Illinois State Resources

This week we have excerpts for students living in or attending a Illinois state postsecondary institution. I hope you find this information useful and worthwhile!

Although tuition and mandatory fees in Illinois are lower or equal to those in many other states, they have been rising. On average, tuition and mandatory fees at Illinois public colleges and universities have increased nearly 70% since 1990! What can we do?

Thanks to College Illinois!, there's a simple answer. Participation in College Illinois! allows families to lock in future tuition and fee costs at today's prices. It allows you to take steps now to guarantee that you'll be able to afford a college education for your children in the future. No matter how much that education costs.

At a time when guarantees are rare, the promise extended by College Illinois! offers parents the peace of mind that they can take manageable steps now to secure their children's educational future. For a parent, that sort of peace of mind is priceless. And, with College Illinois!, it's affordable.

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The time to start is now, and this web site will give you the information you need to get going. In order to help you, we've got the answers to the questions we're most frequently asked. We also have our latest news, and a list of some of the two-year colleges and four-year universities that participate in our program. You can use our handy cost calculator to estimate the amount that college will cost when your child is ready. Contributions to your child's account make wonderful gifts; use our on-line announcement system to make sure that your friends and relatives know about key events in your child's life.

The Organization

College Illinois!, the Illinois Prepaid Tuition Program, is administered by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, the agency with the primary responsibility for administering post-secondary student financial aid programs and services for Illinois students and their families. College Illinois! is a program designed to give individuals the chance to prepay tomorrow's college tuition and mandatory fees at Illinois public institutions at today's prices. The program was enacted by the General Assembly and signed by the Governor in 1997. College Illinois! is administered by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) , with advice and counsel from an advisory panel appointed by the Commission.

The advisory panel consists of 7 members who are appointed by the Commission, including one recommended by the State Treasurer, one recommended by the State Comptroller, one recommended by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget of the Office of the Governor, and one recommended by the Executive Director of the Board of Higher Education.

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