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Child Care Schools in Illinois

Illinois contains 49 schools that offer child care programs. Loyola University Chicago, the highest-ranking child care school in IL, has a total student population of 15,879 and is the 144th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 49 child care schools in Illinois, only 14 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Loyola University Chicago comes out as the most expensive ($27,955/yr), with Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Wabash Valley College as the lowest recorded at only $1,984/yr.

Child Care students from Illinois schools who go on to become child care professionals, child care workers, nannies, day care specialists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 595,650 people working as child care workers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $20,940. Also, Child, family, and school social workers make on average $43,540 per year and there are about 277,670 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Illinois alone, there are 13,130 employed child, family, and school social workers earning an average yearly salary of $53,230. Child care workers in this state earn $22,010/yr and there are 15,580 employed.

Also, within the child care schools in Illinois, the average student population is 3,360 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from child care, there are 7983 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,830 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $7,282, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Child Care Programs in Illinois

Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Wabash Valley College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Rend Lake College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Kaskaskia College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Illinois Valley Community College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Illinois Central College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Parkland College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Sauk Valley Community College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Highland Community College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Elgin Community College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Lake Land College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

John Wood Community College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Rock Valley College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Carl Sandburg College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Shawnee Community College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Waubonsee Community College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Southeastern Illinois College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

College of DuPage

• Child Care and Support Services Management
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

McHenry County College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Southwestern Illinois College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Moraine Valley Community College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Associates

College of Lake County

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Heartland Community College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Kankakee Community College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Kishwaukee College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

John A Logan College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Harper College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Richland Community College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Black Hawk College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Morton College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Lincoln Land Community College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Danville Area Community College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Triton College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Rasmussen College-Rockford

• Child Care and Support Services Management
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Lewis and Clark Community College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Oakton Community College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Joliet Junior College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

South Suburban College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Prairie State College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

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See Also

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• Online Child Care Schools
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• Online Child Care Courses
• Online Child Care Certifications

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