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Moraine Valley Community College

Palos Hills, Illinois·Public, 2-year·Great Lakes·morainevalley.edu
6-yr Graduation
40%
Total enrollment
11,296
peer median 8,399
Avg net price
$1,771
-$3.1k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
40%
Full-time retention
75%

Pell equity

3.0pp gap
Pell recipients
38%
Non-Pell
41%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 3.0-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 74 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 70 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
74
Passing
4
5.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

74programs
  • Passing4 · 5.4%
  • No Data70 · 94.6%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
4
No data
70

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
+30.3%
$45,372 vs $34,808
Biological and Physical Sciences
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+39.5%
$48,554 vs $34,808
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+65.5%
$57,590 vs $34,808
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+149.5%
$86,862 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

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

4
Biological and Physical Sciences
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
19%
$9,194 debt · $48,554 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
19%
$8,500 debt · $45,372 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
17%
$9,925 debt · $57,590 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
13%
$11,000 debt · $86,862 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1975Next review Aug 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 9

  1. Dec 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  2. Oct 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  3. Jun 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  4. Oct 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  5. Mar 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs

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$1,623
$30–48k$11,921
$48–75k$11,921
$75–110k
$110k+

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

Avg net price
$1,771
-$3,089vs Community College median $4,861
Federal loans
3.2%
In-state tuition
$3,822
Out-of-state
$9,846

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 4,375 students received $22.2M in Pell grants, alongside $2.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
4,375
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$22.2M
$22,155,348 total
Direct Loans
$2.1M
681 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

4k
20
3k
21
4k
22
4k
23
4k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$897K
311 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.1M
346 loan awards
Parent PLUS$150K
24 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 724 borrowers who entered repayment, 13 (1.7%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.7%
-0.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
724
Defaulted
13
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
12.6%
2017
8.0%
2018
6.9%
2019
1.7%
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 MVCC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs77
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,500 total completions
01Liberal Arts
90660.4%
02Multi/Interdisciplinary
28118.7%
03Health Professions
1177.8%
04Security/Protective
604.0%
05Business
442.9%
06Mechanic
302.0%
07Computer Sciences
271.8%
08Personal/Culinary
151.0%
09Visual/Performing Arts
110.7%
10Family/Consumer Sci
90.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
11,296
12-mo unduplicated
17,956
Undergraduate
17,956
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
49%8,800
Women
51%9,156

Race / ethnicity composition

White
45.8%
Hispanic
30.5%
Black
9.0%
Unknown
7.2%
Asian
3.6%
Two or more
1.9%
Non-resident
1.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
167
93 M · 74 W
Women athletes
44.3%
Athletic aid
$279K
Total student aid
Budget
$771K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$136K
$143K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$7K
$7K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Soccer
28 M · 22 W
$109K
Baseball
28 M ·
$81K
Basketball
15 M · 12 W
$136K
Tennis
8 M · 8 W
$80K
Softball
· 14 W
$78K
Volleyball
· 13 W
$51K

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
0.29
3 offenses · 10,511 students

3-year trend

1.272 yrs ago0.091 yr ago0.29Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
18
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
9
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
7
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault
2
Burglary
1

By location

3total
  • On campus3

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
1
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Gender3
  • Race1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons11
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
21.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
184

MVCC vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions MVCC 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
SubjectMoraine Valley Community College
40%11,296$1,771Community College
Triton College
9,842$4,427Community College
Waubonsee Community College
8,305$6,113Community College
Southwestern Illinois College
8,492$7,210Community College
City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College
6,296$3,166Community College
Lincoln Land Community College
5,677$5,294Community College
Peer group median40%8,399$4,861

Frequently asked questions about Moraine Valley Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about MVCC.

What is the graduation rate at Moraine Valley Community College?

Moraine Valley Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 40% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Moraine Valley Community College?

Moraine Valley Community College reports a total enrollment of 11,296 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Moraine Valley Community College?

The average net price at Moraine Valley Community College is $1,771 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Moraine Valley Community College located?

Moraine Valley Community College is located in Palos Hills, Illinois 60465-0937.

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