Waubonsee — At A Glance | Waubonsee Community College

Our Students

11,795

credit students

2,299

noncredit enrollments

22

average age of a credit student

FY2021 Fast Facts - 37% Full-Time vs 63% Part-Time Enrollment

FY2021 Fast Facts - student-faculty ratio is 18:1

FY2021 Fast Facts - 58% Female vs 42% Male students

80% of completers

of longterm certificate programs or Associate in Applied Science (AAS) programs at Waubonsee are employed in career jobs within one year of graduation.

40,939 people have graduated

from Waubonsee since the college was established, earning 23,431 certificates and 28,248 degrees.

1,601 degrees and certificates

were awarded in the 2020-2021 academic year.

Student Ethnicity

56.3% Caucasian
30.3% Hispanic or Latino
8.0% Black or African American
4.9% Asian
0.3% American Indian/Alaskan Native
0.2% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

Student Enrollment

76.1% Transfer Programs
19.4% Career Programs
4.5% Developmental Programs

Tuition and Financial Support

Tuition for in-district residents for the 2021-22 academic year is $140 per semester hour. A typical credit course is three semester hours.

Four basic types of financial aid are available to our students: grants, loans, scholarships and on-campus employment. In fact, for the 2021-22 academic year, the Waubonsee Community College Foundation provided 328 scholarship awards totaling over $313,900 to 277 recipients.

Our Staff

Waubonsee is one of the area's largest employers. The college's staff includes:

102
full-time faculty

375
adjunct faculty

38
administrators

472
support staff

Our Accreditation

Waubonsee Community College is recognized by the Illinois Community College Board, the Illinois Board of Higher Education and the U.S. Department of Education. See how the college compares to similar institutions in our college scorecard, or learn more about each topic below.

Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

Programmatic Accreditation

Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI)