Triton College Overview
Located in River Grove, Illinois, Triton College is a public institution. The suburban atmosphere of River Grove makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.
What Is Triton College Known For?
- The highest award offered at Triton College is the associate's degree.
- For the 2017-2018 academic year, 28% of the faculty were full-time.
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Triton 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.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Triton College.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards Triton College has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#2 | Best Construction Schools | College Factual |
#2 | Best General Construction Trades Schools | College Factual |
#2 | Best Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Schools | College Factual |
#7 | Best Construction Trades Schools | College Factual |
#17 | Best Surgical Technology Schools | College Factual |
#59 | Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools | College Factual |
Where Is Triton College?

Contact details for Triton College are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 2000 5Th Ave, River Grove, IL 60171-1995 |
Phone: | 708-456-0300 |
How Do I Get Into Triton College?
You can apply to Triton College online at: www.triton.edu/application/
Can I Afford Triton College?
Student Loan Debt
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Triton College, approximately 5% of students took out student loans averaging $4,005 a year. That adds up to $16,020 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Triton College is 13.0%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
Triton College Undergraduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity
Of the 2,557 full-time undergraduates at Triton College, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Triton College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 65 |
Black or African American | 356 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1,256 |
White | 747 |
International Students | 31 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 102 |
Over 32 countries are represented at Triton College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Turkey, India, and China.
Online Learning at Triton College
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Triton College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 82nd 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 Triton College
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Triton College was 220.2%. This is the #265 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Triton College regardless of major.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Triton College 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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Business, Management & Marketing | 7% |
Human Resource Management | 17% |
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Triton College 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 Triton College.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Human Resource Management | #25 | |
Business, Management & Marketing | #172 |
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%.
Triton 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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