Southern Illinois University Carbondale Trade Programs

Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a public institution located in Carbondale, Illinois. Carbondale is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

Where Is Southern Illinois University Carbondale?

Contact details for SIUC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Lincoln Drive, Carbondale, IL 62901-4512
Phone:	618-453-2121
Website:	siu.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/SouthernIllinoisUniversityCarbondale
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/siuc

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Can I Afford SIUC?

During a recent academic cycle, part-time students at SIUC paid $321 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$9,638	$9,638
Fees	$3,606	$3,606
Books and Supplies	$1,100	$1,100
On Campus Room and Board	$12,114	$12,114
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,951	$2,951

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 SIUC, approximately 59% of students took out student loans averaging $7,186 a year. That adds up to $28,744 over four years for those students.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 8,299 undergraduate students at SIUC, with 6,796 being full-time and 1,503 being part-time.

There are also 3,067 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,796 full-time undergraduates at SIUC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Southern Illinois University Carbondale students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	126
Black or African American	1,002
Hispanic or Latino	668
White	4,570
International Students	199
Other Races/Ethnicities	231

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. At this time, 32 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 94 countries are represented at SIUC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Saudi Arabia, and China.

Online Learning at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

There are 60 bachelor’s degree and 36 master’s degree programs available online at SIUC. In 2022-2023, 4,692 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 3rd most popular in Illinois for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of SIUC majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Aviation/Airway Management & Operations	3%
Physician Assistant	53%
Transportation & Materials Moving	7%

Southern Illinois University Carbondale Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Aviation/Airway Management & Operations	0	0	121	121
Automotive Engineering Technology	0	0	89	89
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	25	0	52	77
Industrial Technology	0	0	64	64
Health Care Management	0	0	59	59
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew	33	0	0	33
General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology	0	1	29	30
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	0	0	26	26
General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science	0	0	19	19
Physical Therapy Assistant	15	0	0	15
Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology	0	0	9	9
Other Electrical & Electronic Engineering Technologies	0	0	5	5
Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0
Athletic Training	0	0	0	0
Physician Assistant	0	0	0	0
Respiratory Care Therapy	0	0	0	0
Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician	0	0	0	0
Avionics Maintenance Technology/Technician	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	73	1	473	547

Southern Illinois University Carbondale Trades

In a recent academic period, Southern Illinois University Carbondale awarded 1,464 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Air Transportation	0	1	33	150
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	0	0	15	0
Allied Health Professions	0	0	25	52
Dental Support Services	0	0	0	26
Electronics Engineering Technology	0	0	0	14
Funeral & Mortuary Science	0	0	0	19
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	59
Industrial Production Technology	0	0	0	64
Mechanical Engineering Technology	0	0	0	89
Total	0	3	179	1,282

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
• Image Credit: By Mark Jaroski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.