City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College

Chicago, Illinois

  • Public technical or community college
  • Public
  • City
  • 1,777 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.

Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic

  • Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 39 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
  • Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683

Bookkeeping and accounting

  • Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
  • Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647

Carpentry and construction

  • Mason/MasonryCertificate · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,915
  • CarpentersCertificate · 63 finishedGraduates here earned $26,938 a year after finishingNationally: $35,931
  • Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,746

Child care and early education

  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 35 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $29,763

Computers and IT

  • Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,763
  • Computer ProgrammingCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,650
  • Computer ProgrammingAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,248
  • Information Science/StudiesCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,800
  • Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,694
  • Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,930
  • Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,926
  • Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate · 21 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,595
  • Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,417

Culinary arts

  • Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 81 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130
  • Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 16 finishedGraduates here earned $28,370 a year after finishingNationally: $34,674

Electrician

  • Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 42 finishedGraduates here earned $112,442 a year after finishingNationally: $44,469

HVAC and refrigeration

  • Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 34 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278
  • Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Associate degree · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,589

Plumbing and pipefitting

  • Plumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesCertificate · 34 finishedGraduates here earned $68,478 a year after finishingNationally: $41,980

Police, fire and corrections

  • Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
  • Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997

Welding and machining

  • Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 20 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
Other programs (16)
  • Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate degree · 15 finishedNationally: $33,713
  • Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $44,510
  • Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $41,208
  • Construction ManagementAssociate degree · 14 finishedNationally: $58,990
  • Graphic CommunicationsCertificate · 3 finishedNationally: $24,502
  • Graphic CommunicationsAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $27,878
  • Hospitality Administration/ManagementCertificate · 6 finishedNationally: $41,933
  • Hospitality Administration/ManagementAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $37,255
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate · 37 finishedNationally: $35,042
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 86 finishedGraduates here earned $36,061 a year afterNationally: $34,134
  • MarketingCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $43,966
  • Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 13 finishedNationally: $41,294
  • Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $38,048
  • Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationAssociate degree · 7 finishedNationally: $27,637
  • Social WorkCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $38,578
  • Social WorkAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $34,827
Source: College Scorecard

What it really costs

Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.

Average net price per year, by family income
$0–30k$7,115$30–48k$6,828$48–75k$7,519$75–110k$10,167Over $110k$12,606Source: College Scorecard
Average net price
$7,250per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
Total cost of attendance
$14,434sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
Tuition, in-state
$4,710Source: College Scorecard
Students with federal loans
3%Source: College Scorecard

How students do

Finish their program
26%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings
$31,4416 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings, later
$34,30410 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
Median debt at completion
$7,657federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Earned a degree or certificate here
26%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
Left for another college before finishing
29%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 City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King 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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