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Waubonsee Community College

Sugar Grove, Illinois Public 2-year Rural area

Overview

Waubonsee Community College is a public two-year institution based in Sugar Grove, Illinois. The campus sits in a rural area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 8,305 students.

Waubonsee Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 46 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Biological and Physical Sciences, and Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide. It awarded 1,758 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 21 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
8,305
Students enrolled
70%
First-year retention
1,758
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
46
Programs and majors
21:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 46

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 9
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 3
Computer and Information Sciences 5
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 4
Precision Production 1
Business, Management and Marketing 6
Family and Consumer Sciences 2
Engineering Technologies 4
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Visual and Performing Arts 2
Engineering 1
Communications Technologies 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 2
Construction Trades 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
70%
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
1,004
Certificates under 1 year
670
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
84

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
8,305
Undergraduates, fall 2024
8,305
Full-time, fall 2024
29%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
16,686
Full-time, 2024-25
22%
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
55%
Men
45%
White
39%
Hispanic or Latino
43%
Black or African American
8%
Asian
6%
Two or more races
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
19%
Students taking some online courses
26%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Brian Knetl
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, 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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