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Danville Area Community College

Danville, Illinois Public 2-year Town

Overview

Danville Area Community College is a public two-year institution based in Danville, Illinois. The campus sits in a town setting. It enrolled 2,297 students in fall 2024.

Danville Area Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 56 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, and Automobile. It awarded 702 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 65% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
2,297
Students enrolled
65%
First-year retention
702
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
56
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 56

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 5
Health Professions 12
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Business, Management and Marketing 8
Engineering Technologies 5
Computer and Information Sciences 4
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Precision Production 3
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 5
Engineering 1
Visual and Performing Arts 1
Education 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 4

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
65%
First-year retention, part-time students
49%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
250
Certificates under 1 year
182
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
270

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,297
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,297
Full-time, fall 2024
39%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,385
Full-time, 2024-25
31%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
55%
Men
45%
White
58%
Hispanic or Latino
9%
Black or African American
22%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
7%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
19%
Students taking some online courses
35%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Dr. Randy Fletcher
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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