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Lincoln Land Community College

Springfield, Illinois·Public, 2-year·Great Lakes·llcc.edu
6-yr Graduation
48%
—
Total enrollment
5,677
peer median 4,304
Avg net price
$4,299
-$2.2k vs Community College
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About

Lincoln Land Community College is a public community college in Springfield, Illinois. It has extended branches in different locations, including Beardstown, Jacksonville, Litchfield and Taylorville, Illinois. The main campus is less than half a mile from the University of Illinois Springfield.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
48%
Full-time retention
72%

Pell equity

17.7pp gap
Pell recipients
37%97 of 261
Non-Pell (all)
55%216 of 395
Subsidized loan, no Pell
48%12 of 25
No Federal Aid
55%204 of 370

Non-Pell students graduate at a 17.7-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 55 Title IV programs, 5 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 50 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
55
Passing
5
9.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

55programs
  • Passing5 · 9.1%
  • No Data50 · 90.9%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
5
No data
50

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.

5
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+27.0%
$44,222 vs $34,808
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+39.3%
$48,478 vs $34,808
Biological and Physical Sciences
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+46.0%
$50,823 vs $34,808
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+89.9%
$66,088 vs $34,808
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+135.7%
$82,042 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

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

8
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
37%
$16,233 debt · $44,222 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
21%
$10,113 debt · $48,478 earn
Biological and Physical Sciences
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
20%
$10,366 debt · $50,823 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
19%
$15,545 debt · $82,042 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
18%
$12,000 debt · $66,088 earn
Heating Air Conditioning Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC HACR HVAC HVACR)
Undergraduate Certificate · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
15%
$6,334 debt · $41,223 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
15%
$6,793 debt · $45,828 earn
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Undergraduate Certificate · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
14%
$7,094 debt · $49,584 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1973Next review Aug 2033

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 8

  1. Aug 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
  2. Apr 2023Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation Removed
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (PNUR) - Practical nursing programs
  3. Feb 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  4. Aug 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  5. Sep 2021Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (PNUR) - Practical nursing programs

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$1,079
$30–48k$2,209
$48–75k$5,103
$75–110k$9,345
$110k+$11,452

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

Avg net price
$4,299
-$2,178vs Community College median $6,477
Federal loans
17.9%
In-state tuition
$3,744
Out-of-state
$10,464

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, 2,312 students received $9.6M in Pell grants, alongside $5.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,312
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$9.6M
$9,590,417 total
Direct Loans
$5.9M
1,611 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
’20
2k
’21
2k
’22
2k
’23
2k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.5M
808 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.3M
796 loan awards
Parent PLUS$48K
7 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 732 borrowers who entered repayment, 25 (3.4%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.4%
+1.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
732
Defaulted
25
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
14.2%
2017
14.1%
2018
11.7%
2019
3.4%
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 LLCC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs55
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

745 total completions
01Liberal Arts
39052.3%
02Health Professions
18124.3%
03Multi/Interdisciplinary
658.7%
04Mechanic
385.1%
05Visual/Performing Arts
202.7%
06Security/Protective
131.7%
07Business
111.5%
08Family/Consumer Sci
101.3%
09Agriculture
101.3%
10Engineering
70.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
5,677
12-mo unduplicated
10,344
Undergraduate
10,344
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
41%4,274
Women
59%6,070

Race / ethnicity composition

White
71.8%
Black
13.1%
Two or more
6.0%
Hispanic
5.1%
Unknown
1.8%
Asian
1.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
99
38 M · 61 W
Women athletes
61.6%
Athletic aid
$452K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.4M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$148K
$304K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$23K
$24K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 5

Basketball
12 M · 14 W
$307K
Baseball
26 M · —
$241K
Soccer
— · 19 W
$190K
Softball
— · 18 W
$224K
Volleyball
— · 11 W
$147K

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 · 5,238 students

3-year trend

0.412 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
5
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
    3
    Stalking
    3 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs10
    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
    17.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    122

