Lincoln Land Community College Overview
Lincoln Land Community College is a public institution located in Springfield, Illinois. Springfield is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.
What Is Lincoln Land Community College Known For?
- Although it may not be available for every major, the associate's degree is the highest award a student can attain at LLCC.
- In 2019-2020, 47% of the faculty were full-time.
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Lincoln Land Community College Rankings
These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.
LLCC has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.
Rank | Ranking Name | Share |
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#115 | Best Associate Degree Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at LLCC.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards LLCC has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#43 | Best General Studies Associate Degree Schools | College Factual |
#61 | Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities | College Factual |
#61 | Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies | College Factual |
#73 | Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools | College Factual |
#94 | Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools | College Factual |
#96 | Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools | College Factual |
Where Is Lincoln Land Community College?

Contact details for LLCC are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 5250 Shepherd Rd, Springfield, IL 62794-9256 |
Phone: | 217-786-2200 |
Website: | www.llcc.edu |
How Do I Get Into LLCC?
You can apply to LLCC online at: https://forms.llcc.edu/ApplyOnline/
Can I Afford Lincoln Land 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 LLCC, approximately 22% of students took out student loans averaging $4,496 a year. That adds up to $17,984 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at LLCC is 11.7%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
Lincoln Land Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity
Of the 1,835 full-time undergraduates at LLCC, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Lincoln Land Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 21 |
Black or African American | 141 |
Hispanic or Latino | 60 |
White | 1,376 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 237 |
Over 12 countries are represented at LLCC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, China, and Serbia.
Online Learning at Lincoln Land Community College
The following chart shows how the online learning population at LLCC has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 50th most popular in Illinois for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.
Online Growth Rankings of LLCC
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Lincoln Land Community College was 81.3%. This is the #481 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at LLCC regardless of major.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of LLCC majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
Major | 1-Year Growth Rate |
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Criminal Justice & Corrections | 82% |
Fire Protection | 34% |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting | 48% |
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at LLCC ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at LLCC.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Fire Protection | #37 | |
Computer Programming | #39 | |
Information Technology | #80 | |
Criminal Justice & Corrections | #139 | |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting | #182 | |
Computer & Information Sciences | #207 |
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%.
Lincoln Land Community College Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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