CCS
Public
Career Center of Southern Illinois
Red Bud, IL
- Students
- 36
- Retention
- 100%
- Programs
- 2
- Awards 2024-25
- 42
Campus
CAC
Capital Area Career Center
Springfield, Illinois Public Less than 2-year Rural area
Overview
Capital Area Career Center is a public career and technical school based in Springfield, Illinois. Its campus is in a rural area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 353 students.
Capital Area Career Center offers certificates across 5 programs, the largest being Cosmetology. It awarded 160 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
90% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.
Key figures
353
Students enrolled
90%
First-year retention
160
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
5
Programs and majors
18:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
Campus
Program levels
Certificate
Programs and majors offered 5
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 3
- Cosmetology Certificate 26 graduates
- Barbering Certificate
- Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor Certificate
Health Professions 2
- Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training Certificate
- Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide Certificate
Outcomes
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
- First-year retention, full-time students
- 90%
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 18:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
- Certificates under 1 year
- 23
- Certificates of 1 to 2 years
- 137
Enrollment
- Students, fall 2024
- 353
- Undergraduates, fall 2024
- 353
- Full-time, fall 2024
- 41%
- Students over the full 2024-25 year
- 465
- Full-time, 2024-25
- 54%
- Size category
- Under 1,000 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
- Women
- 88%
- Men
- 12%
- White
- 48%
- Hispanic or Latino
- 2%
- Black or African American
- 42%
- Two or more races
- 4%
- Race or ethnicity unknown
- 3%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
- Students studying fully online
- 0%
- Students taking some online courses
- 0%
Campus and services
- Setting
- Rural area
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Director
- Wes Aymer
- Services and opportunities
- Academic and career counseling
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