McHenry County College
Crystal Lake, Illinois
- Public technical or community college
- Public
- Rural
- 4,691 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
- Agricultural Business and ManagementCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,907
- Agricultural Business and ManagementAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,343
- Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesCertificate · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,375
- Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $37,113
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 20 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
- Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647
Carpentry and construction
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,572
Child care and early education
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $29,763
Computers and IT
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,763
- Computer ProgrammingCertificate · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,650
- Computer ProgrammingAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,248
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,694
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,720
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,930
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate degree · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,926
Culinary arts
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,674
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Engineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $54,761
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,608
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,073
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,323
- Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,933
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790
Graphic and applied design
- Design and Applied ArtsCertificate · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,047
- Design and Applied ArtsAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,578
Industrial and equipment maintenance
- Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,159
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 98 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 21 finishedGraduates here earned $46,473 a year after finishingNationally: $40,233
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 17 finishedGraduates here earned $31,477 a year after finishingNationally: $33,067
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369
Paralegal
- Legal Support ServicesCertificate · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,000
- Legal Support ServicesAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,377
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
- Fire ProtectionCertificate · 34 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,514
- Fire ProtectionAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,186
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 227 finishedGraduates here earned $26,710 a year after finishingNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 27 finishedGraduates here earned $77,104 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 63 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
Other programs (18)
- Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate degree · 155 finishedGraduates here earned $37,403 a year afterNationally: $33,713
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 12 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 28 finishedGraduates here earned $61,482 a year afterNationally: $41,208
- Construction ManagementAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $58,990
- Engineering, GeneralAssociate degree · 17 finishedNationally: $47,691
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCertificate · 5 finishedNationally: $43,067
- Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $24,176
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsCertificate · 6 finishedNationally: $52,388
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $44,599
- Graphic CommunicationsCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $24,502
- Graphic CommunicationsAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $27,878
- International BusinessCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $59,091
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate · 475 finishedGraduates here earned $35,748 a year afterNationally: $35,042
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 448 finishedGraduates here earned $32,977 a year afterNationally: $34,134
- MarketingCertificate · 7 finishedNationally: $43,966
- MusicAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $26,345
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessCertificate · 5 finishedNationally: $28,258
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $32,424
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $11,434per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $17,339sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $4,162Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 2%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 40%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $41,9956 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $50,60910 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $7,313federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 36%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 31%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 McHenry County 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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