Lake Land College
Lake Land College is a public community college in Mattoon, Illinois. It was founded in 1966. As of the Fall 2025 semester Lake Land serves 4,138 students, mainly from the east-central Illinois region. The 308 acres (1.25 km2) campus has seven major buildings plus eight supportive buildings, two campus ponds, and a 160 acres (0.65 km2) agriculture land laboratory.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $4,414
- Undergraduate enrollment: 8,745
- Graduation rate (150%): 58%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 57%
- Student to faculty ratio: 13:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $38,877
- Median earnings (8 years): $36,833
- Median earnings (6 years): $33,693
- Control: Public
- Locale: Rural, fringe
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Mattoon, IL
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Lake Land College include Liberal Arts and Sciences, Applied Horticulture, Construction Trades.
- Liberal Arts and Sciences (554 associate)
- Applied Horticulture (419 bachelor's)
- Construction Trades (422 bachelor's)
- Building (167 bachelor's)
- Nursing Assistant (127 bachelor's)
- Welding Technology (119 bachelor's)
- Culinary Arts (178 bachelor's)
- Parts, Warehousing, and Inventory Management Operations (99 bachelor's)
- Nursing (78 associate)
- Selling Skills and Sales Operations (76 bachelor's)
Degree mix: Business 43%, Engineering 1%, Computer Science 7%, Health 46%, Communication 3%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's.
Cost
Lake Land College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $979 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $979
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $232
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $4,181
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $5,828
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $8,381
- In-state tuition and fees: $8,342
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $14,301
- Books and supplies: $530
- Off-campus room and board: $6,000
- Off-campus with family: $5,428
- Typical cost of attendance: $10,276
- Sticker vs net gap: 57%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 26%
- Federal loan recipients: 5%
- Average institutional grant: $2,498
- Average federal loan: $4,509
- Median debt at graduation: $6,188
Admissions
Lake Land College has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 8,745
- Women: 39%
- Part-time undergraduates: 31%
- Age 25 and older: 20%
- Graduation rate: 58%
- Come back after freshman year: 72%
- First-generation: 44%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 46%
- Student to faculty: 13:1
- Study abroad: Available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Lake Land College acceptance rate? Lake Land College has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does Lake Land College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $979 a year after aid. Average net price is $4,414.
What majors does Lake Land College offer? Popular programs include Liberal Arts and Sciences, Applied Horticulture, Construction Trades, Building, Nursing Assistant.
What is the average salary after Lake Land College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $38,877 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Lake Land College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 57% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 58%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Lake Land College official site: https://www.lakeland.cc.il.us.