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Prairie State College
202 South Halsted Street, Chicago Heights, IL 60411 · Public 2-year · (708) 709-3500 · School website
Career programs at Prairie State College
Prairie State College reported 366 certificate and associate completions in 11 of the program types we track for 2023-24, most of them in CNA (136). College Scorecard counts 2,443 undergraduates.
| Program | Award | Length | Program cost | Completions | Earnings, 1 yr | Funding and results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 136 | Not published | WIOA listState CNA list |
| EMT and paramedic | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 101 | Not published | WIOA list |
| IT support | Certificate, Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 41 | Not published | WIOA list |
| Automotive | Certificate, Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 28 | Not published | WIOA list |
| Electrician | Certificate, Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 17 | Not published | |
| Dental assistant | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 15 | Not published | |
| HVAC | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 | Not published | |
| Welding | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 | Not published | WIOA list |
| Surgical tech | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 | Not published | |
| Culinary | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | Not published | |
| Diesel | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | Not published |
Program cost is the whole-program tuition and fees a clock-hour school reports to IPEDS for its largest programs (2024-25). Earnings are College Scorecard medians for graduates of this school in that field, one year after completing; small cohorts are not published. WIOA list means the program appears on the state's eligible training provider list in the U.S. Department of Labor file (programs listed as of June 30, 2025).
Cost and aid at Prairie State College
What a year costs, 2024-25
- Tuition and fees, in districtIPEDS, academic-year schools
- $4,176
- Tuition and fees, in stateIPEDS
- $9,342
- Tuition and fees, out of stateIPEDS
- $11,064
- Books and suppliesIPEDS
- $2,500
- Average net price after grantsCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
- $4,738
- Median federal debt at graduationCollege Scorecard, all programs
- $11,000
- Median earnings 10 years after entryCollege Scorecard, all students
- $36,696
Clock-hour schools charge by program, not by year: see each program's own page for its whole-program cost.
- Prairie State College net price calculator (link from IPEDS)
- Financial aid office page (link from IPEDS)
- Veterans and military page (link from IPEDS)
How training gets paid for: Pell Grants, Workforce Pell, WIOA, GI Bill.
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