Student Population at Joliet Junior
Total Enrollment
14,414 (all undergraduate)
Undergraduate
14,414
Online Enrollment
1,467
Men Students
6,275
Women Students
8,139
For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 14,414 students have enrolled at Joliet Junior College (all undergraduate).
By gender, 6,275 male and 8,139 female students are attending Joliet Junior College. By attendance status, there are 3,987 full-time students and 10,427 part-time students.
The number of students at Joliet Junior College is very large compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Illinois. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College and Kishwaukee College, its population is very large (average population is 4,506).
Joliet Junior College offers online degree/certificate programs and 1,467 students enrolled in online programs.
Enrollment Comparison
The following chart compares Joliet Junior's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 2-4 Years Colleges, 2-4 Years Colleges, and Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Illinois.
Joliet Junior has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 4,506 students). The enrollment is larger than the Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Illinois average (5,904 students).
| Total | Undergraduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Joliet Junior College | 14,414 | 14,414 |
| Similarly Ranked Schools | 4,506 | 4,506 |
| All Colleges | 2,931 | 2,685 |
| Public, 2-4 Years Colleges | 5,796 | 5,801 |
| 2-4 Years Colleges | 3,035 | 3,125 |
| Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Illinois | 5,904 | 5,904 |
The below chart compares the student population between Joliet Junior College and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 6,275 male and 8,139 female students attending Joliet Junior. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.77 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Joliet Junior.
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 14,414 | 3,987 | 10,427 |
| Men | 6,275 | 1,903 | 4,372 |
| Women | 8,139 | 2,084 | 6,055 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 6,889 White students (47.79%) and 4,712 Hispanic students (32.69%) at Joliet Junior College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Joliet Junior College.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 57 | 33 | 24 |
| Asian | 377 | 188 | 189 |
| Black or African American | 1,445 | 592 | 853 |
| Hispanic | 4,712 | 1,809 | 2,903 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 13 | 4 | 9 |
| White | 6,889 | 3,235 | 3,654 |
| Two or More Races | 326 | 140 | 186 |
| Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 586 | 272 | 314 |
| Total | 14,414 | 6,275 | 8,139 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 11,648 students whose age under twenty five and 1,793 students whose age is over thirty years old at Joliet Junior College.
Especially, 3,854 students are younger than eighteen and 68 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Joliet Junior College.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 14,414 | 6,275 | 8,139 |
| Under 18 | 3,854 | 1,696 | 2,158 |
| 18-19 | 3,949 | 1,897 | 2,052 |
| 20-21 | 2,282 | 1,033 | 1,249 |
| 22-24 | 1,563 | 674 | 889 |
| 25-29 | 964 | 380 | 584 |
| 30-34 | 589 | 201 | 388 |
| 35-39 | 418 | 138 | 280 |
| 40-49 | 473 | 142 | 331 |
| 50-64 | 245 | 74 | 171 |
| 65 and over | 68 | 35 | 33 |
| unknown | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Total | 14,414 | 6,275 | 8,139 |
Online Student Population
At Joliet Junior College, 4,886 students (33.90% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,467 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 1,458 students live in Illinois where Joliet Junior College is located in and 8 students have enrolled from other states.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Total | 14,414 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 1,467 |
| Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 3,419 |
| Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 9,528 |
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 1,467 |
| Illinois Residents | 1,458 |
| Other State in U.S. | 8 |
| Outside of U.S. | 1 |
| Unknown | 0 |
