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Sauk Valley Community College

Dixon, Illinois Public 2-year Rural area

Overview

Located in Dixon, Illinois, Sauk Valley Community College is a public two-year institution. Its campus is in a rural area. It enrolled 1,467 students in fall 2024.

Sauk Valley Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 34 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Welding Technology, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 841 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 3 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 74% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Mission

Sauk Valley Community College is dedicated to teaching and scholarship while engaging the community in lifelong learning, public service, and economic development.

Mission statement as reported by Sauk Valley Community College

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
1,467
Students enrolled
74%
First-year retention
841
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
34
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 34

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 1
Precision Production 2
Health Professions 4
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 3
Business, Management and Marketing 7
Transportation and Materials Moving 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Engineering Technologies 1
Visual and Performing Arts 3
Computer and Information Sciences 4
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Engineering 1
Education 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
74%
First-year retention, part-time students
56%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
248
Certificates under 1 year
438
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
155

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,467
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,467
Full-time, fall 2024
44%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,549
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
58%
Men
42%
White
65%
Hispanic or Latino
17%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
11%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
3
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
13%
Students taking some online courses
35%

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Dr. David M. Hellmich
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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