About
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges is a public community college system located in Illinois. The institution serves a diverse student population with over 100 degree, certificate, and transfer options in various fields such as nursing, business, and online learning.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 9.3-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.
Of 55 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 53 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing2 · 3.6%
- No Data53 · 96.4%
- 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.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 960 students received $4.9M in Pell grants, alongside $1.2M 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 355 borrowers who entered repayment, 14 (3.9%) defaulted within three years — above 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 IECC
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 3
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
- On campus4
- Non-campus2
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.
IECC vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions IECC 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectIllinois Eastern Community Colleges | 63% | — | 3,726 | $10,092 | Community College |
| — | — | 2,297 | $4,777 | Community College | |
Frontier Community College | — | — | — | $10,611 | Community College |
| — | — | 3,224 | $5,541 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,669 | $6,477 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,960 | $2,254 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,606 | $3,349 | Community College | |
Lincoln Trail College | — | — | — | $8,719 | Community College |
| — | — | 6,014 | $8,048 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,015 | $9,187 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,156 | $4,162 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,446 | $11,437 | Community College | |
| — | — | 8,492 | $10,427 | Community College | |
Wabash Valley College | — | — | — | $8,134 | Community College |
| Peer group median | 63% | — | 3,669 | $8,091 |
Institutions like IECC
Explore the federal data for institutions in IECC's comparison group.
- Community CollegeIllinois
Danville Area Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,297Net price$4,777View data - Community CollegeIllinois
Frontier Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price$10,611 - Community CollegeIllinois
John A Logan College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,224Net price$5,541View data - Community CollegeIllinois
Kaskaskia College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,669Net price$6,477View data - Community CollegeIllinois
Lake Land College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,960Net price$2,254View data - Community CollegeIllinois
Lewis and Clark Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,606Net price$3,349View data - Community CollegeIllinois
Lincoln Trail College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price$8,719 - Community CollegeIllinois
Parkland College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,014Net price$8,048View data - Community CollegeIllinois
Rend Lake College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,015Net price$9,187View data - Community CollegeIllinois
Shawnee Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,156Net price$4,162View data - Community CollegeIllinois
Southeastern Illinois College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,446Net price$11,437View data - Community CollegeIllinois
Southwestern Illinois College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment8,492Net price$10,427View data - Community CollegeIllinois
Wabash Valley College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price$8,134
Campuses
The 4 campuses that make up Illinois Eastern Community Colleges.
- IL
Frontier Community College
Fairfield, ILNo page yet - IL
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Olney Central College
Olney, ILNo page yet - IL
Lincoln Trail College
Robinson, ILNo page yet - IL
Wabash Valley College
Mount Carmel, ILNo page yet
IECC Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Institutional effectiveness is a continuous process of improvement guided by IECC's mission statement. The purpose of this web page is to promote continuous improvement, measure performance, and provide internal and external stakeholders with information that allows for effective data driven decision making.
Visit IR office pageReports & documents (3)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- FactbookFactbookThe Factbook page for Illinois Eastern Community Colleges provides comprehensive information regarding various academic and community aspects such as academic programs, student services, admissions, financial aid, and community engagement. Detailed sections are dedicated to academics, student life, community programs, including emergency alerts, adult education, dual credit options, and international programs. The factbook also covers policies, organizational structure, and contacts for various administrative areas.iecc.edu
- Strategic planStrategic planThe document provided seems to be an extensive navigation menu rather than a strategic plan text, containing numerous links related to the resources, programs, and services offered by Illinois Eastern Community Colleges. It doesn't contain information typically found in a strategic plan, such as overarching goals, key initiatives, or specific strategic metrics and deadlines. As such, there is insufficient data in the provided content related to categorizing strategic objectives or themes. For more detailed insights into the strategic plan of IECC, one would need to access specific documents or pages that focus on their strategic goals and plans.iecc.edu
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