Morton College: Review & Facts

Overall Rating:Overall Ranking - GoodQuality:Education Quality Rating - Below AverageSafety:Capmus Safety Rating - OustandingCosts:Tuition & Fees Cost Rating - Excellent

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Morton College is a medium two-year, public school with 3,755 students enrolled. This school was established in 1924 and is one of the 2 schools located in Cicero, Illinois.

Academic Offerings

1-year certificate and associate's degree are available at Morton College.

Majors
Offered
24
Morton College implements a semester-based curriculum calendar system and lets you to select from 24 majors. The most popular concentrations are General Studies, Nursing, Biology, Physical Therapy, and Medical Assistant. Read the details about Majors offered at this college and see program Ratings.

It is important to know student retention and graduation rates before you apply to a school to get your diploma or to engage in a long-term study; high retention and graduation rates are usually a good sign. However, if you would like to transfer out or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

The rate of student retention at Morton College is relatively low at 68% (close to Illinois average). Taking this statistic into consideration, apparently students like their stay at this school.

Student Retention
68%
Fair
The graduation rate at Morton College is very low - 19%. Around 22% of the school's undergraduate students transfer to other colleges.

Student to faculty ratio at Morton College is reasonably decent, 19:1. Learn more details on faculty at this college in the Faculty & Salaries report.

Tuition and Loans

Average tuition costs are close to the nationwide median - about $10,400 per year. The additional fees at Morton College not covered by tuition are about $600; which totals $11,000 per year.

Read the details about Morton College additional charges as well as availability of loans and likelihood of repaying them upon graduation in the Tuition & Loans report for this college.

Admissions Information

Dual Credits
Accepted
Yes
The school will consider accepting your dual credits, credits for life experience (learned through independent study, noncredit adult courses, work experience, portfolio demonstration, previous licensure or certification, or completion of other learning opportunities), and advanced placement credits (college-level courses taught in high school) at entry.

The undergraduate application fee at Morton College is $10.00.

To receive the most accurate and up-to-date information about enrolling to Morton College and a program that best suits your goals and budget, call this school's general information office at (708) 656-8000 or check Morton College Website.

Opportunities and Services

Safety
Grade
A
Safe
Morton College provides a distance learning option, study abroad programs, and evening/weekend study opportunity, which is a solid option for those who work full-time.

There are options for on-campus part-time employment at Morton College, which allows students to cover some of the tuition expenses. Additionally, this school helps students to evaluate their career options and find a full-time job upon graduation.

ROTC
Available
No
Unfortunately, there is no on-campus housing at Morton College.

Based on the college crime numbers, Morton College appears to be a safe school. Read the details in the Campus Crime report for this college.

Morton College Location and Address

Postal Address:
Morton College
3801 S Central Ave
Cicero, Illinois
60804-4398, USA
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