College of Lake County is a public community college located in Grayslake, IL. It offers 177 programs for degree/certificate.
It is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.
The 2025 tuition & fees of College of Lake County is $10,869 for Illinois residents and $14,400 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is more expensive than that of Illinois public community colleges' average ($11,927).
The school has 12,530 students, which is higher than Illinois community collleges' average (3,758). In addition, 2,542 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 16 to 1, which is lower than the average ratio (18 to 1) of Illinois community colleges.
2025 Tuition & Fees
The following table shows the 2024-2025 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at College of Lake County. Then, we compare its costs to Illinois community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.
In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.
Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study
College of Lake County offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.
Offered Programs and Online Availability
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
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| Online Programs | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
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| Total Programs | 107 | 70 | NOT OFFERED |
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The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program.
| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
25 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Social Work | 2 completers
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1 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Electrician | NOT OFFERED |
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NOT OFFERED |
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Student Population
There are 12,530 students at College of Lake County including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 5,405 male students and 6,885 female students are attending the school.
The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.
Student Population
| Total | Full-Time | Part-time |
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| Total | 12,290 | 4,040 | 8,250 |
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| Male Students | 5,405 | 2,024 | 3,381 |
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| Female Students | 6,885 | 2,016 | 4,869 |
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Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment
Of the 12,530 total students, 5,958 students enrolled through distance learning (2,542 students enrolled exclusively and 3,416 enrolled in some online courses).
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 12,530 | |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2,542 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 3,416 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 6,572 |
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School Profile and Academic Overview
The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for College of Lake County.