Illinois colleges: career services and alumni support

160 colleges in Illinois, and the job market their graduates enter. A career services or alumni staff member can claim their college’s page and set up a free workspace.

The Illinois job market

4.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, counties summed
160
colleges listed
Source: IPEDS and the College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education

Illinois workforce boards · Illinois by county and city

Colleges in Illinois

Colleges in Illinois
College	City	Type	Students	Claim
Adler University	Chicago	Private nonprofit 4-year	9	Claim page
Ambria College of Nursing	Hoffman Estates	Private for-profit 4-year	123	Claim page
American Academy of Art College	Chicago	Private for-profit 4-year		Claim page
American Islamic College	Chicago	Private nonprofit 4-year	16	Claim page
Augustana College	Rock Island	Private nonprofit 4-year	2,490	Claim page
Aurora University	Aurora	Private nonprofit 4-year	3,974	Claim page
Benedictine University	Lisle	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,942	Claim page
Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.	Chicago	Private nonprofit 4-year		Claim page
Black Hawk College	Moline	Public 2-year	2,354	Claim page
Blackburn College	Carlinville	Private nonprofit 4-year	471	Claim page
Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences	Quincy	Private nonprofit 4-year	176	Claim page
Bradley University	Peoria	Private nonprofit 4-year	3,574	Claim page
CAAN Academy of Nursing	Matteson	Private nonprofit 2-year	96	Claim page
Carl Sandburg College	Galesburg	Public 2-year	1,051	Claim page
Catholic Theological Union at Chicago	Chicago	Private nonprofit 4-year		Claim page
Chamberlain University-Administrative Office	Chicago	Private for-profit 4-year		Claim page
Chamberlain University-Illinois	Addison	Private for-profit 4-year	14,027	Claim page
Chicago State University	Chicago	Public 4-year	1,384	Claim page
Chicago Theological Seminary	Chicago	Private nonprofit 4-year		Claim page
City Colleges of Chicago-District Office	Chicago	Public 2-year		Claim page
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College	Chicago	Public 2-year	4,207	Claim page
City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College	Chicago	Public 2-year	2,505	Claim page
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College	Chicago	Public 2-year	1,777	Claim page
City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College	Chicago	Public 2-year	6,409	Claim page
City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College	Chicago	Public 2-year	1,661	Claim page
City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College	Chicago	Public 2-year	2,789	Claim page
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College	Chicago	Public 2-year	4,372	Claim page
College of DuPage	Glen Ellyn	Public 2-year	16,114	Claim page
College of Lake County	Grayslake	Public 2-year	9,420	Claim page
Columbia College Chicago	Chicago	Private nonprofit 4-year	5,368	Claim page
Concordia University-Chicago	River Forest	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,323	Claim page
Danville Area Community College	Danville	Public 2-year	1,508	Claim page
DePaul University	Chicago	Private nonprofit 4-year	14,090	Claim page
DeVry University-Administrative Office	Lisle	Private for-profit 4-year		Claim page
DeVry University-Illinois	Lisle	Private for-profit 4-year	27,825	Claim page
Dominican University	River Forest	Private nonprofit 4-year	2,561	Claim page
East-West University	Chicago	Private nonprofit 4-year	468	Claim page
Eastern Illinois University	Charleston	Public 4-year	4,188	Claim page
Elgin Community College	Elgin	Public 2-year	6,648	Claim page
Elmhurst University	Elmhurst	Private nonprofit 4-year	3,006	Claim page
Erikson Institute	Chicago	Private nonprofit 4-year		Claim page
Eureka College	Eureka	Private nonprofit 4-year	522	Claim page
Fox College	Tinley Park	Private for-profit 2-year	200	Claim page
Frontier Community College	Fairfield	Public 2-year		Claim page
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary	Evanston	Private nonprofit 4-year		Claim page
Generations College	Chicago	Private nonprofit 2-year	310	Claim page
Governors State University	University Park	Public 4-year	2,556	Claim page
Greenville University	Greenville	Private nonprofit 4-year	955	Claim page
