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Kaskaskia College

Centralia, Illinois·Public, 2-year·Great Lakes·kaskaskia.edu
6-yr Graduation
49%
—
Total enrollment
3,669
peer median 2,679
Avg net price
$6,477
+$1.3k vs Community College
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About

Kaskaskia College is a public community college in Centralia, Illinois. Kaskaskia College's Community College District 501 serves all or part of nine counties, including Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Marion, Washington, Jefferson, St. Clair, Madison, and Montgomery.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
49%
Full-time retention
64%

Pell equity

5.9pp gap
Pell recipients
45%60 of 133
Non-Pell (all)
51%115 of 226
No Federal Aid
51%115 of 226

Non-Pell students graduate at a 5.9-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 87 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 83 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
87
Passing
4
4.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

87programs
  • Passing4 · 4.6%
  • No Data83 · 95.4%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
3
No data
83

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.

4
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+18.7%
$41,319 vs $34,808
Biological and Physical Sciences
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+54.1%
$53,633 vs $34,808
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+76.4%
$61,415 vs $34,808
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+123.8%
$77,911 vs $34,808

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1964Next review Aug 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 10

  1. Apr 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  2. Nov 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  3. Nov 2021Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning Removed
    Higher Learning Commission
  4. Apr 2021Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  5. Nov 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant

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$5,636
$30–48k$5,509
$48–75k$7,626
$75–110k$8,457
$110k+$8,121

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

Avg net price
$6,477
+$1,318vs Community College median $5,159
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$4,800
Out-of-state
$12,570

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, 1,002 students received $4.9M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
1,002
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.9M
$4,925,221 total

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

No Direct Loan volume reported.

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 119 borrowers who entered repayment, 12 (10.0%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
10.0%
+7.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
119
Defaulted
12
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
9.0%
2017
11.5%
2018
12.5%
2019
10.0%
2020*
7.8%
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 Kaskaskia College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs78
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

582 total completions
01Liberal Arts
28148.3%
02Health Professions
14024.1%
03Agriculture
356.0%
04Business
345.8%
05Multi/Interdisciplinary
244.1%
06Family/Consumer Sci
162.7%
07Mechanic
152.6%
08Construction Trades
152.6%
09Security/Protective
122.1%
10Computer Sciences
101.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
3,669
12-mo unduplicated
5,814
Undergraduate
5,814
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
43%2,511
Women
57%3,303

Race / ethnicity composition

White
83.3%
Black
6.0%
Two or more
5.0%
Hispanic
2.9%
Unknown
1.8%
Asian
0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
140
63 M · 77 W
Women athletes
55.0%
Athletic aid
$784K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.6M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$334K
$450K
Recruiting expense
$768
$218
Head-coach salaries
$22K
$20K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Baseball
33 M · —
$319K
Basketball
12 M · 12 W
$318K
Cross Country
10 M · 9 W
$111K
Tennis
8 M · 9 W
$136K
Softball
— · 17 W
$188K
Soccer
— · 17 W
$133K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

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 · 3,447 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
    21.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    71

    Kaskaskia College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Kaskaskia 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
    SubjectKaskaskia College
    		49%—3,669$6,477Community College
    Danville Area Community College
    		——2,297$4,777Community College
    Highland Community College
    		——1,360$5,713Community College
    John A Logan College
    		——3,224$5,541Community College
    Kishwaukee College
    		——2,969$4,574Community College
    Lake Land College
    		——3,960$2,254Community College
    Lewis and Clark Community College
    		——4,606$3,349Community College
    Lincoln Land Community College
    		——5,677$4,299Community College
    Rend Lake College
    		——2,015$9,187Community College
    Richland Community College
    		——2,388$3,741Community College
    Sauk Valley Community College
    		——1,467$8,493Community College
    Shawnee Community College
    		——1,156$4,162Community College
    Southeastern Illinois College
    		——1,446$11,437Community College
    Southwestern Illinois College
    		——8,492$10,427Community College
    Peer group median49%—2,679$5,159

    Institutions like Kaskaskia College

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

    IPEDS

    Kaskaskia College Institutional Research office

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

    Office
    Office of Institutional Research
    Phone
    618-545-3172
    Address
    Main Campus, Administration, AD 204, 27210 College Road, Centralia, Illinois 62801

    Institutional Effectiveness is committed to providing accurate, repeatable, and timely information to decision makers and external stake holders in order for them to make effective decisions.

    Visit IR office page
    Team
    2 members
    • Laura Sheathelm
      Institutional Research Coordinator
    • Tiffany Hixenbaugh
      Institutional Research Support Specialist

    Reports & documents (2)

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

    Frequently asked questions about Kaskaskia College

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

    What is the graduation rate at Kaskaskia College?

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

    How many students attend Kaskaskia College?

    Kaskaskia College reports a total enrollment of 3,669 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Kaskaskia College?

    The average net price at Kaskaskia College is $6,477 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Kaskaskia College located?

    Kaskaskia College is located in Centralia, Illinois 62801.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Kaskaskia College?

    Kaskaskia 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.
    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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