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Liberal Arts & Humanities community-college programs in Illinois

12 community colleges in Illinois report awarding credentials in Liberal Arts & Humanities. Broad transfer-oriented general education preparing students for a four-year degree. The list below ranks them by share of total credentials awarded in this field — a directional measure of program scale and focus.

If you are choosing a Liberal Arts & Humanities program in Illinois, weigh program-specific accreditation, clinical or apprenticeship placement, and the institution's articulation agreements with Illinois public universities (for transfer-bound students) or its local employer relationships (for occupational tracks). Within Illinois published tuition tends to fall in a tight range, so the program-quality questions usually matter more than cost. The ranked list below is a useful starting point but should not substitute for a campus visit and a conversation with the program advisor.

Each college below links to a full profile with cost, enrollment, completion, and transfer numbers from the College Scorecard. Use the cost-and-aid guide for Illinois and the state's transfer-outcomes guide for additional context.

  1. City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington CollegeChicago68%
  2. Carl Sandburg CollegeGalesburg66%
  3. City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright CollegeChicago62%
  4. South Suburban CollegeSouth Holland41%
  5. John Wood Community CollegeQuincy37%
  6. Danville Area Community CollegeDanville34%
  7. Rock Valley CollegeRockford32%
  8. Morton CollegeCicero31%
  9. Waubonsee Community CollegeSugar Grove29%
  10. John A Logan CollegeCarterville26%
  11. College of DuPageGlen Ellyn21%
  12. St. Augustine CollegeChicago16%

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