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Midwestern Career College has an open admission policy: it does not turn applicants away on grades or test scores, though some courses can have their own requirements.
What it costs
| Average net price after grants and scholarships | $17,110 |
The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off. It is about the same as the median net price of colleges in Illinois on this site ($17,318).
For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.
Results
| Measure | This college | IL median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students who come back for a second year | 69% | 72% | 73% |
| Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length) | 54% | 53% | 49% |
| Median earnings 10 years after starting | $46,857 | $58,865 | $53,132 |
| Median federal loan debt of those who finish | $13,063 | $19,684 | $19,994 |
Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Illinois and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.
The students
44% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 51% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 84% women and 16% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 59 of the 88 colleges in Illinois on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,667.
Other colleges in Illinois of a similar size
- Carl Sandburg CollegeGalesburg, public
- Rasmussen University-IllinoisRockford, private for-profit
- John Wood Community CollegeQuincy, public
- Generations CollegeChicago, private nonprofit
- Fox CollegeTinley Park, private for-profit
- Worsham College of Mortuary ScienceWheeling, private for-profit
Common questions
What is the graduation rate of Midwestern Career College?
54% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.