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Illinois Media School

Chicago, Illinois Private for-profit Less than 2-year Large city

Overview

Illinois Media School is a private for-profit career and technical school in Chicago, Illinois. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 32 students in fall 2024. It is part of M & S Media Inc..

Illinois Media School offers certificates across 4 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Radio and Television, Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia, and Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, Other. It awarded 87 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 67% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 7 to 1.

Mission

The mission of the Illinois Media School is to provide hands-on broadcasting and online media training in fully-equipped radio and TV studios and web based computer labs. The instructional staff consists of broadcast media professionals with many years of broadcast and online media experience and includes local on-air radio and TV personalities. Upon graduation, students are well-prepared for entry-level positions in the broadcast media industry.

Mission statement as reported by Illinois Media School

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
32
Students enrolled
67%
First-year retention
87
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
4
Programs and majors
7:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 4

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

Communication and Journalism 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
67%
Student-to-faculty ratio
7:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year
32
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
55

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
32
Undergraduates, fall 2024
32
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
151
Full-time, 2024-25
100%
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
34%
Men
66%
White
29%
Hispanic or Latino
17%
Black or African American
43%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
9%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
100%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Continuous
Part of
M & S Media Inc.
Director of Operations
Imran Ali
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates

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