Colleges Near Des Plaines

City Colleges of Chicago Olive Harvey College

• Public 2 Year
• Chicago, IL
• 5.0 | 1 reviews

• 28 miles from Des Plaines

Olive-Harvey is a public community college known for undergraduate programs in transportation, distribution, and logistics. The South Side campus is part of the City Colleges of Chicago system.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $9,209

McHenry County College

• Public 2 Year
• Crystal Lake, IL
• | 0 reviews

• 29 miles from Des Plaines

McHenry County College is a public community college offering associate degrees and career certificate programs. The suburban campus is in Crystal Lake northwest of Chicago.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA 2.25
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $6,334

Aurora University

• Private 4 Year
• Aurora, IL
• | 0 reviews

• 30 miles from Des Plaines

Aurora University is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and social work. The suburban campus sits in Aurora, about 40 miles west of Chicago.

• SAT Range 900-1150
• Avg GPA 3.56
• Acceptance Rate 81%
• Net Price $19,053

Lewis University

• Private 4 Year
• Romeoville, IL
• | 0 reviews

• 31 miles from Des Plaines

Lewis is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate aviation and nursing. The suburban Romeoville campus includes its own airport used for flight training.

• SAT Range 960-1210
• Avg GPA 3.6
• Acceptance Rate 71%
• Net Price $18,959

Fox College

• Private 2 Year
• Tinley Park, IL
• | 0 reviews

• 33 miles from Des Plaines

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 70%
• Net Price $9,576

South Suburban College

• Public 2 Year
• South Holland, IL
• | 0 reviews

• 33 miles from Des Plaines

South Suburban is a public community college offering two-year associate degrees and career certificate programs. The suburban campus is in South Holland, south of Chicago.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $3,814

Waubonsee Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Sugar Grove, IL
• | 0 reviews

• 33 miles from Des Plaines

Waubonsee is a community college offering associate degrees and career certificates for transfer and workforce entry. The main campus is in the village of Sugar Grove in the western Chicago suburbs.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $12,754

Calumet College of Saint Joseph

• Private 4 Year
• Whiting, IN
• | 0 reviews

• 33 miles from Des Plaines

Calumet College of Saint Joseph is a small private Catholic college known for undergraduate criminal justice, business, and education. The Whiting campus lies near the southern shore of Lake Michigan in the Chicago area.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA 2.75
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $16,765

University of St Francis

• Private 4 Year
• Joliet, IL
• | 0 reviews

• 36 miles from Des Plaines

University of St. Francis is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and education. The campus sits in Joliet, a suburban city southwest of Chicago.

• SAT Range 1030-1220
• Avg GPA 3.47
• Acceptance Rate 65%
• Net Price $14,045

Prairie State College

• Public 2 Year
• Chicago Heights, IL
• 5.0 | 1 reviews

• 38 miles from Des Plaines

Prairie State is a public community college offering associate degrees and career certificate programs. The suburban campus in Chicago Heights draws many commuting students from Chicago's south suburbs.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $5,317

Herzing University Kenosha

• Private 4 Year
• Kenosha, WI
• | 0 reviews

• 38 miles from Des Plaines

Herzing is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, healthcare, and business programs. The small Kenosha campus sits in southeastern Wisconsin near Lake Michigan.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 92%
• Net Price $22,065

Purdue University Northwest

• Public 4 Year
• Hammond, Indiana
• | 0 reviews

• 38 miles from Des Plaines

Purdue Northwest is a public university known for undergraduate engineering, nursing, and technology. The Hammond campus sits in northwest Indiana near the Chicago metro area.

• SAT Range 890-1140
• Avg GPA 3.19
• Acceptance Rate 72%
• Net Price $7,916

Joliet Junior College

• Public 2 Year
• Joliet, IL
• 1.0 | 2 reviews

• 40 miles from Des Plaines

Joliet Junior College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and agriculture programs. It was founded as the nation's first public community college, with its main campus in Joliet southwest of Chicago.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $3,090

Gateway Technical College

• Public 2 Year
• Kenosha, WI
• | 0 reviews

• 40 miles from Des Plaines

Gateway Technical College is a public two-year technical college known for associate programs in manufacturing, nursing, and skilled trades. It operates campuses in Kenosha, Racine, and Elkhorn across southeastern Wisconsin.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $12,185

Governors State University

• Public 4 Year
• University Park, IL
• | 0 reviews

• 42 miles from Des Plaines

Governors State is a public university known for undergraduate programs in nursing, education, and business. The suburban campus sits in University Park south of Chicago.

• SAT Range 830-1060
• Avg GPA 4.0
• Acceptance Rate 48%
• Net Price $12,756

Carthage College

• Private 4 Year
• Kenosha, WI
• 4.5 | 4 reviews

• 41 miles from Des Plaines

Carthage is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The campus sits on the western shore of Lake Michigan.

• SAT Range 1000-1205
• Avg GPA 3.36
• Acceptance Rate 87%
• Net Price $27,066

University of Wisconsin Parkside

• Public 4 Year
• Kenosha, WI
• | 0 reviews

• 42 miles from Des Plaines

UW-Parkside is a public university known for undergraduate business, criminal justice, and biological sciences. The wooded Kenosha campus sits between Milwaukee and Chicago.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA 3.31
• Acceptance Rate 75%
• Net Price $10,234

Indiana University Northwest

• Public 4 Year
• Gary, IN
• | 0 reviews

• 44 miles from Des Plaines

IU Northwest is a public regional campus of Indiana University known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The urban Gary campus primarily serves commuting students from Northwest Indiana.

• SAT Range 910-1180
• Avg GPA 3.14
• Acceptance Rate 73%
• Net Price $5,745