Prairie State College Business Programs

Prairie State College is a public institution located in Chicago Heights, Illinois. Chicago Heights is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

Where Is Prairie State College?

Contact details for Prairie State College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	202 South Halsted Street, Chicago Heights, IL 60411-8226
Phone:	708-709-3500
Website:	www.prairiestate.edu

Since Prairie State College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Prairie State College?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Prairie State College, approximately 14% of students took out student loans averaging $6,022 a year. That adds up to $24,088 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Prairie State College is 11.2%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

Prairie State College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,716 undergraduate students at Prairie State College, with 872 being full-time and 1,844 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 872 full-time undergraduates at Prairie State College, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Prairie State College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	5
Black or African American	487
Hispanic or Latino	194
White	137
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

Over 19 countries are represented at Prairie State College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nigeria, India, and Australia.

Online Learning at Prairie State College

In 2019-2020, 2,166 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Prairie State College has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Prairie State College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Prairie State College was 95.2%. This is the #361 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Prairie State College regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Prairie State College ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Prairie State College.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Accounting and Business/Management	#4
Accounting	#71
General Business Administration and Management	#180
Business Administration & Management	#219

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Prairie State College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
General Business/Commerce	4	0	0	4
General Business Administration and Management	0	3	0	3
Accounting and Business/Management	0	2	0	2
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	0	0	1	1
Entrepreneurship	1	0	0	1
TOTAL	5	5	1	11

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.