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Generations College

Chicago, Illinois·Private not-for-profit, 2-year·Great Lakes·generations.edu
6-yr Graduation
11%
Total enrollment
310
peer median 1,343
Avg net price
$19,558
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
11%
Full-time retention
26%

Pell equity

7.0pp gap
Pell recipients
7%
Non-Pell
0%

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 8 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 6 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
8
Passing
2
25.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

8programs
  • Passing2 · 25.0%
  • No Data6 · 75.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
1
No data
6

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.

2
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+15.6%
$40,226 vs $34,808
Legal Support Services
Associate Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
+39.1%
$48,423 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

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

2
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
56%
$22,500 debt · $40,226 earn
Legal Support Services
Associate Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
55%
$26,417 debt · $48,423 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1979Next review Aug 2035

Action history · 1

  1. Jul 2025Renewal 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$19,106
$30–48k$19,266
$48–75k$19,122
$75–110k$25,660
$110k+

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

Avg net price (private)
$19,558
vs Community College median $19,558
Federal loans
34.3%
In-state tuition
$12,700
Out-of-state
$12,700

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 480 students received $2.8M in Pell grants, alongside $866K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
480
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.8M
$2,794,816 total
Direct Loans
$866K
268 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
1k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$412K
170 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$454K
98 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 176 borrowers who entered repayment, 17 (9.6%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
9.6%
+7.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
176
Defaulted
17
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
16.5%
2017
22.2%
2018
22.1%
2019
9.6%
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 Generations College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs5
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

60 total completions
01Business
3355.0%
02Legal Professions
1626.7%
03Security/Protective
1118.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
310
12-mo unduplicated
586
Undergraduate
586
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
6%37
Women
94%549

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
58.4%
White
22.1%
Hispanic
8.8%
Two or more
6.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
1.9%
Asian
0.3%
Unknown
0.3%

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 · 303 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
    26.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    5

    Generations College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Generations College 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
    SubjectGenerations College
    11%310$19,558Community College
    Medical College of Wisconsin
    1,677
    The Rockefeller University
    281
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    1,261
    Weill Medical College of Cornell University
    1,474
    Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    1,424
    Peer group median11%1,343$19,558

    Frequently asked questions about Generations College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Generations College.

    What is the graduation rate at Generations College?

    Generations College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 11% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Generations College?

    Generations College reports a total enrollment of 310 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Generations College?

    The average net price at Generations College is $19,558 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Generations College located?

    Generations College is located in Chicago, Illinois 60602-4405.

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