Capital Area Career Center
Springfield, Illinois · Also known as CACC · Website
$55,357
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$55,357
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Capital Area Career Center is a public under 2-year college in Springfield, Illinois with 161 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $16,797 a year (tuition and fees $12,075). It admits 94% of applicants and 100% of students finish within 150% of the normal time. Former students earn a median $55,357 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $9,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$16,797
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$12,075
US median $11,837
Admission rate
94%
US median 78%
Completion rate
100%
Within 150% of the normal time, US 58%
Median debt
$9,500
About $101 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$55,357
Rank 1,073 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $16,797
- Tuition and fees
- $12,075
- Cost of attendance
- $20,495
- Students with a need-based grant
- 61%
- Students with federal loans
- 61%
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $13,100
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $20,495
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $11,670 in 2023-24 to $12,075 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 94%
- Undergraduates
- 161
- Part-time students
- 9.9%
- Women
- 97%
- Students per teacher
- 18
- Completion rate
- 100%
- Retention rate
- 90%
- Highest degree
- Certificate
- Programs
- 2
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,073 of 5,094 US colleges and 45 of 189 in Illinois (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | IL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $16,797 | $15,156 | $13,490 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $12,075 | $13,291 | $9,344 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 94% | 77% | 77% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 100% | 59% | 79% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 90% | 72% | 82% | 75% |
| Median debt | $9,500 | $10,297 | $9,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $50,684 | $34,234 | $37,893 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $55,357 | $39,544 | $40,517 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public under 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 48% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 82% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
2 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 89 | $9,500 | $52,517 | $60,084 | $56,073 |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 15 | - | - | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Springfield and Illinois on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Illinois
- Homes: Homes for sale in Illinois
Questions and answers
How much does Capital Area Career Center cost?
$16,797 a year is the average net price at Capital Area Career Center after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $12,075, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $20,495.
What is the acceptance rate at Capital Area Career Center?
94% of applicants are admitted to Capital Area Career Center. The median admission rate of colleges in Illinois is 77%.
How much do Capital Area Career Center graduates earn?
$55,357 a year is the median pay of former Capital Area Career Center students who work, 10 years after they started ($50,684 after 6 years). That ranks 1,073 of 5,094 US colleges and 45 of 189 in Illinois. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate) at $52,517.
How much student debt do Capital Area Career Center graduates have?
$9,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Capital Area Career Center graduates, about $101 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 61% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Capital Area Career Center?
100% of first-time, full-time students at Capital Area Career Center finish within 150% of the normal time. 90% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public under 2-year colleges is 79%.
What are the most popular majors at Capital Area Career Center?
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (89 certificate graduates), Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services (15 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 2 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.