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Moraine Valley Community College

Palos Hills, Illinois Public 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Located in Palos Hills, Illinois, Moraine Valley Community College is a public two-year institution. The campus sits in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 11,296 students. It is part of Illinois Community College System.

Moraine Valley Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 78 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, and Biological and Physical Sciences. It awarded 3,559 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 75% 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
11,296
Students enrolled
75%
First-year retention
3,559
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
78
Programs and majors
21:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 78

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 4
Computer and Information Sciences 10
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Health Professions 18
Precision Production 1
Business, Management and Marketing 14
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Engineering Technologies 7
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 4
Engineering 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2
Visual and Performing Arts 3
Legal Professions and Studies 2
Communications Technologies 2
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 2
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Education 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
75%
First-year retention, part-time students
56%
Student-to-faculty ratio
21:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
1,589
Certificates under 1 year
1,730
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
240

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
11,296
Undergraduates, fall 2024
11,296
Full-time, fall 2024
36%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
19,013
Full-time, 2024-25
25%
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
52%
Men
48%
White
47%
Hispanic or Latino
29%
Black or African American
10%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
7%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
16%
Students taking some online courses
29%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Illinois Community College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Dr. Pamela J. Haney
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

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