by our College Data Analytics Team
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City Colleges of Chicago - Olive-Harvey College was awarded 167 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general studies.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Olive-Harvey College is ranked #679 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Olive-Harvey College held the #1,787 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
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Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that City Colleges of Chicago - Olive-Harvey College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
The student to faculty ratio at City Colleges of Chicago - Olive-Harvey College is about average at 15 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at City Colleges of Chicago - Olive-Harvey College is 37%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At City Colleges of Chicago - Olive-Harvey College this rate is 54%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,955 undergraduates at Olive-Harvey College with 749 being full-time and 1,206 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Olive-Harvey College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Olive-Harvey College, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $3,545 a year. That adds up to $14,180 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Olive-Harvey College is 12.4%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Olive-Harvey College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 10001 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL 60628-1696 |
| Phone: | 773-291-6100 |
| Website: | www.ccc.edu/colleges/olive-harvey/Pages/default.aspx |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 1,042 students took at least one online class at City Colleges of Chicago - Olive-Harvey College. This is a decrease from the 1,921 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,042 | 760 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,921 | 1,882 |
| 2018-2019 | 311 | 113 |
| 2017-2018 | 266 | 75 |
| 2016-2017 | 243 | 89 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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