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Colleges near Mount Pleasant · College Scorecard

No college in Mount Pleasant, but 2 within 30 miles

The closest is Morrison Institute of Technology in Morrison, 3 miles from the center of town. Here’s what each costs, who gets in, and how students do.

Nearest college
3 mi
Morrison Institute of Technology
Within 30 miles
2
degree-granting colleges
Nearest community college
3 mi
Morrison Institute of Technology
Students nearby
1,280
on campus within 30 miles
Residents in college
5%
IL 6%

College from Mount Pleasant

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Within reach

Colleges near Mount Pleasant

Every degree-granting college within 30 miles of the center of Mount Pleasant.

10 mi20 mi30 mi Sauk Valley Community College Mount Pleasant
University or collegeCommunity college
Morrison Institute of TechnologyCommunity college · Private nonprofit · Morrison
3 mi54 students
Sauk Valley Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Palmyra
16 mi1,226 students

Straight-line distance. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Dashed rows are too small, or report too little to the Department of Education, for a page of their own.

What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for families on federal aid. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at $48–75k, where Mount Pleasant’s median household income ($74K) falls.

Federal figures: your own price depends on your aid package. Every college has a net price calculator on its website. “—” = not reported for that income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college near Mount Pleasant: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k 0%25%50%75%100% Graduate → Morrison Institute of TechnologySauk Valley Community College
Morrison Institute of Technology90% graduate$64k earnings$12k typical debt
Sauk Valley Community College49% graduate$40k earnings$8k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, students on federal aid. A college that’s part of a larger system reports earnings for the whole system.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023). “On campus” counts fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. Distances are straight-line from the center of Mount Pleasant. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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