About
South Suburban College is a public community college located in South Holland, Illinois. It offers a variety of academic programs, including courses in allied health, business, and technology, with a focus on community education and workforce development. The college serves a diverse student body and provides both credit and non-credit educational opportunities.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Overall completion
28%
Overall completion
28%
Full-time retention
63%
Full-time retention
63%
Pell equity
1.3pp gap
Pell recipients
29%22 of 77
Non-Pell (all)
28%18 of 65
No Federal Aid
28%18 of 65
Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.
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 63 Title IV programs, 5 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 58 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Total programs
63
Passing
5
7.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national
Pass / fail distribution
63programs
- Passing5 · 7.9%
- No Data58 · 92.1%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
4
No data
58
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
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$37,605
$34,808
Same-State HS Median
+8.0%
+$2,797
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+8.0%
$37,605 vs $34,808
Biological and Physical Sciences
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
$44,903
$34,808
Same-State HS Median
+29.0%
+$10,095
Biological and Physical Sciences
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+29.0%
$44,903 vs $34,808
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$49,536
$34,808
Same-State HS Median
+42.3%
+$14,728
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+42.3%
$49,536 vs $34,808
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
$51,702
$34,808
Same-State HS Median
+48.5%
+$16,894
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+48.5%
$51,702 vs $34,808
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$62,518
$34,808
Same-State HS Median
+79.6%
+$27,710
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+79.6%
$62,518 vs $34,808
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Accredited since 1933Next review Aug 2029
Programmatic accreditations · 6
Action history · 6
- Dec 2024Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation RemovedAmerican Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
- Aug 2024Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: ProbationAmerican Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
- Mar 2024Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: ProbationAmerican Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
- Aug 2023Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: ProbationAmerican Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
- Apr 2023Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: ProbationAmerican Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$110k+—
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Avg net price
$3,242
-$4,131vs Community College median $7,373
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$5,093
Out-of-state
$12,683
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 1,558 students received $6.6M in Pell grants.
Pell recipients
1,558
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$6.6M
$6,591,745 total
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
1k’20
1k’21
1k’22
1k’23
2k’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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 1 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 13.2% national rate.
Default rate
0.0%
-13.2pp vs 13.2% national
Borrowers in repayment
1
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard
Default rate vs national, by cohort
2009
0.0%-13.2
This institutionNational rate
Academic programs at South Suburban College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Distinct CIP programs54
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered
Top program families by completions
182 total completions
01Liberal Arts
10959.9%
01Liberal Arts
10959.9%
02Health Professions
4122.5%
02Health Professions
4122.5%
03Multi/Interdisciplinary
105.5%
03Multi/Interdisciplinary
105.5%
04Legal Professions
73.8%
04Legal Professions
73.8%
05Security/Protective
42.2%
05Security/Protective
42.2%
06Engineering Tech
42.2%
06Engineering Tech
42.2%
07Business
21.1%
07Business
21.1%
08Family/Consumer Sci
21.1%
08Family/Consumer Sci
21.1%
09Computer Sciences
21.1%
09Computer Sciences
21.1%
10Personal/Culinary
10.5%
10Personal/Culinary
10.5%
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Fall total
3,818
12-mo unduplicated
8,132
Undergraduate
8,132
Graduate
0
Gender split
Men
40%3,255
Women
60%4,877
Race / ethnicity composition
Black
58.5%
Hispanic
22.7%
White
11.4%
Two or more
3.6%
Unknown
1.9%
Asian
1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Athletes
126
71 M · 55 W
Women athletes
43.7%
Athletic aid
$429K
Total student aid
Budget
$908K
Total expenses
Men vs women · spending splits
Athletic student aid
$204K
$225K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$15K
$15K
Men Women
Sport-by-sport · 5
Sport
Men
Women
Expenses
Soccer
24
20
$242,701
Soccer
24 M · 20 W
Baseball
32
—
$182,632
Baseball
32 M · —
Basketball
15
10
$207,439
Basketball
15 M · 10 W
Softball
—
14
$115,573
Softball
— · 14 W
Volleyball
—
11
$97,068
Volleyball
— · 11 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 · 3,873 students
3-year trend
0.002 yrs ago0.261 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
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.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Student-to-faculty
17.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
60
South Suburban College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions South Suburban 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectSouth Suburban College | 28% | — | 3,818 | $3,242 | Community College |
| — | — | 5,092 | $9,905 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,278 | $9,096 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,203 | $4,641 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,723 | $5,756 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,625 | $32 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,580 | $8,662 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,481 | $6,928 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,549 | $18,306 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,545 | $7,855 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,141 | $8,496 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,004 | $13,898 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,855 | $12,013 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,158 | $7,577 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,804 | $11,636 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,471 | $5,137 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,371 | $5,964 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,225 | $8,330 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,979 | $6,481 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,384 | $6,810 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,563 | $12,186 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,533 | $7,690 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,263 | $5,963 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,962 | $4,343 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,490 | $8,947 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,477 | $8,585 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,917 | $3,249 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,013 | $6,675 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,306 | $5,338 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,720 | $7,373 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,464 | $2,823 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,958 | $12,723 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,091 | $5,035 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 28% | — | 4,464 | $7,373 |
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South Suburban College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Office
Office of Institutional Research
Phone
(708) 596-2000
Address
15800 South State Street, South Holland, Illinois 60473-1200
The mission of the Office of Institutional Research at South Suburban College supports administrative planning and decision-making by providing accurate and timely data in high-quality reports and administering institutional, local, and national surveys.
Visit IR office pageReports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic plan2025-2030 Strategic Plan2026South Suburban College's 2025-2030 Strategic Plan outlines a comprehensive framework to align the institution's goals with its mission and core values, focusing on mission integration, community engagement, and resource investment. The plan emphasizes measurable outcomes such as improving student success rates, strengthening community partnerships, and fostering innovation within the college's operations. By leveraging institutional research and data-informed decision-making, SSC aims to ensure educational program sustainability and enhance student and community engagement.ssc.edu
Notable alumni of South Suburban College (6)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Herb ColemanAthletics
- Robert P. Hanrahan
- Marcus LewisAthletics
- Larry TaylorAthletics
- R. Bruce Waddell
- Frank Zuccarelli
Frequently asked questions about South Suburban College
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about South Suburban College.
What is the graduation rate at South Suburban College?
South Suburban College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 28% per the latest IPEDS.
How many students attend South Suburban College?
South Suburban College reports a total enrollment of 3,818 students per the latest IPEDS.
What is the average net price at South Suburban College?
The average net price at South Suburban College is $3,242 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.
Where is South Suburban College located?
South Suburban College is located in South Holland, Illinois 60473-1200.
Who runs Institutional Research at South Suburban College?
South Suburban 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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