Kishwaukee College
Malta, Illinois · Website
$39,657
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$39,657
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Kishwaukee College is a public 2-year college in Malta, Illinois with 1,936 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $4,574 a year (tuition and fees $4,560 in-state, $13,680 out-of-state). 45% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $39,657 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $9,395 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$4,574
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$4,560
Out-of-state $13,680
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
45%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$9,395
About $100 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$39,657
Rank 2,740 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
- $4,574
- Tuition in-state
- $4,560
- Tuition out-of-state
- $13,680
- Cost of attendance
- $13,901
- Students with a need-based grant
- 26%
- Students with federal loans
- 7.0%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $2,477
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $2,548
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $5,979
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $9,324
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $13,337
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 $3,990 in 2015-16 to $4,560 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
- 1,936
- Part-time students
- 48%
- Women
- 61%
- Students per teacher
- 18
- Completion rate
- 45%
- Retention rate
- 74%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 52
- Endowment
- $3.62M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, 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 2,740 of 5,094 US colleges and 94 of 189 in Illinois (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | IL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $4,574 | $15,156 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $4,560 | $13,291 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 77% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 45% | 59% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 74% | 72% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $9,395 | $10,297 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $32,532 | $34,234 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $39,657 | $39,544 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 32% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 54% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
52 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate's | Associate's | 129 | $7,992 | $24,070 | $46,128 | $50,181 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate | Certificate | 123 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 106 | $8,150 | $21,090 | $47,090 | $44,125 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 84 | Withheld | $26,141 | $34,755 | $56,073 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 45 | Withheld | Withheld | $85,632 | $80,813 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 31 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $34,272 |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,705 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate | Certificate | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,615 |
| Agricultural MechanizationCertificate | Certificate | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $60,506 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate | Certificate | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,702 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,586 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 13 | Withheld | $50,290 | $68,594 | $65,389 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | $67,540 | $58,424 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 8 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,702 |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $45,283 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,706 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $35,447 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Plant SciencesCertificate | Certificate | 5 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate's | Associate's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Engineering, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $72,916 |
| Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate | Certificate | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Malta and Illinois on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Illinois
- Homes: Homes for sale in Illinois
Questions and answers
How much does Kishwaukee College cost?
$4,574 a year is the average net price at Kishwaukee College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $4,560 for in-state students and $13,680 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $13,901. Families earning under $30,000 pay $2,477 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Kishwaukee College?
Kishwaukee College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Kishwaukee College graduates earn?
$39,657 a year is the median pay of former Kishwaukee College students who work, 10 years after they started ($32,532 after 6 years). That ranks 2,740 of 5,094 US colleges and 94 of 189 in Illinois. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate's) at $50,290.
How much student debt do Kishwaukee College graduates have?
$9,395 is the median federal student loan debt of Kishwaukee College graduates, about $100 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 7.0% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Kishwaukee College?
45% of first-time, full-time students at Kishwaukee College finish within 3 years. 74% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at Kishwaukee College?
Biological and Physical Sciences (129 associate's graduates), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (123 certificate graduates), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (106 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 52 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.