Tuition Comparison
Coming to ECC for the first two years of your bachelor's degree is one of the smartest moves you can make!
Tuition Comparison Summary - 2009-10
| Local Associate Degree |
Annual Tuition/ Fees* |
2 Year Tuition/ Fees |
| Elgin Community College (transfer or AAS degree) |
$2,740 |
$5,480 |
|
| Public Illinois Universities |
Annual Tuition/ Fees* |
4 Year Tuition/ Fees |
2 ECC +2 Tuition/ Fees |
Savings by attending ECC |
| Chicago State University |
$9,712 |
$38,848 |
$24,904 |
$13,944 |
| Eastern Illinois University |
$9,429 |
$37,716 |
$24,338 |
$13,378 |
| Illinois State University |
$9,814 |
$39,256 |
$25,108 |
$14,148 |
| Northeastern Illinois University |
$8,590 |
$34,360 |
$22,660 |
$11,700 |
| Northern Illinois University** |
$8,524 |
$34,096 |
$22,528 |
$11,568 |
| Southern Illinois University Carbondale |
$10,411 |
$41,644 |
$26,302 |
$15,342 |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville |
$8,336 |
$33,344 |
$22,152 |
$11,192 |
| University of Illinois - Chicago |
$11,710 |
$46,840 |
$28,900 |
$17,940 |
| University of Illinois - Springfield |
$8,605 |
$34,420 |
$22,690 |
$11,730 |
| University of Illinois - Urbana |
$12,240 |
$48,960 |
$29,960 |
$19,000 |
| Western Illinois University |
$8,828 |
$35,312 |
$23,136 |
$12,176 |
|
| Selected Private Illinois Institutions |
Annual Tuition/ Fees* |
4 Year Tuition/ Fees |
2 ECC + 2 Tuition/ Fees |
Savings by attending ECC |
| Aurora University |
$18,100 |
$72,400 |
$41,680 |
$30,720 |
| Benedictine University |
$22,310 |
$89,240 |
$50,100 |
$39,140 |
| Columbia College of Chicago |
$18,970 |
$75,880 |
$43,420 |
$32,460 |
| DePaul University |
$27,342 |
$109,368 |
$60,164 |
$49,204 |
| DeVry University |
$13,220 |
$52,880 |
$31,920 |
$20,960 |
| Judson University |
$23,500 |
$94,000 |
$52,480 |
$41,520 |
| National Louis University |
$18,435 |
$73,740 |
$42,350 |
$31,390 |
| North Central College |
$26,916 |
$107,664 |
$59,312 |
$48,352 |
| Northwestern University |
$38,461 |
$153,844 |
$82,402 |
$71,442 |
| Roosevelt University |
$21,000 |
$84,000 |
$47,480 |
$36,520 |
| Columbia College of Missouri** |
$14,576 |
$58,304 |
$34,632 |
$23,672 |
(*) Tuition quoted as full-time; 15 hrs., fall and spring semesters
(**) ECC university partner. Learn more at www.elgin.edu/advancedstudies.
Tuitions based on 2012 graduation
Source: www.collegeboard.com and individual school websites
Prepared June 2009, ECC Office of Admissions
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