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 an associate degree. Here is what you can save—on tuition and fees alone—if you attend ECC for your first two years. And that doesn't even include the potential savings in room, board, and transportation costs you may enjoy by attending ECC.

Tuition Comparison Chart

**Local Associate Degree**
	Annual Tuition/Fees*	2-Year Tuition/Fees
Elgin Community College (transfer or AAS degree)	$3,972	$7,944

**Public Illinois Universities**
	Annual Tuition/Fees FA20*	4 Year Tuition/Fees	2 ECC +2 Tuition/Fees	Savings by attending ECC
University of Illinois - Urbana	$17,138	$68,552	$42,220	$26,332
University of Illinois - Chicago	$15,784	$63,136	$39,512	$23,624
Illinois State University	$15,319	$61,277	$38,583	$22,695
Northern Illinois University	$12,471	$49,883	$32,886	$16,998

**Private Illinois Universities**
	Annual Tuition/Fees FA20*	4 Year Tuition/Fees	2 ECC +2 Tuition/Fees	Savings by attending ECC
Aurora University	$27,200	$108,800	$62,344	$46,456
Loyola University - Chicago	$49,188	$196,752	$106,320	$90,432
DePaul University	$42,189	$168,756	$92,322	$76,434

**Out-of-State Universities**
	Annual Tuition/Fees FA20*	4 Year Tuition/Fees	2 ECC +2 Tuition/Fees	Savings by attending ECC
University of Iowa	$32,316	$129,264	$72,576	$56,688
Iowa State University	$26,617	$106,468	$61,178	$45,290

Tuition and fees are quoted as full-time (15 hours) fall and spring semesters based on 2020-2021 rates for ECC and the four-year institutions.

collegeboard.org and individual school websites. All information, including tuition and fees, is subject to change.

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