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City Colleges of Chicago - Olive-Harvey College was awarded 8 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is biological & physical sciences.
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College Factual ranked Olive-Harvey College as #1,384 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.
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Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that City Colleges of Chicago - Olive-Harvey College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
The student to faculty ratio at City Colleges of Chicago - Olive-Harvey College is 19 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at City Colleges of Chicago - Olive-Harvey College is 36%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 49% tells us that most first-year, full-time students don't stick around for a second year at City Colleges of Chicago - Olive-Harvey College. Students may have a variety of reasons for this, such as only intending to attend a school for one year while they brush up on certain subjects.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,955 undergraduates at Olive-Harvey College with 749 being full-time and 1,206 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6,125 | $7,373 | $5,965 | $12,355 | $12,355 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Olive-Harvey College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Olive-Harvey College, approximately 3% of students took out student loans averaging $4,289 a year. That adds up to $17,156 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Olive-Harvey College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 10001 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL 60628-1696 |
| Phone: | 773-291-6100 |
| Website: | www.ccc.edu/colleges/olive-harvey/Pages/default.aspx |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Ground Transportation | 151 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 144 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 85 | NA |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 23 | NA |
| Biological & Physical Science | 21 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 8 | NA |
| Information Science | 7 | NA |
| Information Technology | 7 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 7 | NA |
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 0 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 942 students took at least one online class at City Colleges of Chicago - Olive-Harvey College. This is a decrease from the 1,042 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 942 | 581 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,042 | 760 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,921 | 1,882 |
| 2018-2019 | 266 | 75 |
Learn more about online learning at City Colleges of Chicago - Olive-Harvey College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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