Student life at Prairie State College
Chicago Heights, Illinois · Public · 3,045 undergrads
Prairie State College is mostly part-time, not residential. Its teams play in the NJCAA.
Living there
Campus lifeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Mostly part-time, not residential
Sports
College sports associationIPEDS, 2023
NJCAA (two-year colleges)
Community
Hispanic-Serving InstitutionU.S. Dept of Education Title III/V Eligibility Matrix (FY 2025), 2025
Yes
Predominantly Black InstitutionU.S. Dept of Education Title III/V Eligibility Matrix (FY 2025), 2025
Yes
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers