About
Lewis and Clark Community College is a public community college in Godfrey, Illinois. It serves approximately 3,973 credit and non-credit students annually. The college has nine locations throughout the St. Louis Metro East, including a campus and humanities center in Edwardsville, Illinois; community education centers in Alton, Illinois, Carlinville, Illinois and Jerseyville, Illinois; a training center in Bethalto, Illinois; a river research center in East Alton, Illinois; and a location at the East St. Louis Higher Education Center in East St. Louis, Illinois. Lewis and Clark community college has career and transfer study options. The college also offers personal enrichment programming for adults and children, as well as corporate and safety training options for professionals.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Overall completion
44%
Overall completion
44%
Full-time retention
70%
Full-time retention
70%
Pell equity
14.0pp gap
Pell recipients
36%60 of 166
Non-Pell (all)
50%124 of 248
Subsidized loan, no Pell
35%8 of 23
No Federal Aid
52%116 of 225
Non-Pell students graduate at a 14.0-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 64 Title IV programs, 9 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 55 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Total programs
64
Passing
9
14.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national
Pass / fail distribution
64programs
- Passing9 · 14.1%
- No Data55 · 85.9%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
8
No data
55
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
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$37,422
$34,808
Same-State HS Median
+7.5%
+$2,614
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+7.5%
$37,422 vs $34,808
Legal Support Services
Associate Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
$43,909
$34,808
Same-State HS Median
+26.1%
+$9,101
Legal Support Services
Associate Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
+26.1%
$43,909 vs $34,808
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$44,828
$34,808
Same-State HS Median
+28.8%
+$10,020
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+28.8%
$44,828 vs $34,808
Biological and Physical Sciences
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
$46,834
$34,808
Same-State HS Median
+34.5%
+$12,026
Biological and Physical Sciences
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+34.5%
$46,834 vs $34,808
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
$51,165
$34,808
Same-State HS Median
+47.0%
+$16,357
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+47.0%
$51,165 vs $34,808
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
$52,060
$34,808
Same-State HS Median
+49.6%
+$17,252
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+49.6%
$52,060 vs $34,808
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$59,366
$34,808
Same-State HS Median
+70.6%
+$24,558
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+70.6%
$59,366 vs $34,808
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$70,291
$34,808
Same-State HS Median
+101.9%
+$35,483
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+101.9%
$70,291 vs $34,808
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Program
Median debt
Median earnings
Debt burden
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$8,541
$37,422
23%
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$8,541 debt · $37,422 earn
Biological and Physical Sciences
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
$6,505
$46,834
14%
Biological and Physical Sciences
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
$6,505 debt · $46,834 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$5,000
$44,828
11%
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$5,000 debt · $44,828 earn
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$6,500
$59,366
11%
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$6,500 debt · $59,366 earn
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$6,500
$59,705
11%
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$6,500 debt · $59,705 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$6,787
$70,291
10%
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$6,787 debt · $70,291 earn
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Undergraduate Certificate · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
$4,175
$49,566
8%
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Undergraduate Certificate · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
$4,175 debt · $49,566 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$3,500
$43,546
8%
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$3,500 debt · $43,546 earn
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Accredited since 1971Next review Aug 2033
Programmatic accreditations · 5
Action history · 13
- Aug 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
- Aug 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
- Jun 2023Renewal of AccreditationHigher Learning Commission
- Dec 2022Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
- Apr 2021Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAmerican 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
$3,349
-$3,457vs Community College median $6,807
Federal loans
10.1%
In-state tuition
$4,340
Out-of-state
$7,840
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 1,180 students received $5.3M in Pell grants, alongside $1.7M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients
1,180
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$5.3M
$5,281,773 total
Direct Loans
$1.7M
506 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$516K
183 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.2M
318 loan awards
Parent PLUS$30K
5 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 455 borrowers who entered repayment, 20 (4.3%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate
4.3%
+2.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
455
Defaulted
20
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard
Default rate vs national, by cohort
2016
11.3%+2.0
2017
12.6%+3.4
2018
8.4%+1.4
2019
4.3%+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.
