Shawnee Community College
Public Community College in Ullin, IL. Six-year graduation rate 60%. Median 10-year earnings $32,999.
Ten-year median earnings of $32,999 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. 60% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
Academics
60% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. First-year retention is 67% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. 19% transfer out. IPEDS does not follow them, so whether they finished elsewhere is not recorded either way. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 36% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. At 15:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 675 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $5,369 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Net price varies modestly by income — $3,792 at $0–30k against $8,912 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. 72% of students receive grant aid, averaging $7,187 — common but not automatic.
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 · 182 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 | $3,792 |
| $30–48k | $3,214 |
| $48–75k | $4,516 |
| $75–110k | $7,466 |
| $110k+ | $8,912 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Pulaski 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)