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Kankakee Community College

Kankakee, Illinois Public 2-year Small city

Overview

Kankakee Community College is a public two-year institution based in Kankakee, Illinois. The campus sits in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 2,564 students.

Kankakee Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 54 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician, and Child Care Provider/Assistant. It awarded 1,005 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 57% 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
2,564
Students enrolled
57%
First-year retention
1,005
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
54
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 54

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
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Health Professions 13
Precision Production 2
Engineering Technologies 5
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Business, Management and Marketing 6
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 7
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Engineering 1
Communications Technologies 1
Education 3
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Science Technologies 1
Visual and Performing Arts 2

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
57%
First-year retention, part-time students
50%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
309
Certificates under 1 year
479
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
217

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,564
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,564
Full-time, fall 2024
38%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,205
Full-time, 2024-25
25%
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
59%
Men
41%
White
50%
Hispanic or Latino
28%
Black or African American
14%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
7%
Students taking some online courses
30%

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Michael Boyd
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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