Description

In addition to having a substantial number of academic and certificate offerings, Prairie State College has a large number of full-time and highly qualified faculty members.

Serving Cook County and the Chicago Heights area in Illinois, Prairie State College offers degrees and career certificates in over 100 fields of study, which include associate’s degrees in everything from Business to Art History to Social Work.

There are also a number of pre-study options, whereby one takes all of the foundational courses in a particular discipline requiring graduate-level education. These include pre-physical therapy, pre-medicine and pre-occupational therapy.

A majority of Prairie State College faculty are full-time. This benefits students, since full-time faculty have regular office hours and are more accessible than part-time instructors.

The qualifications of the faculty are also impressive, with many having master’s or doctoral degrees.

Since Prairie State has transfer agreements with a number of public and private Illinois colleges and universities, students interested in transferring to a four-year school may do so without losing credits. Some of the schools with which Prairie State has transfer agreements are Chicago State University, University of Illinois, Governors State University and Columbia College.

Student services at Prairie State are all located in one facility for convenience and include free academic, career, personal and transfer counseling.

Financial aid options at Prairie State College include loans, grants, work-study and scholarships for eligible students.

Quick Facts

Location

Midwest

Setting

Large Town Setting

Type

Public

Size

Large (5,000 to 10,000 Undergrad)

On-Campus Housing Available

No

In-State Tuition

$5,996

Out-of-State Tuition

$8,108

Selectivity

Open Admissions

Enrollment

5,854

Students

Total Students
5,854

Full-Time vs. Part-time Students

Full-Time
38%
Part-Time
62%

Students Coming From In-State vs. Out-of-State

In-State
94%
Out-of-State
6%

Ethnic Diversity

African-American
55%
Asian
1%
Caucasian
30%
Latino
8%
Other
6%

Students State Origin

Illinois
94%
Indiana
5%
Other
1%

International Students

International
0%
Domestic
100%