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Triton College

River Grove, Illinois Public 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Located in River Grove, Illinois, Triton College is a public two-year institution. Its campus is in a large suburban area. It enrolled 9,842 students in fall 2024. It is part of Illinois Community College System.

Triton College offers certificates and associate degrees across 69 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Automobile, and Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration. It awarded 2,215 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 68% 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
9,842
Students enrolled
68%
First-year retention
2,215
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
69
Programs and majors
21:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 69

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
Health Professions 11
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 3
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Engineering Technologies 11
Construction Trades 5
Business, Management and Marketing 10
Precision Production 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Computer and Information Sciences 7
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 5
Visual and Performing Arts 2
Science Technologies 1
Legal Professions and Studies 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
68%
First-year retention, part-time students
44%
Student-to-faculty ratio
21:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
942
Certificates under 1 year
926
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
347

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
9,842
Undergraduates, fall 2024
9,842
Full-time, fall 2024
27%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
17,167
Full-time, 2024-25
18%
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
50%
Men
50%
White
29%
Hispanic or Latino
48%
Black or African American
12%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
6%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
8
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
11%
Students taking some online courses
20%
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
Mary-Rita Moore
Services and opportunities
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

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