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Illinois Valley Community College

Oglesby, Illinois Public 2-year Town

Overview

Illinois Valley Community College is a public two-year institution in Oglesby, Illinois. Its campus is in a town setting. Fall 2024 enrollment was 2,720 students.

Illinois Valley Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 43 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Biological and Physical Sciences, and Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor. It awarded 1,261 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 3 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 71% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
2,720
Students enrolled
71%
First-year retention
1,261
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
43
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 43

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
Health Professions 8
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 3
Precision Production 4
Business, Management and Marketing 8
Construction Trades 1
Engineering Technologies 5
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 3
Engineering 1

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
71%
First-year retention, part-time students
62%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
439
Certificates under 1 year
550
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
272

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,720
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,720
Full-time, fall 2024
39%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,199
Full-time, 2024-25
28%
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
56%
Men
44%
White
66%
Hispanic or Latino
20%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
8%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
12%
Students taking some online courses
32%

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Dr. Tracy Morris
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, 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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