Generations College
Chicago, Illinois · Also known as Generations College · Website
$34,706
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$34,706
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Generations College is a private nonprofit 2-year college in Chicago, Illinois with 310 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $18,894 a year (tuition and fees $12,700). 11% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $34,706 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,250 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$18,894
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$12,700
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
11%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,250
About $268 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$34,706
Rank 3,490 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
- $18,894
- Tuition and fees
- $12,700
- Cost of attendance
- $25,660
- Students with a need-based grant
- 70%
- Students with federal loans
- 23%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $18,723
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $19,710
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 $12,660 in 2015-16 to $12,700 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
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 310
- Part-time students
- 9.7%
- Women
- 94%
- Students per teacher
- 26
- Completion rate
- 11%
- Retention rate
- 26%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 5
- Other
- Online only, Open admission
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 3,490 of 5,094 US colleges and 133 of 189 in Illinois (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | IL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $18,894 | $15,156 | $22,872 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $12,700 | $13,291 | $16,190 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 77% | 80% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 11% | 59% | 67% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 26% | 72% | 72% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,250 | $10,297 | $13,798 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $31,406 | $34,234 | $39,987 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $34,706 | $39,544 | $46,573 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 24% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 52% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
5 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 18 | $30,000 | $17,776 | Withheld | $48,733 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 9 | $20,000 | $28,031 | $40,226 | $46,706 |
| Legal Support ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 8 | $23,730 | $43,061 | $48,423 | $44,669 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,073 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $40,095 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Chicago and Illinois on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Illinois
- Homes: Homes for sale in Illinois
Questions and answers
How much does Generations College cost?
$18,894 a year is the average net price at Generations College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $12,700, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $25,660. Families earning under $30,000 pay $18,723 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Generations College?
Generations College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Generations College graduates earn?
$34,706 a year is the median pay of former Generations College students who work, 10 years after they started ($31,406 after 6 years). That ranks 3,490 of 5,094 US colleges and 133 of 189 in Illinois. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Legal Support Services (Associate's) at $43,061.
How much student debt do Generations College graduates have?
$25,250 is the median federal student loan debt of Generations College graduates, about $268 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 23% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Generations College?
11% of first-time, full-time students at Generations College finish within 3 years. 26% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 2-year colleges is 67%.
What are the most popular majors at Generations College?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (18 associate's graduates), Criminal Justice and Corrections (9 associate's graduates), Legal Support Services (8 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 5 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.