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Frontier Community College

Fairfield, IL
Public 2-year school
$31,929projected sticker price
$12,624projected average net price for
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This year at Frontier Community College, we project that on average students will pay $12,624, while the advertised price of attendance is $31,929. That’s a difference of $19,304.

Prices at Frontier Community College over time for

$10K
$20K
$30K
14-15
16-17
18-19
20-21
22-23
24-25
$33,965
out-of-state sticker price
$31,929
in-state sticker price
$12,624
in-state net price
Upper net price estimation
Projected net price
Lower net price estimation
YearNet in-state price at Frontier Community CollegeIn-state sticker price at Frontier Community CollegeOut-of-state sticker price at Frontier Community College
25-26$12,624$31,929$33,965
24-25$12,015$30,387$32,443
23-24$11,435$28,920$30,990
22-23$11,350$28,706$30,732
21-22$4,915$23,248$25,274
20-21$5,218$23,184$25,210
19-20$7,152$23,965$25,991
18-19$6,747$18,764$20,755
17-18$670$18,764$20,755
16-17$3,178$18,420$20,411
15-16$2,327$16,986$18,977
14-15$1,813$16,986$18,977
13-14$1,657$16,780$18,718

How much a student actually pays usually depends, at least in part, on their family's household income. At Frontier Community College this year, we project students with incomes between $75K and $110K will pay around $15,417, while students with incomes between $30K and $48K will pay around $9,109. That's a difference of $6,308.

Net price by income bracket, 25-26 school year

$9,455
$9,109
$13,887
$15,417
$14,786
<$30K
$30K-$48K
$48K-$75K
$75K-$110K
>$110K
Income bracketProjected net price at Frontier Community College
<$30K$9,455
$30K-$48K$9,109
$48K-$75K$13,887
$75K-$110K$15,417
>$110K$14,786

School details

Located in Fairfield, IL
Public 2-year school
61% graduation rate

Graduation Rates

A school’s graduation rate can indicate how likely a student is to complete their degree. At Frontier Community College, over the last five years 61% of students earned their associate’s degree within four years of enrolling.

61% overall grad rate
Nat’l average

Students from different demographic backgrounds often graduate at different rates, so it can be helpful to look beyond the overall graduation rate. This chart shows how students of different races and ethnicities fare earning their degrees at Frontier Community College.

American Indian/Alaska Native
Asian
Black
Hispanic
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
White
Multiple races
Unknown race
Nat’l avg.
0%
100%
41%
30%
66%
36%
Demographic categoryGraduation rate at Frontier Community CollegeNational average
American Indian/Alaska Native0%24%
Asian100%38%
Black41%26%
Hispanic30%34%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander21%
White66%41%
Multiple races36%29%
Unknown race29%

Student Retention

Student retention, or how often students return to continue their degree after completing their first year, is another helpful indicator. Over the last five years, at Frontier Community College, about 66% of full-time students returned the following fall to continue their degree.

Full-time students

66%retention
Nat’l average: 60%

Part-time students

50%retention
Nat’l average: 33%

Student Demographics

The size and demographic makeup of a school’s student body can have a large impact on a student’s experience. Frontier Community College has 14,619 students, which puts it in the {SIZE_PERCENTILE} percentile of public, 2-year schools.

0 students
1+ students
14,619 students

About 71% of students are male.

29% female
71% male
<1% other

And about 85% of students are white.

White

85%

Unknown race

10%

Hispanic

2%

Black

1%

Asian

1%

Multiple races

1%

American Indian/Alaska Native

<1%

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

<1%