Community CollegePublic
Lake Land College
6-yr Graduation
58%
—
Total enrollment
3,960
peer median 4,130
Avg net price
$2,254
-$6.5k vs Community College
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About
Lake Land College is a public community college in Mattoon, Illinois. It was founded in 1966. As of the Fall 2025 semester Lake Land serves 4,138 students, mainly from the east-central Illinois region. The 308 acres (1.25 km2) campus has seven major buildings plus eight supportive buildings, two campus ponds, and a 160 acres (0.65 km2) agriculture land laboratory.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Overall completion
58%
Overall completion
58%
Full-time retention
72%
Full-time retention
72%
Pell equity
20.3pp gap
Pell recipients
45%102 of 228
Non-Pell (all)
65%293 of 449
Subsidized loan, no Pell
47%15 of 32
No Federal Aid
67%278 of 417
Non-Pell students graduate at a 20.3-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 96 Title IV programs, 11 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 85 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Total programs
96
Passing
11
11.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national
Pass / fail distribution
96programs
- Passing11 · 11.5%
- No Data85 · 88.5%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
1
Safe
9
No data
85
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.
Program
Typical
Benchmark
EP gap
General Sales Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$36,798
$34,808
Same-State HS Median
+5.7%
+$1,990
General Sales Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+5.7%
$36,798 vs $34,808
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$38,928
$34,808
Same-State HS Median
+11.8%
+$4,120
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+11.8%
$38,928 vs $34,808
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$45,366
$34,808
Same-State HS Median
+30.3%
+$10,558
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+30.3%
$45,366 vs $34,808
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$47,132
$34,808
Same-State HS Median
+35.4%
+$12,324
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+35.4%
$47,132 vs $34,808
Biological and Physical Sciences
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
$48,077
$34,808
Same-State HS Median
+38.1%
+$13,269
Biological and Physical Sciences
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+38.1%
$48,077 vs $34,808
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$48,473
$34,808
Same-State HS Median
+39.3%
+$13,665
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+39.3%
$48,473 vs $34,808
Information Science/Studies
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
$50,071
$34,808
Same-State HS Median
+43.8%
+$15,263
Information Science/Studies
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+43.8%
$50,071 vs $34,808
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$59,374
$34,808
Same-State HS Median
+70.6%
+$24,566
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+70.6%
$59,374 vs $34,808
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Program
Median debt
Median earnings
Debt burden
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Personal And Culinary Services
$4,500
$25,097
18%
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Personal And Culinary Services
$4,500 debt · $25,097 earn
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$8,000
$59,374
14%
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$8,000 debt · $59,374 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$5,561
$45,366
12%
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$5,561 debt · $45,366 earn
Biological and Physical Sciences
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
$5,392
$48,077
11%
Biological and Physical Sciences
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
$5,392 debt · $48,077 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$7,112
$80,993
9%
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$7,112 debt · $80,993 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$5,331
$60,260
9%
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$5,331 debt · $60,260 earn
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Accredited since 1973Next review Aug 2035
Programmatic accreditations · 4
Action history · 10
- Aug 2025Renewal of AccreditationHigher Learning Commission
- Feb 2024Removal of Monitoring StatusAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
- Aug 2023Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
- Feb 2023Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
- Aug 2022Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Aid exceeds costFamily pays
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Avg net price
$2,254
-$6,516vs Community College median $8,770
Federal loans
4.7%
In-state tuition
$4,415
Out-of-state
$14,301
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 1,264 students received $6.3M in Pell grants, alongside $801K in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients
1,264
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$6.3M
$6,316,665 total
Direct Loans
$801K
281 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$387K
132 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$355K
138 loan awards
Parent PLUS$58K
11 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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 333 borrowers who entered repayment, 17 (5.1%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate
5.1%
+2.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
333
Defaulted
17
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard
Default rate vs national, by cohort
2016
22.6%+13.3
2017
19.4%+10.2
2018
13.1%+6.1
2019
5.1%+2.8
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.
