Tuition Comparison
Coming to ECC for the first two years of your bachelor's degree is one of the smartest moves you can make! These are some of the most popular schools ECC students transfer to after receiving their associate's degree. Here is what you can save -- on tuition and fees alone -- if you attend ECC your first two years. And that doesn't even include the potential savings in room, board, and transportation you may enjoy by attending ECC.
Tuition Comparison Summary - 2012-13
| Local Associate Degree |
Annual Tuition/ Fees* |
2 Year Tuition/ Fees |
| Elgin Community College (transfer or AAS degree) |
$3,150 |
$6,300 |
| |
| Public Illinois Universities |
Annual Tuition/ Fees* |
4 Year Tuition/ Fees |
2 ECC +2 Tuition/ Fees |
Savings by attending ECC |
| Eastern Illinois University |
$10,930 |
$43,720 |
$28,160 |
$15,560 |
| Illinois State University |
$13,080 |
$52,320 |
$32,460 |
$19,860 |
| Northern Illinois University** |
$12,068 |
$48,272 |
$30,436 |
$17,836 |
| Southern Illinois University Carbondale |
$11,528 |
$46,112 |
$29,356 |
$16,756 |
| University of Illinois - Chicago |
$12,918 |
$51,672 |
$32,136 |
$19,536 |
| University of Illinois - Urbana |
$14,960 |
$59,840 |
$36,220 |
$23,620 |
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| Selected Private Illinois Institutions |
Annual Tuition/ Fees* |
4 Year Tuition/ Fees |
2 ECC + 2 Tuition/ Fees |
Savings by attending ECC |
| Columbia College of Chicago |
$21,375 |
$85,500 |
$49,050 |
$36,450 |
| DePaul University |
$31,650 |
$126,600 |
$69,600 |
$53,000 |
| Illinois Institute of Technology |
$36,984 |
$147,936 |
$80,268 |
$67,668 |
| Judson University |
$27,000 |
$108,000 |
$60,300 |
$47,700 |
| Loyola University - Chicago |
$34,734 |
$138,936 |
$75,768 |
$63,168 |
| Northwestern University |
$43,579 |
$174,316 |
$93,458 |
$80,858 |
(*) Tuition quoted as full-time; 15 hrs., fall and spring semesters
(**) ECC university partner. Learn more at www.elgin.edu/advancedstudies.
Projections based on 2014 graduation
Source: www.collegeboard.com and individual school websites
Prepared May 2012 ECC Marketing Department
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