South Suburban College
South Holland, Illinois
- Public technical or community college
- Public
- Suburb
- 2,042 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.
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
- Construction Trades, GeneralCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $39,348
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,572
- 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 · 7 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
Clinical lab technician
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,692
Computers and IT
- Computer ProgrammingCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,650
- Information Science/StudiesCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,800
- Information Science/StudiesAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,425
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,694
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,720
Cosmetology and barbering
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $23,574
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $23,214
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 20 finishedGraduates here earned $69,245 a year after finishingNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 31 finishedGraduates here earned $68,067 a year after finishingNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,355
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $57,072
- Construction Engineering Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $60,261
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,077
Graphic and applied design
- Design and Applied ArtsCertificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,047
- Design and Applied ArtsAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,578
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 · 6 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
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369
Paralegal
- Legal Support ServicesCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,000
- Legal Support ServicesAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,377
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 2 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 · 63 finishedGraduates here earned $30,086 a year after finishingNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 16 finishedGraduates here earned $73,377 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
Other programs (22)
- American Sign LanguageCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $38,250
- Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate degree · 27 finishedNationally: $33,713
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $41,208
- Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $42,657
- Construction ManagementCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $59,911
- Engineering, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $47,691
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $43,067
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $35,157
- Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $24,176
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $44,599
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate · 59 finishedNationally: $35,042
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 126 finishedGraduates here earned $34,188 a year afterNationally: $34,134
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $41,294
- MusicAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $26,345
- Public HealthCertificate · 15 finishedNationally: $42,865
- Public HealthAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $36,417
- Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationCertificate · 3 finishedNationally: $28,590
- Real EstateCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $45,163
- Social WorkAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $34,827
- Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $38,421
- Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $36,638
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $2,011per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $11,079sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $5,393Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 0%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 27%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $34,3486 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $38,91710 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- Not reportedfederal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 25%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 37%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 South Suburban 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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