Elgin Community College is a public two-year institution in Elgin, Illinois. Its campus is in a midsize city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 10,251 students.
Elgin Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 61 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Biological and Physical Sciences, and Automobile. It awarded 3,049 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
The school has an open admission policy. 77% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 21 to 1.
Key figures
Open
Admission policy
10,251
Students enrolled
77%
First-year retention
3,049
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
61
Programs and majors
21:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociate
Programs and majors offered 61
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
77%
First-year retention, part-time students
57%
Student-to-faculty ratio
21:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Associate degrees
1,130
Certificates under 1 year
1,111
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
808
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
10,251
Undergraduates, fall 2024
10,251
Full-time, fall 2024
30%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
17,161
Full-time, 2024-25
22%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
53%
Men
47%
White
30%
Hispanic or Latino
52%
Black or African American
4%
Asian
6%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Students studying fully online
15%
Students taking some online courses
28%
Campus and services
Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Peggy Heinrich
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, 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