Heartland Community College	Normal	Public 2-year	2,997	Claim page
Hebrew Theological College	Skokie	Private nonprofit 4-year	90	Claim page
Highland Community College	Freeport	Public 2-year	931	Claim page
Illinois Central College	East Peoria	Public 2-year	5,052	Claim page
Illinois College	Jacksonville	Private nonprofit 4-year	930	Claim page
Illinois College of Optometry	Chicago	Private nonprofit 4-year		Claim page
Illinois Eastern Community College-System Office	Olney	Public 2-year		Claim page
Illinois Institute of Technology	Chicago	Private nonprofit 4-year	2,833	Claim page
Illinois State University	Normal	Public 4-year	19,057	Claim page
Illinois Valley Community College	Oglesby	Public 2-year	2,040	Claim page
Illinois Wesleyan University	Bloomington	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,582	Claim page
Institute for Clinical Social Work	Chicago	Private nonprofit 4-year		Claim page
John A Logan College	Carterville	Public 2-year	2,016	Claim page
John Wood Community College	Quincy	Public 2-year	1,371	Claim page
Joliet Junior College	Joliet	Public 2-year	9,306	Claim page
Judson University	Elgin	Private nonprofit 4-year	708	Claim page
Kankakee Community College	Kankakee	Public 2-year	1,985	Claim page
Kaskaskia College	Centralia	Public 2-year	1,920	Claim page
Kishwaukee College	Malta	Public 2-year	1,936	Claim page
Knox College	Galesburg	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,127	Claim page
Lake Forest College	Lake Forest	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,813	Claim page
Lake Forest Graduate School of Management	Lake Forest	Private nonprofit 4-year		Claim page
Lake Land College	Mattoon	Public 2-year	2,448	Claim page
Lakeview College of Nursing	Danville	Private nonprofit 4-year	66	Claim page
Lewis and Clark Community College	Godfrey	Public 2-year	2,487	Claim page
Lewis University	Romeoville	Private nonprofit 4-year	4,015	Claim page
Lincoln Christian University	Lincoln	Private nonprofit 4-year		Claim page
Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park	Melrose Park	Private for-profit 2-year	1,539	Claim page
Lincoln Land Community College	Springfield	Public 2-year	3,976	Claim page
Lincoln Trail College	Robinson	Public 2-year		Claim page
Loyola University Chicago	Chicago	Private nonprofit 4-year	11,737	Claim page
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago	Chicago	Private nonprofit 4-year		Claim page
McCormick Theological Seminary	Chicago	Private nonprofit 4-year		Claim page
McHenry County College	Crystal Lake	Public 2-year	4,691	Claim page
McKendree University	Lebanon	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,752	Claim page
Meadville Theological School of Lombard College	Chicago	Private nonprofit 4-year		Claim page
Methodist College	Peoria	Private nonprofit 4-year	245	Claim page
Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie	Skokie	Private for-profit 4-year		Claim page
Midwestern Career College	Chicago	Private for-profit 2-year	887	Claim page
Midwestern University-Downers Grove	Downers Grove	Private nonprofit 4-year		Claim page
Millikin University	Decatur	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,382	Claim page
Monmouth College	Monmouth	Private nonprofit 4-year	702	Claim page
Moody Bible Institute	Chicago	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,510	Claim page
Moraine Valley Community College	Palos Hills	Public 2-year	7,490	Claim page
Morrison Institute of Technology	Morrison	Private nonprofit 2-year	59	Claim page
Morton College	Cicero	Public 2-year	2,640	Claim page
National Louis University	Chicago	Private nonprofit 4-year	4,406	Claim page
National University of Health Sciences	Lombard	Private nonprofit 4-year	13	Claim page
North Central College	Naperville	Private nonprofit 4-year	2,428	Claim page
North Park University	Chicago	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,818	Claim page
Northeastern Illinois University	Chicago	Public 4-year	3,982	Claim page
Northern Baptist Theological Seminary	Lisle	Private nonprofit 4-year		Claim page
Northern Illinois University	Dekalb	Public 4-year	11,301	Claim page
Northwestern College	Oak Lawn	Private for-profit 4-year		Claim page
Northwestern University	Evanston	Private nonprofit 4-year	9,201	Claim page
Oak Point University	Oak Brook	Private nonprofit 4-year		Claim page
