Colleges Near Essex

Olivet Nazarene University

• Private 4 Year
• Bourbonnais, IL
• 5.0 | 2 reviews

• 17 miles from Essex

Olivet Nazarene is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and ministry. The residential campus sits in the small town of Bourbonnais south of Chicago.

• SAT Range 950-1220
• Predicted Avg GPA 3.38
• Acceptance Rate 56%
• Net Price $21,281

Kankakee Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Kankakee, IL
• | 0 reviews

• 19 miles from Essex

A public community college known for nursing and allied health programs. Most students commute to the campus in Kankakee.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA 2.9
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $4,789

Joliet Junior College

• Public 2 Year
• Joliet, IL
• 1.0 | 2 reviews

• 22 miles from Essex

Joliet Junior College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and agriculture programs. It was founded as the nation's first public community college, with its main campus in Joliet southwest of Chicago.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $3,090

University of St Francis

• Private 4 Year
• Joliet, IL
• | 0 reviews

• 25 miles from Essex

University of St. Francis is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and education. The campus sits in Joliet, a suburban city southwest of Chicago.

• SAT Range 1030-1220
• Avg GPA 3.47
• Acceptance Rate 65%
• Net Price $14,045

Lewis University

• Private 4 Year
• Romeoville, IL
• | 0 reviews

• 30 miles from Essex

Lewis is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate aviation and nursing. The suburban Romeoville campus includes its own airport used for flight training.

• SAT Range 960-1210
• Avg GPA 3.6
• Acceptance Rate 71%
• Net Price $18,959

Governors State University

• Public 4 Year
• University Park, IL
• | 0 reviews

• 31 miles from Essex

Governors State is a public university known for undergraduate programs in nursing, education, and business. The suburban campus sits in University Park south of Chicago.

• SAT Range 830-1060
• Avg GPA 4.0
• Acceptance Rate 48%
• Net Price $12,756

Fox College

• Private 2 Year
• Tinley Park, IL
• | 0 reviews

• 34 miles from Essex

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 70%
• Net Price $9,576

Prairie State College

• Public 2 Year
• Chicago Heights, IL
• 5.0 | 1 reviews

• 37 miles from Essex

Prairie State is a public community college offering associate degrees and career certificate programs. The suburban campus in Chicago Heights draws many commuting students from Chicago's south suburbs.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $5,317

Aurora University

• Private 4 Year
• Aurora, IL
• | 0 reviews

• 40 miles from Essex

Aurora University is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and social work. The suburban campus sits in Aurora, about 40 miles west of Chicago.

• SAT Range 900-1150
• Avg GPA 3.56
• Acceptance Rate 81%
• Net Price $19,053

Moraine Valley Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Palos Hills, IL
• | 0 reviews

• 40 miles from Essex

Moraine Valley is a public community college known for nursing, allied health, and career-technical associate programs. The suburban campus serves students from Chicago's southwest suburbs.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $2,915

Trinity Christian College

• Private 4 Year
• Palos Heights, IL
• | 0 reviews

• 40 miles from Essex

Trinity Christian is a private Christian liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The suburban campus is in Palos Heights just southwest of Chicago.

• SAT Range 1050-1320
• Avg GPA 3.48
• Acceptance Rate 85%
• Net Price $19,655

Benedictine University

• Private 4 Year
• Lisle, IL
• | 0 reviews

• 41 miles from Essex

Benedictine is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and biology. The suburban campus is in Lisle in Chicago's western suburbs.

• SAT Range 1050-1280
• Avg GPA 3.26
• Acceptance Rate 95%
• Net Price $23,139

North Central College

• Private 4 Year
• Naperville, IL
• | 0 reviews

• 41 miles from Essex

North Central is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate business, education, and the sciences. The residential campus sits in suburban Naperville, west of Chicago.

• SAT Range 1055-1310
• Avg GPA 3.6
• Acceptance Rate 77%
• Net Price $23,276

South Suburban College

• Public 2 Year
• South Holland, IL
• | 0 reviews

• 42 miles from Essex

South Suburban is a public community college offering two-year associate degrees and career certificate programs. The suburban campus is in South Holland, south of Chicago.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $3,814

Saint Xavier University

• Private 4 Year
• Chicago, IL
• 5.0 | 1 reviews

• 44 miles from Essex

Saint Xavier is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The campus is in Chicago's Mount Greenwood neighborhood on the Southwest Side.

• SAT Range 950-1120
• Avg GPA 3.4
• Acceptance Rate 84%
• Net Price $11,318

Waubonsee Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Sugar Grove, IL
• | 0 reviews

• 45 miles from Essex

Waubonsee is a community college offering associate degrees and career certificates for transfer and workforce entry. The main campus is in the village of Sugar Grove in the western Chicago suburbs.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $12,754

Northwestern College

• Private 2 Year
• Oak Lawn, IL
• | 0 reviews

• 44 miles from Essex

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price -

City Colleges of Chicago Richard J Daley College

• Public 2 Year
• Chicago, IL
• | 0 reviews

• 46 miles from Essex

Daley College is a public community college in the City Colleges of Chicago system known for manufacturing technology and associate-degree transfer programs. The urban campus is on Chicago's Southwest Side.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $8,245