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Spoon River College

Canton, Illinois · Public community college

Welding schoolsCDL / truck driving schoolsCNA classesMedical billing & coding programsEMT & paramedic trainingMedical assistant programsLPN / LVN programsCNC & machining programsPhlebotomy classes
42%completion rate · Illinois avg 58%
not reportedmedian debt of graduates
$34,424median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$38,386median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
not reportedannual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing | Higher Learning Commission (Accredited)
Address: 23235 North County 22, Canton, IL 61520 · Phone: (309) 647-4645 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
No accreditor sanctions in the last 36 months
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
Spoon River College Spoon River College: 41.6% 41.6% Illinois average Illinois average: 58.4% 58.4% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Welders, cutters, solderers and brazers$38,890$51,320$61,520
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers$39,710$60,320$75,600
Nursing assistants$37,590$45,960$48,380
Medical records specialists$38,890$56,440$64,360
Emergency medical technicians$36,420$42,260$49,640
Medical assistants$36,400$46,090$49,460
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses$58,880$75,000$79,560
Machinists$38,390$58,520$65,620
Phlebotomists$37,370$46,010$49,720

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in Illinois (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Ground Transportation Certificate, 300–899 hours 50 not reported not reported not reported
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, under 300 hours 48 not reported not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, under 300 hours 47 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, under 300 hours 8 not reported not reported not reported
Health and Medical Administrative Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 6 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 1–2 years 5 not reported not reported not reported
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, 1–2 years 5 not reported not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 300–899 hours 5 not reported not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 300–899 hours 5 not reported not reported not reported
Health and Medical Administrative Services Certificate, 1–2 years 4 not reported not reported not reported
Health and Medical Administrative Services Certificate, 1–2 years 4 not reported not reported not reported
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Certificate, 300–899 hours 3 not reported not reported not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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