Lincoln Land
Community College
Public Community College in Springfield, IL. Six-year graduation rate 48%. Median 10-year earnings $38,479.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $38,479, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. Six-year completion sits at 48%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $11,011.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.29 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Mobility score 0.8 — limited economic uplift documented
Academics
Six-year completion sits at 48%, meaning about one in two students who enroll leave without finishing. 72% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in four are gone before sophomore year. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 54% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. A 17:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 3,917 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $3,959 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. The income table below is the number that matters — $1,079 at $0–30k versus $11,452 at $110k+. Grant aid reaches 67% of students at an average of $8,061. 24% borrow federally — a low rate, though it covers federal loans only.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 747 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $1,079 |
| $30–48k | $2,209 |
| $48–75k | $5,103 |
| $75–110k | $9,345 |
| $110k+ | $11,452 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 926 of these 3,917 students, totalling $4,900,216 — an average of $5,292 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Sangamon County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)