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IVCC landed the #1,687 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when IVCC held the #1,802 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 85 colleges in Illinois, IVCC is ranked at #71.
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Illinois Valley 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.
With a student to faculty ratio of 14 to 1, Illinois Valley Community College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
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 Illinois Valley Community College is 51%. This is comparable to 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 Illinois Valley Community College is 66%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,413 undergraduates at IVCC with 981 being full-time and 1,432 being part-time.
$0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
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$4,158 | $4,880 | $8,048 | $10,304 | $11,225 |
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 IVCC, 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 IVCC, approximately 3% of students took out student loans averaging $3,756 a year. That adds up to $15,024 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for IVCC are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 815 N Orlando Smith Road, Oglesby, IL 61348-9692 |
Phone: | 815-224-2720 |
Website: | https://www.ivcc.edu/ |
Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
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Liberal Arts General Studies | 368 | NA |
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 143 | NA |
Biological & Physical Science | 136 | NA |
Ground Transportation | 59 | NA |
Precision Metal Working | 49 | NA |
Nursing | 44 | NA |
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers | 36 | NA |
Information Technology | 27 | NA |
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 23 | NA |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 17 | 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, 1,043 students took at least one online class at Illinois Valley Community College. This is an increase from the 995 students who took online classes the previous year.
Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
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2022-2023 | 1,043 | 285 |
2021-2022 | 995 | 327 |
2020-2021 | 1,770 | 1,239 |
2018-2019 | 555 | 151 |
Learn more about online learning at Illinois Valley 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.
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