$38,320
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Parkland College is a public 2-year college in Champaign, Illinois with 3,348 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $8,048 a year (tuition and fees $4,284 in-state, $13,266 out-of-state). 32% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $38,320 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $8,548 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$8,048
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$4,284
Out-of-state $13,266
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
32%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$8,548
About $91 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$38,320
Rank 2,988 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
- $8,048
- Tuition in-state
- $4,284
- Tuition out-of-state
- $13,266
- Cost of attendance
- $14,995
- Students with a need-based grant
- 25%
- Students with federal loans
- 13%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $7,659
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $6,888
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $10,408
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $14,299
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $14,995
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 $3,945 in 2015-16 to $4,284 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
- 3,348
- Part-time students
- 48%
- Women
- 50%
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Completion rate
- 32%
- Retention rate
- 70%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 91
- Endowment
- $17.1M
- Other
- 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 2,988 of 5,094 US colleges and 109 of 189 in Illinois (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | IL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $8,048 | $15,156 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $4,284 | $13,291 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 77% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 32% | 59% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 70% | 72% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $8,548 | $10,297 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $34,215 | $34,234 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $38,320 | $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. 33% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 58% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
91 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 253 | $8,250 | $26,912 | $40,885 | $44,125 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate | Certificate | 160 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 124 | $4,370 | Withheld | Withheld | $56,073 |
| Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate's | Associate's | 116 | $7,000 | $26,547 | $49,181 | $50,181 |
| Air TransportationCertificate | Certificate | 81 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 77 | Withheld | Withheld | $40,961 | $34,272 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 70 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $80,813 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate | Certificate | 47 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Agricultural MechanizationCertificate | Certificate | 38 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $60,506 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 38 | $7,000 | $51,093 | $70,208 | $58,424 |
| Computer ProgrammingCertificate | Certificate | 32 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,556 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 32 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,586 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 31 | $9,407 | $55,060 | $58,878 | $65,389 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 30 | $12,600 | $47,133 | $58,824 | $61,982 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 28 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,211 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | $56,391 | $57,584 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 22 | Withheld | $39,246 | $38,567 | $41,460 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $32,681 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,702 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 16 | Withheld | $36,872 | $42,261 | $42,269 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationAssociate's | Associate's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | $36,353 | $36,074 |
| Engineering-Related Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | $55,314 | $48,733 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessCertificate | Certificate | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,647 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Parkland College cost?
$8,048 a year is the average net price at Parkland College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $4,284 for in-state students and $13,266 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $14,995. Families earning under $30,000 pay $7,659 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Parkland College?
Parkland College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Parkland College graduates earn?
$38,320 a year is the median pay of former Parkland College students who work, 10 years after they started ($34,215 after 6 years). That ranks 2,988 of 5,094 US colleges and 109 of 189 in Illinois. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate's) at $55,060.
How much student debt do Parkland College graduates have?
$8,548 is the median federal student loan debt of Parkland College graduates, about $91 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 13% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Parkland College?
32% of first-time, full-time students at Parkland College finish within 3 years. 70% 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 Parkland College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (253 associate's graduates), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (160 certificate graduates), Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (124 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 91 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.