Career Center of Southern Illinois
Red Bud, Illinois · Also known as Beck School of Practical Nursing Beck Area Career Center · Website
$48,452
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$48,452
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Career Center of Southern Illinois is a public under 2-year college in Red Bud, Illinois with 36 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $25,204 a year. It admits 57% of applicants and 57% of students finish within 150% of the normal time. Former students earn a median $48,452 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $15,170 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$25,204
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
57%
US median 78%
Completion rate
57%
Within 150% of the normal time, US 58%
Median debt
$15,170
About $161 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$48,452
Rank 1,605 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
- $25,204
- Cost of attendance
- $33,855
- Students with a need-based grant
- 74%
- Students with federal loans
- 82%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $25,157
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $21,424
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $30,157
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $28,452
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
Dollars a year
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
- 57%
- Undergraduates
- 36
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 94%
- Students per teacher
- 6
- Completion rate
- 57%
- Retention rate
- 100%
- Highest degree
- Certificate
- Programs
- 1
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 1,605 of 5,094 US colleges and 63 of 189 in Illinois (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | IL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $25,204 | $15,156 | $13,490 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $13,291 | $9,344 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 57% | 77% | 77% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 57% | 59% | 79% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 100% | 72% | 82% | 75% |
| Median debt | $15,170 | $10,297 | $9,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $49,095 | $34,234 | $37,893 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $48,452 | $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. 41% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 77% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
1 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 | 55 | $15,170 | $45,941 | $59,405 | $56,073 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Red Bud and Illinois on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Illinois
- Homes: Homes for sale in Illinois
Questions and answers
How much does Career Center of Southern Illinois cost?
$25,204 a year is the average net price at Career Center of Southern Illinois after grants and scholarships., and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $33,855. Families earning under $30,000 pay $25,157 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Career Center of Southern Illinois?
57% of applicants are admitted to Career Center of Southern Illinois. The median admission rate of colleges in Illinois is 77%.
How much do Career Center of Southern Illinois graduates earn?
$48,452 a year is the median pay of former Career Center of Southern Illinois students who work, 10 years after they started ($49,095 after 6 years). That ranks 1,605 of 5,094 US colleges and 63 of 189 in Illinois. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate) at $45,941.
How much student debt do Career Center of Southern Illinois graduates have?
$15,170 is the median federal student loan debt of Career Center of Southern Illinois graduates, about $161 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 82% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Career Center of Southern Illinois?
57% of first-time, full-time students at Career Center of Southern Illinois finish within 150% of the normal time. 100% 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 Career Center of Southern Illinois?
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (55 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 1 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.