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Colleges near Solon Mills · College Scorecard

No college in Solon Mills, but 15 within 30 miles

The closest is McHenry County College in Crystal Lake, 13.5 miles from the center of town. Here’s what each costs, who gets in, and how students do.

Nearest college
13.5 mi
McHenry County College
Within 30 miles
15
degree-granting colleges
Nearest community college
13.5 mi
McHenry County College
Students nearby
56,644
on campus within 30 miles
Residents in college
0%
IL 6%

College from Solon Mills

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Colleges near Solon Mills

Every degree-granting college within 30 miles of the center of Solon Mills.

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

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

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college near Solon Mills: 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 → McHenry County CollegeCollege of Lake CountyGateway Technical College
McHenry County College37% graduate$45k earnings$6k typical debt
College of Lake County37% graduate$43k earnings$9k typical debt
Gateway Technical College51% graduate$40k earnings$12k 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 Solon Mills. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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