Parkland College in-state tuition and fees rank among lowest at Illinois public institutions in 2024

Pamela Lau President of Parkland College
Pamela Lau President of Parkland College
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For the year 2024, Parkland College in Champaign set tuition and fees for in-state students at $9,642, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.

This fee level positions the college as the 22nd least expensive public institution in Illinois for 2024.

Out-of-state students enrolled at Parkland College in 2024 paid $13,266, the same amount as the previous year.

Illinois State University charged the highest tuition and fees for in-state students across the state in 2024.

In the 2023-24 school year, graduate and undergraduate students received more than $256 billion in financial aid.

The average cost of college has more than doubled in the 21st century, growing by approximately 4% every year. In-state students can expect to spend nearly $10,000 on tuition alone per year at a public, 4-year post-secondary school. Meanwhile, out-of-state tuition averages $28,386.

Student loan debt has steadily increased over the last 30 years, reaching $1.75 trillion in 2024, averaging nearly $29,000 per borrower. Federal loans make up 92% of the debt, with over half of students at both public and private four-year colleges graduating with student loans.

Cost of Tuition for In-State Students in Illinoisat Public Institutions, 2024 (Top 25 Cheapest Institutions)
City Institution Name College costs
Harrisburg Southeastern Illinois College $6,540
Carterville John A Logan College $6,580
Springfield Lincoln Land Community College $7,104
Elgin Elgin Community College $7,140
Ullin Shawnee Community College $7,200
Freeport Highland Community College $7,216
Rockford Rock Valley College $7,379
Danville Danville Area Community College $7,440
Belleville Southwestern Illinois College $7,740
Centralia Kaskaskia College $7,770
Ina Rend Lake College $7,800
Godfrey Lewis and Clark Community College $7,840
Moline Black Hawk College $7,950
Galesburg Carl Sandburg College $8,000
Mattoon Lake Land College $8,342
Palos Hills Moraine Valley Community College $8,502
Cicero Morton College $8,980
Malta Kishwaukee College $9,120
Quincy John Wood Community College $9,300
Chicago Heights Prairie State College $9,342
Sugar Grove Waubonsee Community College $9,390
Champaign Parkland College $9,642
Palatine William Rainey Harper College $10,062
East Peoria Illinois Central College $10,230
Crystal Lake McHenry County College $10,392

Information in this article was obtained from the National Center for Education Statistics. The source data can be found here.



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