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John Wood Community College

Quincy, Illinois·Public, 2-year·Great Lakes·jwcc.edu
6-yr Graduation
49%
Total enrollment
1,856
peer median 1,928
Avg net price
$6,596
+$67 vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
49%
Full-time retention
64%

Pell equity

7.0pp gap
Pell recipients
41%
Non-Pell
48%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 7.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

Of 44 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 41 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
44
Passing
3
6.8% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

44programs
  • Passing3 · 6.8%
  • No Data41 · 93.2%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
1
No data
41

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.

3
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+19.3%
$41,513 vs $34,808
Biological and Physical Sciences
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+24.8%
$43,445 vs $34,808
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+96.7%
$68,467 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

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

2
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
26%
$17,683 debt · $68,467 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
23%
$9,387 debt · $41,513 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1980Next review Aug 2033

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 2

  1. Jun 2025Voluntary Withdrawal Received
    National League for Nursing, Commission for Nurse Education Accreditation · Nursing - Associate degree
  2. Jan 2023Renewal 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$4,642
$30–48k$4,980
$48–75k$8,296
$75–110k$11,638
$110k+$12,913

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

Avg net price
$6,596
vs Community College median $6,530
Federal loans
15.0%
In-state tuition
$5,700
Out-of-state
$9,000

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 876 students received $3.9M in Pell grants, alongside $1.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
876
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.9M
$3,860,930 total
Direct Loans
$1.1M
371 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$501K
179 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$557K
186 loan awards
Parent PLUS$64K
6 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 343 borrowers who entered repayment, 7 (2.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.0%
-0.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
343
Defaulted
7
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
16.8%
2017
19.0%
2018
13.6%
2019
2.0%
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 John Wood Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs41
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

306 total completions
01Liberal Arts
15751.3%
02Health Professions
5518.0%
03Multi/Interdisciplinary
268.5%
04Agriculture
216.9%
05Security/Protective
123.9%
06Family/Consumer Sci
103.3%
07Engineering Tech
72.3%
08Construction Trades
72.3%
09Business
62.0%
10Engineering
51.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
1,856
12-mo unduplicated
2,629
Undergraduate
2,629
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
39%1,024
Women
61%1,605

Race / ethnicity composition

White
83.9%
Two or more
5.2%
Black
4.8%
Hispanic
2.8%
Unknown
1.6%
Asian
1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
113
73 M · 40 W
Women athletes
35.4%
Athletic aid
$283K
Total student aid
Budget
$581K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$184K
$99K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$14K
$14K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 5

Baseball
37 M ·
$155K
Basketball
14 M · 11 W
$196K
Soccer
22 M ·
$68K
Volleyball
· 18 W
$67K
Softball
· 11 W
$60K

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
0.00
0 offenses · 1,718 students

3-year trend

0.532 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
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
    14.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    46

    John Wood Community College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions John Wood Community 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
    SubjectJohn Wood Community College
    49%1,856$6,596Community College
    Southwestern Michigan College
    2,000$6,463Community College
    Montcalm Community College
    1,751$4,352Community College
    Lansing Community College
    9,821$4,003Community College
    Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute
    493$17,769Community College
    Grand Rapids Community College
    12,468$11,153Community College
    Peer group median49%1,928$6,530

    Frequently asked questions about John Wood Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about John Wood Community College.

    What is the graduation rate at John Wood Community College?

    John Wood Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 49% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend John Wood Community College?

    John Wood Community College reports a total enrollment of 1,856 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at John Wood Community College?

    The average net price at John Wood Community College is $6,596 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is John Wood Community College located?

    John Wood Community College is located in Quincy, Illinois 62305-8736.

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