Prairie State College

Chicago Heights, IL · Public · prairiestate.edu/ ↗

Prairie State College is a public college in Chicago Heights, Illinois, located in a large suburb. It enrolls 2,443 undergraduate degree-seeking students and mostly awards certificates. By number of certificate degrees awarded, its largest programs are Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities; Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants; and Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Prairie State College at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
2,443
Similar schools: 878
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$4,220
Similar schools: $8,761
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$41,542
Similar schools: $42,807
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$10,500
Similar schools: $9,750

What the data shows about Prairie State College

Comparisons below use the medians for the 662 public schools that mostly award certificates in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $4,220 a year, lower than the $8,761 median for similar schools. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $41,542, about the same as the $42,807 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $10,500 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $9,750).