McHenry County College offers 100 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 32 major programs - 21 Certificate and 11 Associate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $10,392 for Illinois residents and $14,399 for out-of-state students.

Total 1,117 students out of total 9,399 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 1,257 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

McHenry County College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameMcHenry County College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address8900 US Hwy 14, Crystal Lake, IL
Online Students1,117 Enrolled Online Exclusively
2,086 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$10,392
Out-of-State$14,399
Student to Faculty25:1 (4.00%)
Online Degree Programs
Total32 Programs
Certificate21 Programs
Associates11 Programs

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at McHenry County College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Illinois residents, the tuition & fees are $10,392 and $14,399 for non-Illinois residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $329 for Illinois residents and $463 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate (In-State)$11,862$11,608$11,341$10,529$10,392
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$14,621$14,449$14,692$14,885$14,399
Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate (In-State)$378$370$361$334$329
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$470$465$473$479$463

Online Programs By Area of Study

McHenry County College offers 100 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 32 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 21 Certificates, 11 Associates.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs2111NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs6535NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects3 1 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Information TechnologyNOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming, Specific Applications4 4 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Legal Assistant/Paralegal18 10 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies482 471 NOT OFFERED
General StudiesNOT OFFERED 21 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Design and Visual Communications2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Graphic Design14 11 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder20 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Business Administration and Management49 24 NOT OFFERED
Operations Management and Supervision1 1 NOT OFFERED
Accounting5 9 NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping41 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science2 5 NOT OFFERED
Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management21 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At McHenry County College, there are 9,399 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 3,203 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,117 students are enrolled exclusively and 2,086 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment9,399
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,117
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses2,086
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses6,196

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 1,117 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,093 Illinois Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 23 students living in the U.S. States other than Illinois, and 1 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,117
Illinois Resident1,093
Other State In U.S.23
Outside of U.S.1
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses1,117
Degree/Certificate Seeking995
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking122

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