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Frontier Community College was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
Frontier Community College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At Frontier Community College, this rate is 23 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Frontier Community College is 19%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Frontier Community College is 67%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,262 undergraduates at Frontier Community College with 266 being full-time and 996 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3,626 | $5,103 | $6,394 | $8,152 | $6,726 |
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 Frontier Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Frontier Community College, approximately 8% of students took out student loans averaging $5,436 a year. That adds up to $21,744 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Frontier Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2 Frontier Drive, Fairfield, IL 62837 |
| Phone: | 618-393-2982 |
| Website: | https://www.iecc.edu/fcc |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 110 | NA |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 31 | NA |
| Electrical & Power Transmission Installers | 14 | NA |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 13 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 8 | NA |
| Ground Transportation | 8 | NA |
| Mining & Petroleum Technology | 6 | NA |
| Biological & Physical Science | 6 | NA |
| Computer Software & Applications | 4 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 4 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 266 students took at least one online class at Frontier Community College. This is an increase from the 159 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 266 | 169 |
| 2021-2022 | 159 | 84 |
| 2020-2021 | 249 | 95 |
| 2018-2019 | 162 | 68 |
Learn more about online learning at Frontier Community 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.
References
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