Oakton College	Des Plaines	Public 2-year	6,072	Claim page
Olivet Nazarene University	Bourbonnais	Private nonprofit 4-year	2,603	Claim page
Olney Central College	Olney	Public 2-year	1,634	Claim page
Pacific College of Health and Science	Chicago	Private for-profit 4-year	2	Claim page
Parkland College	Champaign	Public 2-year	3,348	Claim page
Prairie State College	Chicago Heights	Public 2-year	2,443	Claim page
Principia College	Elsah	Private nonprofit 4-year	339	Claim page
Quincy University	Quincy	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,010	Claim page
Rasmussen University-Illinois	Rockford	Private for-profit 2-year	1,145	Claim page
Rend Lake College	Ina	Public 2-year	1,175	Claim page
Richland Community College	Decatur	Public 2-year	1,346	Claim page
Rock Valley College	Rockford	Public 2-year	4,359	Claim page
Rockford University	Rockford	Private nonprofit 4-year	972	Claim page
Roosevelt University	Chicago	Private nonprofit 4-year	2,849	Claim page
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science	North Chicago	Private nonprofit 4-year		Claim page
Rush University	Chicago	Private nonprofit 4-year	138	Claim page
Saint Anthony College of Nursing	Rockford	Private nonprofit 4-year	172	Claim page
Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing	Peoria	Private nonprofit 4-year	273	Claim page
Saint Xavier University	Chicago	Private nonprofit 4-year	3,096	Claim page
Sauk Valley Community College	Dixon	Public 2-year	1,158	Claim page
School of the Art Institute of Chicago	Chicago	Private nonprofit 4-year	2,805	Claim page
Shawnee Community College	Ullin	Public 2-year	698	Claim page
South Suburban College	South Holland	Public 2-year	2,042	Claim page
Southeastern Illinois College	Harrisburg	Public 2-year	680	Claim page
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	Carbondale	Public 4-year	8,494	Claim page
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville	Edwardsville	Public 4-year	8,750	Claim page
Southern Illinois University-System Office	Carbondale	Public 4-year		Claim page
Southwestern Illinois College	Belleville	Public 2-year	5,675	Claim page
Spertus College	Chicago	Private nonprofit 4-year		Claim page
Spoon River College	Canton	Public 2-year	774	Claim page
St. Augustine College	Chicago	Private nonprofit 4-year		Claim page
St. John's College-Department of Nursing	Springfield	Private nonprofit 4-year	126	Claim page
Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College	Rockford	Private for-profit 2-year	682	Claim page
Taylor Business Institute	Chicago	Private for-profit 2-year	98	Claim page
Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago	Chicago	Private nonprofit 4-year	78	Claim page
The Chicago School at Chicago	Chicago	Private nonprofit 4-year	21	Claim page
Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago	Chicago	Private nonprofit 4-year		Claim page
Trinity Christian College	Palos Heights	Private nonprofit 4-year	820	Claim page
Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences	Rock Island	Private nonprofit 4-year	56	Claim page
Trinity International University-Illinois	Deerfield	Private nonprofit 4-year	55	Claim page
Triton College	River Grove	Public 2-year	6,902	Claim page
University of Chicago	Chicago	Private nonprofit 4-year	7,569	Claim page
University of Illinois Chicago	Chicago	Public 4-year	22,170	Claim page
University of Illinois Springfield	Springfield	Public 4-year	2,263	Claim page
University of Illinois System Offices	Urbana	Public 4-year		Claim page
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Champaign	Public 4-year	36,258	Claim page
University of Saint Mary of the Lake	Mundelein	Private nonprofit 4-year		Claim page
University of St Francis	Joliet	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,223	Claim page
Urbana Theological Seminary	Urbana	Private nonprofit 4-year		Claim page
VanderCook College of Music	Chicago	Private nonprofit 4-year	76	Claim page
Wabash Valley College	Mount Carmel	Public 2-year		Claim page
Waubonsee Community College	Sugar Grove	Public 2-year	5,721	Claim page
Western Illinois University	Macomb	Public 4-year	4,410	Claim page
Wheaton College	Wheaton	Private nonprofit 4-year	2,121	Claim page
William Rainey Harper College	Palatine	Public 2-year	9,313	Claim page
Worsham College of Mortuary Science	Wheeling	Private for-profit 2-year	183	Claim page

