the Dunning community area in the northwestern side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is part of the City Colleges of Chicago system.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
31%-55.5pp vs Community College
Full-time retention
72%

Pell equity

11.1pp gap
Pell recipients
27%127 of 479
Non-Pell (all)
38%112 of 294
No Federal Aid
38%112 of 294

Non-Pell students graduate at a 11.1-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

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

Of 33 Title IV programs, 5 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 28 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
33
Passing
5
15.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

33programs
  • Passing5 · 15.2%
  • No Data28 · 84.8%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
5
No data
28

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.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

5
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+27.8%
$44,477 vs $34,808
Legal Support Services
Associate Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
+51.8%
$52,837 vs $34,808
Biological and Physical Sciences
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+52.4%
$53,058 vs $34,808
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+71.6%
$59,721 vs $34,808
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+83.8%
$63,965 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

2
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
10%
$4,211 debt · $44,477 earn
Biological and Physical Sciences
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
7%
$3,500 debt · $53,058 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1967Next review Aug 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 5

  1. Aug 2024Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic Quality
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
  2. Jan 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  3. Jul 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
  4. Aug 2017Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  5. Dec 2012Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

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$5,645
$30–48k$5,916
$48–75k$7,930
$75–110k$9,691
$110k+

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

Avg net price
$6,375
-$141vs Community College median $6,516
Federal loans
0.7%
In-state tuition
$4,590
Out-of-state
$15,150

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 2,822 students received $13.0M in Pell grants, alongside $328K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,822
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$13.0M
$12,965,595 total
Direct Loans
$328K
104 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
20
2k
21
2k
22
2k
23
3k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$167K
55 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$161K
49 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 193 borrowers who entered repayment, 7 (3.6%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.6%
+1.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
193
Defaulted
7
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
15.1%
2017
14.4%
2018
9.9%
2019
3.6%
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 CCC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs25
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

811 total completions
01Liberal Arts
50962.8%
02Multi/Interdisciplinary
13516.6%
03Engineering
10012.3%
04Computer Sciences
253.1%
05Legal Professions
182.2%
06Health Professions
141.7%
07Visual/Performing Arts
40.5%
08Security/Protective
30.4%
09Business
20.2%
10Architecture
10.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
7,798
12-mo unduplicated
12,201
Undergraduate
12,201
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
46%5,642
Women
54%6,559

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
62.6%
White
18.0%
Black
7.3%
Asian
6.6%
Two or more
3.7%
Non-resident
1.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%
Unknown
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
61
38 M · 23 W
Women athletes
37.7%
Athletic aid
$305K
Total student aid
Budget
$513K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$190K
$115K
Recruiting expense
$4K
$4K
Head-coach salaries
$14K
$14K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 3

Basketball
13 M · 14 W
$259K
Soccer
25 M ·
$152K
Volleyball
· 10 W
$77K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.03
8 offenses · 7,789 students

3-year trend

0.282 yrs ago0.931 yr ago1.03Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
17
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
8
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
2
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
4
Fondling
2
Robbery
1
Aggravated assault
1

By location

8total
  • On campus3
  • Public property5

VAWA offenses

2
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
2 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • National origin2

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
28.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
82

CCC vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions CCC 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
SubjectCity Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College
31%7,798$6,375Community College
13,532$3,860Baccalaureate
11,720$10,345Community College
7,622$5,996Community College
5,053$4,714Community College
21,859$2,424Community College
10,429$4,135Community College
9,008$16,341Community College
26,224$7,401Community College
12,530$7,607Community College
18,075$3,702Community College
39,548$8,969Baccalaureate
12,926$11,911Community College
5,225$12,647Community College
20,123$4,976Community College
6,787$4,462Community College
18,165$5,606Community College
14,494$6,120Community College
10,337$4,458Community College
8,905$6,618Community College
15,924$4,606Baccalaureate
69,749$3,214Community College
17,425$6,642Community College
7,402$6,576Community College
33,677$10,852Community College
21,664$5,968Community College
10,251$6,026Community College
7,026$4,436Community College
10,109$12,254Community College
9,336$12,414Community College
12,949$7,653Baccalaureate
19,521$6,134Community College
5,553$13,339Community College
10,100$12,928Community College
6,083$6,542Community College
12,075$8,365Community College
10,721$4,824Community College
14,440$5,311Community College
53,253$5,737Community College
7,763$7,307Community College
13,018$2,090Community College
14,414$1,672Community College
73,077$11,252Community College
24,985$6,202Community College
14,611$10,261Community College
9,463$13,250Community College
10,690$13,380Community College
16,906$13,270Community College
12,519$12,323Community College
15,999$12,152Community College
17,077$12,132Community College
12,044$2,288Community College
96%11,478$7,339Baccalaureate
6,909$5,080Community College
29,971$6,490Community College
12,301$7,095Community College
20,060$4,525Community College
8,329$5,183Community College
17,096$7,203Community College
5,704$6,794Community College
12,395$4,463Community College
19,550$5,763Community College
24,597$3,864Community College
4,782$7,761Community College
10,660$12,055Community College
98.6%6,762$6,778Community College
17,441$14,379Baccalaureate
5,364$11,282Community College
20,764$4,152Community College
19,901$4,585Community College
13,242$7,935Community College
92%19,212$5,814Baccalaureate
14,257$3,337Community College
31,812$12,143Community College
8,609$16,959Community College
27,248$3,133Baccalaureate
81%23,453$2,779Baccalaureate
11,897$2,129Community College
3,818$3,242Community College
20,986$12,671Community College
17,299$4,273Community College
9,359$9,373Community College
43,928$4,337Community College
9,842$4,138Community College
8,305$11,442Community College
9,255$9,634Baccalaureate
7,655$3,423Community College
13,988$11,607Community College
Peer group median87%98.6%12,728$6,516

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Explore the federal data for institutions in CCC's comparison group.

CCC Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Phone
(312) 553-5600
Address
30 E. Lake Street, Chicago, IL 60601

The Institutional Research page at City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College provides information about the office's contact details, including an address at 30 E. Lake Street, Chicago, and phone number (312) 553-5600. The page features many quick links for students and faculty, covering various services and departments throughout the college's network.

Visit IR office page

Reports & documents (3)

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

Frequently asked questions about City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about CCC.

What is the graduation rate at City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College?

City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 31% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College?

City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College reports a total enrollment of 7,798 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College?

The average net price at City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College is $6,375 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College located?

City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College is located in Chicago, Illinois 60634-1500.

Who runs Institutional Research at City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College?

City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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