Carl Sandburg College
Galesburg, Illinois
- Two-year college
- Public
- Town
- 1,051 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Agriculture and horticulture
- Agriculture, GeneralCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,615
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
- Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647
Computers and IT
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,167
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,595
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,417
Cosmetology and barbering
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $23,574
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $23,214
Dental assisting and hygiene
- Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 29 finishedGraduates here earned $53,430 a year after finishingNationally: $62,279
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,169
Industrial and equipment maintenance
- Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,388
- Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,265
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,233
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 15 finishedGraduates here earned $47,401 a year after finishingNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 10 finishedGraduates here earned $66,825 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 21 finishedGraduates here earned $38,620 a year after finishingNationally: $42,421
- Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (7)
- Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate degree · 24 finishedNationally: $33,713
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $41,208
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCertificate · 3 finishedNationally: $43,067
- Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $24,176
- Funeral Service and Mortuary ScienceAssociate degree · 14 finishedNationally: $45,311
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate · 144 finishedNationally: $35,042
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 230 finishedGraduates here earned $28,411 a year afterNationally: $34,134
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $9,186per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $18,194sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $5,500Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 10%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 45%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $37,8756 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $38,80110 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $3,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 51%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 21%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
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Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Carl Sandburg College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.
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