College career fairs and employer events in Illinois

Career fairs and employer events at colleges, plus hiring and business events nearby.

Job-transition sessionOct 27, 2026
From Layoff to Launch (Webinar)
With workNet DuPage Career Center · Workforce board: Du Page County Workforce Innovation Board
Career workshopOct 30, 2026 · Lisle, IL
Let’s Talk Job Search (In-Person)
With workNet DuPage Career Center · Workforce board: Du Page County Workforce Innovation Board
Job-transition sessionOct 30, 2026 · Lisle, IL
Mini-Resource Fair (In-Person)
With workNet DuPage Career Center · Workforce board: Du Page County Workforce Innovation Board
Small-business counselingNov 2, 2026 · Edwardsville, IL
The Illinois SBDC for the Metro East at SIUE+The Wedge Presents: Legal Support for Small Businesses
College: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Career workshopNov 4, 2026 · Lisle, IL
The Job Search Blueprint: Master the Basics (In-Person)
With workNet DuPage Career Center · Workforce board: Du Page County Workforce Innovation Board
Job fairNov 4, 2026 · Chicago, IL
Daley College Fall Career Fair
With South Suburban Cook County American Job Center at Prairie State College · With American Job Center at Truman College · With Southwest American Job Center at Daley College · With Workforce Development Division - Gail Borden Library · With The American Job Center at Malcolm X College West Campus · With Safer Foundation (South Holland) · With American Job Center Kennedy King at College · With American Job Center in Pilsen · With American Job Center in Wheeling · With American Job Center at the King Center · With American Job Center in Maywood · With American Job Center in North Riverside · Workforce board: LWIA 7
Starting a businessNov 8, 2026 · Mundelein, IL
Founder and Dean’s Mass and Brunch
College: University of Saint Mary of the Lake
Starting a businessNov 11, 2026 · Peoria, IL
Distinguished Entrepreneur Speaker Series
College: Bradley University
Career workshopNov 16, 2026 · Lisle, IL
AI Toolkit: Resumes (In-Person)
With workNet DuPage Career Center · Workforce board: Du Page County Workforce Innovation Board
Job-transition sessionNov 17, 2026
From Layoff to Launch (Webinar)
With workNet DuPage Career Center · Workforce board: Du Page County Workforce Innovation Board
Job fairNov 18, 2026 · Edwardsville, IL
Pharmacy Career Fair
College: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Small-business counselingNov 26, 2026 · Edwardsville, IL
The Wedge + SIUE Presents: Legal Support for Small Businesses
College: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Higher education conferences in Illinois

Conferences for college and university staff held in Illinois: admissions, student affairs, advancement, institutional leadership. 5 with dates announced.

AECT International Convention
Nov 3 to Nov 7, 2026 · Chicago, IL
Paid ticket. Early bird closed Aug 18; late registration closes Nov 6.
Open call for speakers
AAAS Annual Meeting
Feb 18 to Feb 20, 2027 · Chicago, IL
Paid ticket. Registration fees not stated on the page; member discounts may apply.
NCMPR National Conference
Mar 17 to Mar 20, 2027 · Chicago, IL
Paid ticket. Prices not stated on the page.
AWP Conference & Bookfair
Mar 17 to Mar 20, 2027 · Chicago, IL
Ticket $240 to $620. In-person: member $240 early-bird (to Nov 19), $299 prereg, $500 onsite; nonmember $380, $440, $620.…
Open call for speakers
ASA Annual Meeting
Aug 6 to Aug 10, 2027 · Chicago, IL
Paid ticket. Fees not read.
Open call for speakers
ISCA Annual Conference
Dates not announced · Normal, IL
Paid ticket. Prices not shown on the page; registration closes Nov 6.

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Sources: college directory from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), 2-year and 4-year public, private nonprofit and for-profit institutions; unemployment from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Illinois unemployment benefits.