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Largest computer systems networking and telecommunications programs in Illinois
Illinois computer systems networking and telecommunications programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeVry University | Lisle | For-profit, 4-year | 415 |
| 2 | Joliet Junior College | Joliet | Public, 2-year | 181 |
| 3 | College of DuPage | Glen Ellyn | Public, 2-year | 102 |
| 4 | Elmhurst University | Elmhurst | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 55 |
| 5 | Southwestern Illinois College | Belleville | Public, 2-year | 42 |
| 6 | DePaul University | Chicago | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 33 |
| 7 | Southeastern Illinois College | Harrisburg | Public, 2-year | 24 |
| 8 | Elgin Community College | Elgin | Public, 2-year | 22 |
| 9 | College of Lake County | Grayslake | Public, 2-year | 22 |
| 10 | Moraine Valley Community College | Palos Hills | Public, 2-year | 20 |
| 11 | City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College | Chicago | Public, 2-year | 18 |
| 12 | McHenry County College | Crystal Lake | Public, 2-year | 17 |
| 13 | Rock Valley College | Rockford | Public, 2-year | 14 |
| 14 | Illinois Eastern Community Colleges | Olney | Public, 2-year | 12 |
| 15 | Oakton College | Des Plaines | Public, 2-year | 12 |
| 16 | Lincoln Land Community College | Springfield | Public, 2-year | 11 |
| 17 | City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College | Chicago | Public, 2-year | 9 |
| 18 | Illinois State University | Normal | Public, 4-year | 9 |
| 19 | Spoon River College | Canton | Public, 2-year | 9 |
| 20 | Parkland College | Champaign | Public, 2-year | 8 |
| 21 | Rend Lake College | Ina | Public, 2-year | 7 |
| 22 | Heartland Community College | Normal | Public, 2-year | 7 |
| 23 | Kaskaskia College | Centralia | Public, 2-year | 5 |
| 24 | Prairie State College | Chicago Heights | Public, 2-year | 5 |
| 25 | Olivet Nazarene University | Bourbonnais | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 4 |
Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.
How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.
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