by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Lincoln Land Community College was awarded 19 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general studies.
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College Factual ranked LLCC as #437 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when LLCC held the #1,066 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
LLCC also holds the #15 spot on the Best Colleges in Illinois ranking.
Lincoln Land Community College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Lincoln Land Community College, this ratio is 15 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Lincoln Land Community College is 47%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Lincoln Land Community College is 68%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,977 undergraduates at LLCC with 1,835 being full-time and 3,142 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,077 | $2,881 | $7,317 | $9,790 | $10,118 |
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 LLCC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At LLCC, approximately 23% of students took out student loans averaging $4,883 a year. That adds up to $19,532 over four years for those students.
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Get more details about the location of Lincoln Land Community College.
Contact details for LLCC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 5250 Shepherd Rd, Springfield, IL 62794-9256 |
| Phone: | 217-786-2200 |
| Website: | www.llcc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 471 | NA |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 213 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 179 | NA |
| Ground Transportation | 134 | NA |
| Nursing | 125 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 89 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 88 | NA |
| Biological & Physical Science | 75 | NA |
| Electronics Maintenance & Repair | 47 | NA |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration | 35 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 2,451 students took at least one online class at Lincoln Land Community College. This is a decrease from the 2,603 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 2,451 | 1,287 |
| 2021-2022 | 2,603 | 1,304 |
| 2020-2021 | 4,038 | 2,812 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,012 | 760 |
Learn more about online learning at Lincoln Land Community College.
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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