Elgin Community College Overview

Elgin Community College is a public institution located in Elgin, Illinois. Elgin is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is Elgin Community College Known For?

• Students at ECC have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 3%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the associate's degree is the highest award a student can attain at ECC.
• In <nil>, 28% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from ECC with a bachelor's degree make about $42,783 a year. That's 5% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is Elgin Community College?

Contact details for ECC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin, IL 60123-7193
Phone:	847-697-1000
Website:	www.elgin.edu

How Do I Get Into ECC?

You can apply to ECC online at: https://www.elgin.edu/admissions/apply/

Elgin Community College has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Elgin Community College?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At ECC, approximately 4% of students took out student loans averaging $4,056 a year. That adds up to $16,224 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at ECC is 2.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Elgin Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 8,050 undergraduate students at ECC, with 2,618 being full-time and 5,432 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,618 full-time undergraduates at ECC, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Elgin Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	241
Black or African American	91
Hispanic or Latino	787
White	1,233
International Students	35
Other Races/Ethnicities	231

Over 27 countries are represented at ECC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Vietnam, and India.

Online Learning at Elgin Community College

In 2020-2021, 6,441 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at ECC has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of ECC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Elgin Community College was 67.3%. This is the #547 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at ECC regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.