Joliet Junior College Campus Life
Campus life
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Campus at a glance
Large suburb
Inside an urbanized area but outside a principal city.
- City
- Suburb (this campus)
- Town
- Rural
9,306 students
Larger than 89% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 21.2%
- TypePublic
- ClassCommunity college
- CalendarSemester
Nearby college towns
- Romeoville9 mi
- Naperville19.1 mi
- Aurora19.5 mi
- Lisle19.6 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Joliet Junior College, the largest reported group is White (47.2%), followed by Hispanic (31.9%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.5% | 0% |
| Asian | 3.1% | 2.4% |
| Black | 10.8% | 3.3% |
| Hispanic | 31.9% | 6.6% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| White | 47.2% | 81.1% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% | 0% |
| Non-resident | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Unknown | 3.9% | 6.1% |
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Did you know? Joliet Junior College
- $4,588average net price after grants for aided students, against $13,800 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $47,929median annual earnings of former students who received federal aid.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 19%of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time (six years for a bachelor's).Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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