What we know
Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · 2025- Students
- 1,158
Near the national median
National median 1,603
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Average net price
$5,818
What students paid per year on average after grants and scholarships. Your price depends on family income.
Published price vs. what students paid
- In-state tuition & fees
- $5,520
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $13,320
- Average net price
- $5,818
Students receiving Pell Grants
- Pell Grant recipients
- 38%
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Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
First-year retention
Students who return for a second year
Median earnings
$45,327
Former students who received federal aid
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Total students
1,158
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Semester
Carnegie classification
Community college
A Community College with a majority of non-traditionally aged students who transfer to 4-year colleges or seek vocational and technical training.
Colleges like Sauk Valley Community College
Danville Area Community CollegeDanville, IL
John Wood Community CollegeQuincy, IL
Shawnee Community CollegeUllin, IL
Location & details
Where the campus is, how far it sits from a major city, and other colleges within reach.
Sauk Valley Community CollegeDixon, IL, United States
Distances are straight-line miles, not driving distance. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, tiles by OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.
Campus
Sauk Valley Community College
Dixon, IL, United States
- Public
- Community college
Fringe rural
Outside any urbanized area or urban cluster.
- City
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural (this campus)
Nearest major cityChicago, IL · about 101 mi
In the city250 mi
- Calendar
- Semester
- Website
- svcc.edu
Colleges nearby
- Morrison Institute of Technology19.1 miMorrison
Highland Community College-Illinois32.4 miFreeport
Kishwaukee College37.8 miMalta
Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College42.1 miRockford- Rockford University43.1 miRockford
Northern Illinois University43.5 miDekalb
Colleges nearby
- Morrison Institute of Technology19 mi from Sauk Valley Community College
- Highland Community College-Illinois32 mi from Sauk Valley Community College
- Kishwaukee College38 mi from Sauk Valley Community College
- Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College42 mi from Sauk Valley Community College
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How much is Sauk Valley Community College tuition?
In-state tuition at Sauk Valley Community College is $5,520 and out-of-state tuition is $13,320 a year before financial aid in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition. The average net price after grants is $5,818 a year.
What is the average net price at Sauk Valley Community College?
The average net price at Sauk Valley Community College, what first-time, full-time students paid after grants and scholarships, was $5,818 a year in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition. Your own price depends on family income; the college's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
What is the graduation rate at Sauk Valley Community College?
43% of first-time, full-time students at Sauk Valley Community College graduate within six years (150% of normal time), according to the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
What colleges are similar to Sauk Valley Community College?
The closest matches are Danville Area Community College, John Wood Community College, and Shawnee Community College, based on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile.
Sources
Last checked Nov 3, 2026
- Admissions
- CollegesRef archive
- Cost
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
- Outcomes
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
- Enrollment
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
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