COD vs. IVCC

College of DuPage vs. Illinois Valley Community College comparison

	College of DuPage	Illinois Valley Community College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	COD	IVCC
Location	Glen Ellyn, IL	Oglesby, IL
Setting	Large Suburban	Rural Fringe
Enrollment	21,939	2,371
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	cod.edu	ivcc.edu
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Costs	COD	IVCC
Tuition (In State)	$3,300	$3,768
Tuition (Out of State)	$11,010	$14,082
Room & Board	$12,024	$6,730
Avg Net Price	$5,184	$5,969
Avg Grant Aid	$8,570	$5,328
% Receiving Grant Aid	72%	39%

Admission	COD	IVCC
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
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Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	-	-
Typical High School Grades	-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Academics	COD	IVCC
Student to Faculty Ratio	20:1	14:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (35%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (30%) Business (7%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (4%) General Studies (4%)	Health Professions (37%) General Studies (17%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (11%) Business (9%) Transportation and Materials Moving (7%)
Outcomes	COD	IVCC
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$39,400	$33,300
Making Student Loan Payments	42%	42%
Median Student Loan Debt	N/A	$10,500
Median Loan Payment	N/A	$108

Diversity	COD	IVCC
% Men	46%	42%
% Women	54%	58%
Racial Diversity	High	Very Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	55%	82%
% Black	9%	2%
% Hispanic	21%	12%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	2%	1%
% International	1%	0%
% Unknown Race	2%	3%

Students	COD	IVCC
% In-State	98%	100%
% Out-of-State	1%	0%
Campus	COD	IVCC
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	Yes
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Comparable Facts

• College of DuPage is larger than than IVCC based on total student enrollment (21,939 students vs. 2,371 students)

COD vs. IVCC Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, COD or IVCC?

• Illinois Valley Community College is 45.2% more expensive to attend than COD for in-state tuition ($12,937.00 vs. $8,910.00)
• Out of state tuition is 27.9% higher at IVCC than College of DuPage ($14,082.00 vs. $11,010.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at College of DuPage than IVCC ($5,184 vs. $5,969)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Illinois Valley Community College are 78.7% lower than costs at College of DuPage ($6,730 vs. $12,024)
• More students receive financial grant aid at College of DuPage than Illinois Valley Community College (72% vs. 39%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by College of DuPage students is 60.8% larger than aid received Illinois Valley Community College ($8,570 vs. $5,328)

Which college is harder to get into, COD or IVCC? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between IVCC or COD .

COD vs. IVCC Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, COD or IVCC? Graduation rate, salary and amount of student loan debt are indicators of a college which offers better outcomes for its graduates. Compare the following outcomes facts between IVCC and COD.

• Graduates from College of DuPage earn on average $6,100 more per year than IVCC graduates after ten years. ($39,400 vs. $33,300)
• More IVCC graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former COD students, three years after graduation. (42% vs. 42%)

Sources: U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov IPEDS and College Scorecard https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/