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Parkland College

Champaign, Illinois Public 2-year Small city

Overview

Located in Champaign, Illinois, Parkland College is a public two-year institution. The campus sits in a small city. It enrolled 6,014 students in fall 2024.

Parkland College offers certificates and associate degrees across 84 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, and Biological and Physical Sciences. It awarded 1,403 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 70% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
6,014
Students enrolled
70%
First-year retention
1,403
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
84
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 84

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 16
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Transportation and Materials Moving 2
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 6
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 8
Computer and Information Sciences 8
Business, Management and Marketing 10
Engineering Technologies 6
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Precision Production 2
Engineering 1
Visual and Performing Arts 4
Communication and Journalism 2
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Construction Trades 6
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Education 2
Communications Technologies 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
70%
First-year retention, part-time students
55%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
706
Certificates under 1 year
539
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
158

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
6,014
Undergraduates, fall 2024
6,014
Full-time, fall 2024
35%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
10,065
Full-time, 2024-25
24%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 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
52%
Hispanic or Latino
12%
Black or African American
14%
Asian
11%
Two or more races
6%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
32%
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
Pam Lau
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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