This post includes a link in the references to a recent Forbes article about $95 million in hidden spending at the college. The link, (reference 4) is at the end of this post.
An Announced Tuition Freeze
The College of DuPage has announced a tuition freeze. what does that mean? According to the COD website, for the fall term, 2014 the cost of a credit hour for a resident of District 502 is: $144 per credit hour ($108.15 tuition, plus $35.85 fee)
National Averages are Lower Than the Cost of Attending COD
According to an October 6, 2014 article over at PBS.org entitled "Why even top tier students should consider community colleges" the community college graduates "pay much less on average for their educations — $3,264 per year for tuition and fees, according to the College Board, compared to $8,893 per year at public and $30,094 per year at private four-year colleges and universities."
How does COD compare? Here's the official COD fall 2014 tuition schedule:
2014-2015
COLLEGE OF DUPAGE
OFFICE OF STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
CAMPUS BASED & STAFFORD BUDGETS
DEPENDENT/INDEPENDENT MODEL
RESIDES WITH PARENTS/NO DEPENDENTS
TUITION & FEES
IN-DISTRICT OUT-OF-DISTRICT OUT-OF-STATE
$144/HOUR $331/HOUR $401/HOUR
FULL TIME 15 HRS= $4,320 $9,930 $12,030
BOOKS/SUPPLIES= $1,587 $1,587 $ 1,587
ROOM & BOARD = $2,462 $2,462 $ 2,462 TRANSPORTATION= $2,300 $2,300 $ 2,300
PERSONAL EXPENSE= $1,596 $1,596 $ 1,596
TOTAL = $12,265 $17,875 $19,975
Tuition and fees data obtained from COD Finance Office based on average full-time tuition of fifteen (15) hours.
Average Loan Fees Sub/Unsub: $54
Average Loan Fees Plus: $144
Comparing Community Colleges in Illinois
Over at CollegeIllinois.org, these are the published fees for Illinois Community Colleges. In the table COD is listed as $4,664 for tuition and fees. However, COD says their tuition and fees for an "in-district" student is $4,320. The weighted average of tuition and fees in this table is $3,809. At the lower published rate of $4,320, COD is about 13.5% above the state average for community colleges in Illinois, and 32.4% higher than the national average.
:
Illinois Community Colleges: 2014 - 2015 Annual Tuition & Fees
Black Hawk College
|
$3,840
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Carl Sandburg College
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$4,690
|
College Of DuPage
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$4,664
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College Of Lake County
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$4,165
|
Danville Area Community College
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$4,118
|
Elgin Community College
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$3,658
|
Frontier Community College
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$2,954
|
Harold Washington College
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$3,248
|
Harper College
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$4,286
|
Harry S Truman College
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$3,248
|
Heartland Community College
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$4,448
|
Highland Community College
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$4,318
|
Illinois Central College
|
$4,000
|
Illinois Valley Community College
|
$3,562
|
John A Logan College
|
$3,168
|
John Wood Community College
|
$4,544
|
Joliet Junior College
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$3,855
|
Kankakee Community College
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$4,000
|
Kaskaskia College
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$3,808
|
Kennedy-King College
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$3,248
|
Kishwaukee College
|
$4,192
|
Lake Land College
|
$3,689
|
Lewis & Clark Community College
|
$3,872
|
Lincoln Land Community College
|
$3,664
|
Lincoln Trail College
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$2,954
|
Malcolm X College
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$ 3,248
|
McHenry County College
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$3,374
|
Moraine Valley Community College
|
$4,198
|
Morton College
|
$3,508
|
Oakton Community College
|
$3,494
|
Olive Harvey College
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$3,248
|
Olney Central College
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$2,954
|
Parkland College
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$4,208
|
Prairie State College
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$4,516
|
Rend Lake College
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$3,200
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Richard J Daley College
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$3,248
|
Richland Community College
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$3,687
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Rock Valley College
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$3,246
|
Sauk Valley Community College
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$3,424
|
Shawnee Community College
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$3,040
|
South Suburban College Of Cook County
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$4,408
|
Southeastern Illinois College
|
$3,104
|
Southwestern Illinois College
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$3,552
|
Spoon River College
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$5,280
|
Triton College
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$3,858
|
Wabash Valley College
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$2,954
|
Waubonsee Community College
|
$3,584
|
Wilbur Wright College
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$3,248
|
List of References:
1. Clicking will open a New Window> http://www.collegeillinois.org/PlansAndPricing/CollegeTuitionCostandFees.html
2. Clicking will open a New Window> http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/revenge-community-college/
3. Clicking will open a New Window> https://www.cod.edu/tuition/pdf/coa_13.pdf
4. Clicking will open a New Window> Forbes: College President shot an elephant and hid $95 million spending
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