Parkland College

Champaign, Illinois · Public

All 13 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Illinois high-school graduate (about $36,082/yr). Another 79 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$7,659
$30k to $48k	$6,888
$48k to $75k	$10,408
$75k to $110k	$14,299
$110k and up	$14,995
All families (average)	$8,048

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

13 of 92 programs could be assessed 14% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Illinois high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$40,885	+$4,803	clears the bar	$8,250	1.7 yrs	275
Biological and Physical Sciences	Associate's Degree	$49,181	+$13,099	clears the bar	$7,000	0.5 yrs	116
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$40,961	+$4,879	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	85
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$58,878	+$22,796	clears the bar	$9,407	0.4 yrs	48
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	$70,208	+$34,126	clears the bar	$7,000	0.2 yrs	41
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Associate's Degree	$58,824	+$22,742	clears the bar	$12,600	0.6 yrs	36
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$42,261	+$6,179	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$56,391	+$20,309	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$38,567	+$2,485	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Engineering, General	Associate's Degree	$66,550	+$30,468	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Associate's Degree	$36,353	+$271	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$55,314	+$19,232	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Commercial Driving	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$39,764	+$3,682	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	163
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$4,370	insufficient data	133
Nursing	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	66
Air Transportation	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Medical Laboratory Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Computer Programming	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Agricultural Mechanization	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Agricultural Business and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Agricultural Mechanization	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Fine Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
IT Administration and Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Massage Therapy and Bodywork	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Computer Software and Media Applications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Agricultural Business and Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Accounting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Massage Therapy and Bodywork	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Construction Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Design	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Administrative and Office Support	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Graphic Communications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Computer Programming	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
HVAC Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Teacher Education (by subject)	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Fire Protection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Theatre	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Theatre	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Hospitality Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Graphic Communications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Construction Trades, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mason/Masonry	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Carpenters	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electrician Training	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Music	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Hospitality Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
International Business	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Biology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Mathematics	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Psychology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Fire Protection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Construction Trades, Other	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Air Transportation	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion, compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,082/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.