Academic programs at LC
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Distinct CIP programs73
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered
Top program families by completions
484 total completions
01Liberal Arts
16534.1%
01Liberal Arts
16534.1%
02Health Professions
11022.7%
02Health Professions
11022.7%
03Multi/Interdisciplinary
8918.4%
03Multi/Interdisciplinary
8918.4%
04Engineering Tech
347.0%
04Engineering Tech
347.0%
05Legal Professions
245.0%
05Legal Professions
245.0%
06Security/Protective
163.3%
06Security/Protective
163.3%
07Family/Consumer Sci
142.9%
07Family/Consumer Sci
142.9%
08Visual/Performing Arts
122.5%
08Visual/Performing Arts
122.5%
09Computer Sciences
112.3%
09Computer Sciences
112.3%
10Engineering
91.9%
10Engineering
91.9%
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Fall total
4,606
12-mo unduplicated
5,977
Undergraduate
5,977
Graduate
0
Gender split
Men
44%2,635
Women
56%3,342
Race / ethnicity composition
White
75.5%
Black
10.7%
Hispanic
4.7%
Two or more
4.6%
Unknown
3.3%
Asian
0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.0%
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Athletes
166
97 M · 69 W
Women athletes
41.6%
Athletic aid
$767K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.7M
Total expenses
Men vs women · spending splits
Athletic student aid
$370K
$397K
Recruiting expense
$4K
$4K
Head-coach salaries
$42K
$52K
Men Women
Sport-by-sport · 6
Sport
Men
Women
Expenses
Soccer
27
23
$495,848
Soccer
27 M · 23 W
Baseball
42
—
$212,994
Baseball
42 M · —
Basketball
20
14
$335,809
Basketball
20 M · 14 W
Softball
—
16
$221,589
Softball
— · 16 W
Volleyball
—
16
$169,893
Volleyball
— · 16 W
Golf
8
—
$91,520
Golf
8 M · —
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.24
1 offenses · 4,196 students
3-year trend
0.972 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.24Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
5
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
3
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0
Criminal offenses by type
Aggravated assault
1
By location
1total
- On campus1
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
Drugs04
Liquor00
Residence-hall fires
No residence-hall fires reported.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Student-to-faculty
18.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
84
LC vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions LC 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectLewis and Clark Community College | 44% | — | 4,606 | $3,349 | Community College |
| — | — | 4,827 | $6,109 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,001 | $6,944 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,981 | $13,869 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,274 | $9,494 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,028 | $13,696 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,225 | $12,647 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,235 | $7,175 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,297 | $4,777 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,465 | $6,669 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,624 | $7,142 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,190 | $10,454 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,101 | $6,147 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,564 | $4,665 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,669 | $6,477 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,040 | $8,516 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,591 | $4,127 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,081 | $14,143 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,578 | $7,169 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,140 | $5,235 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,619 | $5,974 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,116 | $8,852 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,780 | $3,338 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,254 | $6,279 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,657 | $18,011 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,534 | $9,346 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,875 | $5,800 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,953 | $4,738 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,015 | $9,187 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,959 | $7,427 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,469 | $11,067 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,468 | $5,721 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,796 | $4,961 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,936 | $3,286 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 44% | — | 3,404 | $6,807 |
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LC Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Office
Office of Institutional Research
Phone
618-468-4340
Address
RE 2213, 5800 Godfrey Road, Godfrey, Illinois 62035
The mission of the Office of Institutional Research is to provide research, data, and analysis in support of institutional effectiveness.
Visit IR office pageTeam
1 member
- Brad WhiteInst Research Analyst
Reports & documents (3)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DashboardDashboardlc.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planL&C Strategic Plan 2024-20272023The L&C Strategic Plan 2024-2027 outlines a roadmap for the future, focusing on student success and community prosperity through four key directions. These directions include improvements in enrollment and retention, program and curriculum development, stakeholder engagement, and data and technology transformation. Progress will be regularly tracked and publicly reported, ensuring the institution remains agile and adaptable to emerging challenges and opportunities.lc.edu
Grants & funding (1)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
Frequently asked questions about Lewis and Clark Community College
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about LC.
What is the graduation rate at Lewis and Clark Community College?
Lewis and Clark Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 44% per the latest IPEDS.
How many students attend Lewis and Clark Community College?
Lewis and Clark Community College reports a total enrollment of 4,606 students per the latest IPEDS.
What is the average net price at Lewis and Clark Community College?
The average net price at Lewis and Clark Community College is $3,349 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.
Where is Lewis and Clark Community College located?
Lewis and Clark Community College is located in Godfrey, Illinois 62035.
Who runs Institutional Research at Lewis and Clark Community College?
Lewis and Clark Community 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.
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.
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →
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