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Elgin Community College is a public institution situated in Elgin, Illinois. The city atmosphere of Elgin makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

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

Can I Afford ECC?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time ECC students paid $297 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $396 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,128	$9,504
Fees	$12	$12
Books and Supplies	$1,500	$1,500

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. 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 #452 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.