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Prairie State College

Prairie State College
202 South Halsted Street
Chicago Heights, IL 60411-8226

Official telephone: (708) 709-3500
Website: https://prairiestate.edu/
Screen last updated on: October 2026
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 51%
Student:Faculty ratio: 12:1
Total faculty: 92 men, 130 women
Full-time faculty: 27 men, 46 women
Part-time faculty: 65 men, 84 women

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, honors program, internships, distance learning, online courses
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Accounting and Business/Management
  • Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Child Care Provider/Assistant
  • Commercial Photography
  • Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Construction Trades, General
  • Criminal Justice/Police Science
  • Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
  • Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Electrician
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Fire Science/Fire-fighting
  • General Studies
  • Graphic Communications, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology/Technician
  • Information Technology
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Mechanics and Repairers, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Physical Therapy Assistant
  • Precision Production Trades, General
  • Recording Arts Technology/Technician
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Surgical Technology/Technologist
  • Tool and Die Technology/Technician
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Certificates

  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  • Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects
  • Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  • Child Care Provider/Assistant
  • Commercial Photography
  • Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician
  • Computer Programming/Programmer, General
  • Computer Support Specialist
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  • Construction Trades, General
  • Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General
  • Criminal Justice/Police Science
  • Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services, Other
  • Dental Assisting/Assistant
  • Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician
  • Electrician
  • Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)
  • Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
  • Energy Systems Technology/Technician
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician
  • Fire Science/Fire-fighting
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology/Technician
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Machine Tool Technology/Machinist
  • Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD
  • Mechanics and Repairers, General
  • Network and System Administration/Administrator
  • Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Precision Production Trades, General
  • Recording Arts Technology/Technician
  • Solar Energy Technology/Technician
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager
  • Taxation
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  • Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster
  • Welding Technology/Welder

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
    (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for relevant life experience

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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