The real 2-year cost of Lincoln Trail College in Illinois
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at Lincoln Trail College went from $6,133 to $10,270, an average of 1.4% a year.
Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition freeze or guarantee, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2008–2025: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $6,133 | – | – |
| 2009 | $6,521 | – | – |
| 2010 | $6,808 | – | – |
| 2011 | $7,742 | – | – |
| 2012 | $8,361 | – | – |
| 2013 | $8,873 | – | – |
| 2014 | $9,079 | – | – |
| 2015 | $9,079 | – | – |
| 2016 | $9,399 | – | – |
| 2017 | $9,743 | – | – |
| 2018 | $9,743 | – | – |
| 2019 | $10,056 | – | – |
| 2020 | $10,056 | – | – |
| 2021 | $10,056 | – | – |
| 2022 | $10,056 | – | – |
| 2023 | $10,270 | $10,270 | – |
| 2024 | – | $10,412 | $10,032–$10,791 |
| 2025 | – | $10,555 | $9,800–$11,339 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $10,701 |
| Year 2 | $10,848 |
| 2-year total | $21,549 |
Two aid scenarios
2-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $1,549
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $11,918
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
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See my 2-year cost at Lincoln Trail College2-year schools with similar prices in Illinois
Closest to Lincoln Trail College by published tuition and fees. Similar sticker prices can still compound very differently.
- Frontier Community College$10,270
- Olney Central College$10,270
- Wabash Valley College$10,270
- Rock Valley College$10,274
- College of DuPage$10,410
- Heartland Community College$10,440
- Oakton Community College$10,446
- McHenry County College$10,529
Use this data
Published figures for Lincoln Trail College from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.