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Generations College

Chicago, Illinois·Private not-for-profit, 2-year·Great Lakes·generations.edu
6-yr Graduation
11%
-43.0pp vs Community College
Total enrollment
310
peer median 738
Avg net price
$18,894
+$2.2k vs Community College
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About

Generations College is a private two-year college in Chicago, Illinois. The college is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and approved by the National Court Reporters Association and American Bar Association. It is located in downtown Chicago at 29 East Madison Street, on the second floor of the historic Heyworth Building.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
11%-43.0pp vs Community College
Full-time retention
26%

Pell equity

7.3pp gap
Pell recipients
7%2 of 28
Non-Pell (all)
14%4 of 28
Subsidized loan, no Pell
0%0 of 1
No Federal Aid
15%4 of 27

Non-Pell students graduate at a 7.3-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.

FVT/GE

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.

DAPIP
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.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$18,723
$30–48k$19,710
$48–75k—
$75–110k—
$110k+—

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

Avg net price (private)
$18,894
+$2,157vs Community College median $16,737
Federal loans
22.7%
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.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 486 students received $2.8M in Pell grants, alongside $1.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
486
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.8M
$2,833,640 total
Direct Loans
$1.0M
274 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$475K
171 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$533K
103 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.

Cohort Default Rate

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.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs5
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

52 total completions
01Business
3261.5%
02Legal Professions
1223.1%
03Security/Protective
815.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
310
12-mo unduplicated
568
Undergraduate
568
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
8%45
Women
92%523

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
60.0%
White
23.5%
Hispanic
13.9%
Two or more
1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.7%
Asian
0.3%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 317 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.

    IPEDS
    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.

    IPEDS
    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$18,894Community College
    City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College
    		——3,137$9,038Community College
    City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College
    		——7,798$6,375Community College
    Clinton College
    		100%—126$11,458Baccalaureate
    Harcum College
    		—93.8%908$24,776Community College
    Hesston College
    		54%—373$26,299Baccalaureate
    Lackawanna College
    		67%—2,211$19,951Baccalaureate
    Louisburg College
    		—55.8%402$22,694Community College
    Manor College
    		18%94.9%567$13,078Baccalaureate
    Spartanburg Methodist College
    		—78.2%1,119$14,580Community College
    Peer group median54%86.0%738$16,737

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    IPEDS

    Reports & documents (1)

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

    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 $18,894 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.

    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.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    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.
    U.S. Department of Education
    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.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    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.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    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.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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