    LLCC vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions LLCC 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
    SubjectLincoln Land Community College
    		48%—5,677$4,299Community College
    Black Hawk College
    		——4,001$6,944Community College
    Carl Sandburg College
    		——1,603$3,662Community College
    City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College
    		——6,121$7,397Community College
    City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College
    		——6,839$7,863Community College
    City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College
    		——3,274$9,494Community College
    City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College
    		——9,303$7,220Community College
    City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College
    		——3,137$9,038Community College
    City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College
    		——6,296$7,886Community College
    City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College
    		——7,798$6,375Community College
    College of DuPage
    		——26,224$7,401Community College
    College of Lake County
    		——12,530$7,607Community College
    Danville Area Community College
    		——2,297$4,777Community College
    Elgin Community College
    		——10,251$6,026Community College
    Frontier Community College
    		———$10,611Community College
    Heartland Community College
    		——4,855$12,013Community College
    Highland Community College
    		——1,360$5,713Community College
    Illinois Central College
    		——7,906$12,961Community College
    Illinois Valley Community College
    		——2,720$2,232Community College
    John A Logan College
    		——3,224$5,541Community College
    John Wood Community College
    		——1,856$7,050Community College
    Joliet Junior College
    		——14,414$1,672Community College
    Kankakee Community College
    		——2,564$4,665Community College
    Kaskaskia College
    		——3,669$6,477Community 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 Trail College
    		———$8,719Community College
    McHenry County College
    		——9,399$7,042Community College
    Moraine Valley Community College
    		——11,296$2,829Community College
    Morton College
    		——3,562$5,191Community College
    Oakton College
    		——8,329$5,183Community College
    Parkland College
    		——6,014$8,048Community College
    Prairie State College
    		——2,953$4,738Community College
    Rend Lake College
    		——2,015$9,187Community College
    Richland Community College
    		——2,388$3,741Community College
    Rock Valley College
    		——5,978$5,242Community College
    Sauk Valley Community College
    		——1,467$8,493Community College
    Shawnee Community College
    		——1,156$4,162Community College
    South Suburban College
    		——3,818$3,242Community College
    Southeastern Illinois College
    		——1,446$11,437Community College
    Southwestern Illinois College
    		——8,492$10,427Community College
    Spoon River College
    		——1,247$3,415Community College
    Triton College
    		——9,842$4,138Community College
    Wabash Valley College
    		———$8,134Community College
    Waubonsee Community College
    		——8,305$11,442Community College
    William Rainey Harper College
    		——13,988$11,607Community College
    Peer group median48%—4,304$6,477

    Institutions like LLCC

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

    IPEDS

    LLCC Institutional Research office

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

    Office
    Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness
    Phone
    217-786-2200
    Address
    5250 Shepherd Rd., Springfield, IL 62703

    To connect people with the data and information needed to make decisions.

    Visit IR office page
    Team
    3 members
    • Cody Cox
      Research & Analytics Associate II
    • Bobbi Henry
      Research & Analytics Associate III
    • Clayton E. Mason
      Research & Analytics Associate II

    Reports & documents (4)

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

    Grants & funding (3)

    Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

    USA Spending

    Notable alumni of LLCC (4)

    A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

    • Justin Allgaier
      Athletics
    • Richard G. Austin
      Politics
    • Kathleen Vinehout
      Politics
    • Tim Wilkerson
      Athletics

    Frequently asked questions about Lincoln Land Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about LLCC.

    What is the graduation rate at Lincoln Land Community College?

    Lincoln Land Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 48% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Lincoln Land Community College?

    Lincoln Land Community College reports a total enrollment of 5,677 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Lincoln Land Community College?

    The average net price at Lincoln Land Community College is $4,299 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Lincoln Land Community College located?

    Lincoln Land Community College is located in Springfield, Illinois 62794-9256.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Lincoln Land Community College?

    Lincoln Land Community College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research and 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.
    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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