Academic programs at Lake Land College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Distinct CIP programs81
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered
Top program families by completions
657 total completions
01Liberal Arts
29544.9%
01Liberal Arts
29544.9%
02Health Professions
12619.2%
02Health Professions
12619.2%
03Agriculture
8312.6%
03Agriculture
8312.6%
04Multi/Interdisciplinary
416.2%
04Multi/Interdisciplinary
416.2%
05Business
304.6%
05Business
304.6%
06Engineering Tech
294.4%
06Engineering Tech
294.4%
07Computer Sciences
223.3%
07Computer Sciences
223.3%
08Family/Consumer Sci
121.8%
08Family/Consumer Sci
121.8%
09Construction Trades
101.5%
09Construction Trades
101.5%
10Mechanic
91.4%
10Mechanic
91.4%
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Fall total
3,960
12-mo unduplicated
8,524
Undergraduate
8,524
Graduate
0
Gender split
Men
59%5,058
Women
41%3,466
Race / ethnicity composition
White
87.0%
Hispanic
3.8%
Two or more
3.5%
Black
3.4%
Unknown
1.6%
Asian
0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Athletes
108
60 M · 48 W
Women athletes
44.4%
Athletic aid
$673K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.3M
Total expenses
Men vs women · spending splits
Athletic student aid
$291K
$382K
Recruiting expense
$2K
$4K
Head-coach salaries
$15K
$16K
Men Women
Sport-by-sport · 4
Sport
Men
Women
Expenses
Baseball
44
—
$321,120
Baseball
44 M · —
Basketball
16
14
$354,036
Basketball
16 M · 14 W
Softball
—
21
$313,559
Softball
— · 21 W
Volleyball
—
13
$155,915
Volleyball
— · 13 W
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 · 3,699 students
3-year trend
0.272 yrs ago0.271 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
4
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.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Student-to-faculty
13.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
153
Lake Land College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Lake Land College selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectLake Land College | 58% | — | 3,960 | $2,254 | Community College |
| — | — | 3,281 | $13,691 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,872 | $8,525 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,083 | $6,292 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,927 | $7,024 | Community College | |
| — | — | 8,330 | $12,285 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,259 | $4,237 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,130 | -$126 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,905 | $7,929 | Community College | |
| — | — | 26,224 | $7,401 | Community College | |
| — | — | 10,670 | $11,407 | Community College | |
| — | — | 8,681 | $5,168 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,224 | $5,541 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,036 | $4,858 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,074 | $15,492 | Community College | |
| — | — | 12,519 | $12,323 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,569 | $5,406 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,144 | $10,873 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,695 | $11,191 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,746 | $10,303 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,808 | $11,272 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,082 | $13,555 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,940 | $8,989 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,951 | $11,049 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,290 | $8,812 | Community College | |
| — | — | 8,367 | $11,101 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,482 | $8,770 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,990 | $5,167 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,106 | $8,805 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,466 | $614 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,128 | $8,356 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 58% | — | 4,130 | $8,770 |
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Lake Land College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Email
Data-Requests [at] lakelandcollege.edu
Phone
217-234-5280
Address
5001 Lake Land Blvd., Mattoon, IL 61938
The Institutional Effectiveness Team is responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating internal and external data and information that supports the strategic direction and data-driven, decision-making.
Visit IR office pageTeam
3 members
- Lisa ColeDirector of Data Analytics
- Lynn BreerDirector of Institutional Research and Reporting
- Tanner StephensData Analyst & Data Warehouse
Reports & documents (3)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- GlossaryGlossary - Lake Land CollegeThe glossary from Lake Land College focuses on terms related to educational assessment, evaluation, and research, reflecting the institution's commitment to improving student learning experiences through systematic assessment and feedback. It provides definitions and explanations of key concepts such as assessment, evaluation, research, program, and course assessment, and emphasizes a culture of continuous improvement in student learning.lakelandcollege.edu
- Strategic planStrategic Plan - Education that Fits Your Life - Lake Land College2025Lake Land College's Strategic Plan, unveiled in Fall 2025, focuses on providing an education that fits the lives of its students. The plan emphasizes flexible class options, streamlined enrollment, and comprehensive support services to enable students to balance education with their personal and work commitments. Rooted in the college's mission and values, the strategic direction aims to leverage strengths in quality education and community commitment to innovate and build a brighter future.lakelandcollege.edu
Frequently asked questions about Lake Land College
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Lake Land College.
What is the graduation rate at Lake Land College?
Lake Land College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 58% per the latest IPEDS.
How many students attend Lake Land College?
Lake Land College reports a total enrollment of 3,960 students per the latest IPEDS.
What is the average net price at Lake Land College?
The average net price at Lake Land College is $2,254 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.
Where is Lake Land College located?
Lake Land College is located in Mattoon, Illinois 61938.
Who runs Institutional Research at Lake Land College?
Lake Land College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness.
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.
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.
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.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
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.
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.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
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