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 - 2010-11
| 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 |
$9,446 |
$37,784 |
$24,372 |
$13,412 |
| Eastern Illinois University |
$9,987 |
$39,948 |
$25,454 |
$14,494 |
| Illinois State University |
$11,077 |
$44,308 |
$27,634 |
$16,674 |
| Northeastern Illinois University |
$9,100 |
$36,400 |
$23,680 |
$12,720 |
| Northern Illinois University** |
$10,355 |
$41,420 |
$26,190 |
$15,230 |
| Southern Illinois University Carbondale |
$10,467 |
$41,868 |
$26,414 |
$15,454 |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville |
$8,401 |
$33,604 |
$22,282 |
$11,322 |
| University of Illinois - Chicago |
$12,056 |
$48,224 |
$29,592 |
$18,632 |
| University of Illinois - Springfield |
$9,815 |
$39,260 |
$25,110 |
$14,150 |
| University of Illinois - Urbana |
$13,096 |
$52,384 |
$31,672 |
$20,712 |
| Western Illinois University |
$9,490 |
$37,960 |
$24,460 |
$13,500 |
|
| Selected Private Illinois Institutions |
Annual Tuition/ Fees* |
4 Year Tuition/ Fees |
2 ECC + 2 Tuition/ Fees |
Savings by attending ECC |
| Aurora University |
$18,700 |
$74,800 |
$42,880 |
$31,920 |
| Benedictine University |
$23,250 |
$93,000 |
$51,980 |
$41,020 |
| Columbia College of Chicago |
$19,590 |
$78,360 |
$44,660 |
$33,700 |
| DePaul University |
$28,858 |
$115,432 |
$63,196 |
$52,236 |
| DeVry University |
$14,826 |
$59,304 |
$35,132 |
$24,172 |
| Judson University |
$24,780 |
$99,120 |
$55,040 |
$44,080 |
| National Louis University |
$18,435 |
$73,740 |
$42,350 |
$31,390 |
| North Central College |
$28,224 |
$112,896 |
$61,928 |
$50,968 |
| Northwestern University |
$40,223 |
$160,892 |
$85,926 |
$74,966 |
| Roosevelt University |
$23,000 |
$92,000 |
$51,480 |
$40,520 |
| Columbia College of Missouri** |
$15,596 |
$62,384 |
$36,672 |
$25,712 |
(*) Tuition quoted as full-time; 15 hrs., fall and spring semesters
(**) ECC university partner. Learn more at www.elgin.edu/advancedstudies.
Tuitions based on 2013 graduation
Source: www.collegeboard.com and individual school websites
Prepared August 2010, ECC Office of Admissions
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