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Waubonsee Community College

#14 in Best Community Colleges in Illinois
  • B-
    Overall Grade
  • 2 Year
  • Sugar Grove, IL
  • 506 reviews
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    B-
    Overall Niche Grade
    How are grades calculated?
    1. Professors
      C
    2. Value
      B-
    3. Diversity
      B+
    4. Safety
      A+
    5. Student Life
      A-
    6. Location
      B-
    About Waubonsee Community College...
    Athletic Division
    NJCAA Division II
    Athletic Conference
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    Address
    Rte 47 at Waubonsee Drive
    Sugar Grove, IL 60554
    Website
    waubonsee.edu
    From Waubonsee Community College

    Pride. Earnings. Knowledge. Experience. Success.
    Whatever you’re focused on achieving in college, we’re excited to help you earn it. We call it your “Waubonsee Win.”

    How do we do it? Well, you may know that Waubonsee is affordable — with tuition and fees that are just 1/3 of what you’d pay at a public four-year school. You probably also know that Waubonsee is flexible, with four campus locations, online courses, day/evening/weekend options, variable start/end dates and more.

    Over the past few years, our students have transferred on to almost 800 different schools across the nation with the support of our dedicated counseling staff and partnership agreements.

    You’ll also have access to free tutoring; academic, career and personal counseling—all designed so you can make the most of your time in the classroom.

    Start your college journey and pursue your #WaubonseeWin by connecting with us today!

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    Waubonsee Community College Rankings

    Niche rankings are based on rigorous analysis of key statistics from the U.S. Department of Education and millions of reviews.

    Admissions

    Application Deadline
    Rolling Admissions
    Acceptance Rate
    100%
    SAT Range
    —
    ACT Range
    —
    Application Fee
    $0
    SAT/ACT
    Considered but not required
    High School GPA
    —
    Accepts Common App
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    Cost

    Net Price
    $4,785/ year
    National
    $15,523
    Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.
    Average Total Aid Awarded
    $4,437/ year
    National
    $7,535
    Students Receiving Financial Aid
    56%

    Academics

    Professors
    C
    Based on faculty accomplishments, salary, student reviews, and additional factors.
    Student Faculty Ratio
    22:1
    Evening Degree Programs
    Yes
    67%
    of students agree that professors put a lot of effort into teaching their classes.55 responses
    56%
    of students agree that it is easy to get the classes they want.52 responses
    77%
    of students agree that the workload is easy to manage.52 responses

    Majors

    Most Popular Majors
    • Natural Sciences
      518 Graduates
    • Liberal Arts and Humanities
      354 Graduates
    • Nursing Assistant
      161 Graduates
    • Automotive Mechanics
      118 Graduates
    • Emergency Care Attendant (EMT)
      117 Graduates
    • Nursing
      71 Graduates
    • Child Care Provider
      61 Graduates
    • Phlebotomy Technician
      43 Graduates
    • Drafting and Design (CAD/CADD)
      31 Graduates
    • Manufacturing Engineering Technician
      28 Graduates

      Students

      Full-Time Enrollment
      2,826Undergrads
      Part-Time Undergrads
      6,692
      Undergrads Over 25
      11%
      Pell Grant
      34%
      Varsity Athletes
      6%
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      After College

      Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation
      $32,500/ year
      National
      $33,028
      Graduation Rate
      39%
      National
      49%
      Employed 2 Years After Graduation
      88%
      National
      83%

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      Waubonsee Community College Reviews

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      All of my professors and counselors have been caring and very helpful! I have attended both the Sugar Grove and Aurora campuses and they're both in a good area, with lots of places on the outskirts that you can go to in between classes. The buildings are also very clean. I LOVE this school! The only con about it is that there are not many opportunities to be social (school events). Although
      it is an open campus and anyone can walk in, I have always felt safe. The school has officers and police cadets monitoring the area.
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      I loved my time at Waubonsee! I went for TV/film, and learned so much. All of my teachers were wonderful, but I had some teachers that were amazing and inspired me to learn and engage in other subjects that I may not have considered without the right push. I wish this was a four-year institution, I would have never left!
      For the two and a half years I attended, I met an incredible amount of people and met some of the most passionate teachers I have ever had. Every teacher I had truly set their class up for you to succeed and learn through class discussion, not just through notes alone. Their campus is very clean, modern and have a large library. An area of improvement for the school would be the challenge of the classes I was able to take each semester; finding out some classes had been dropped due to low attendance or other reasons. These were classes I needed specific to my degree and needed in order to transfer to my current university. I was fortunate enough to take the Human Service courses between one year, while they were offered, but a lot of them were only offered at night and the lack of option proved difficult in my schedule. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed my time at Waubonsee and will never forget some teachers who significantly impacted me both academically and taught me lessons of life.