Illinois, which is located in the Midwestern region of the country, offers students many choices for higher education. Police schools in Illinois can help an aspiring law enforcement professional gain the comprehension and abilities necessary for a successful career. Students have a choice of 61 police colleges in Illinois to attend. In the 2008-2009 school year, reportedly 1,867 students completed police programs in Illinois.
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| Police Schools in Aurora |
Aurora University
347 S Gladstone Ave
Aurora, IL, 60506 |
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| Police Schools in Belleville |
Southwestern Illinois College
2500 Carlyle Ave
Belleville, IL, 62221 |
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| Police Schools in Bourbonnais |
Olivet Nazarene University
One University Avenue
Bourbonnais, IL, 60914 |
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| Police Schools in Calumet City |
Westwood College-River Oaks
80 River Oaks Ctr-Ste 111
Calumet City, IL, 60409 |
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| Police Schools in Carlinville |
Blackburn College
700 College Ave
Carlinville, IL, 62626 |
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| Police Schools in Carterville |
John A Logan College
700 Logan College Road
Carterville, IL, 62918 |
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| Police Schools in Champaign |
Parkland College
2400 W Bradley Ave
Champaign, IL, 61821 |
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| Police Schools in Chicago |
Chicago State University
9501 S. King Drive
Chicago, IL, 60628 |
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City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College
30 E Lake St
Chicago, IL, 60601 |
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City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College
1145 W Wilson Ave.
Chicago, IL, 60640 |
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City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College
6301 S Halsted St
Chicago, IL, 60621 |
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City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College
10001 S Woodlawn Ave
Chicago, IL, 60628 |
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City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College
7500 S Pulaski Rd
Chicago, IL, 60652 |
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City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College
4300 N Narragansett
Chicago, IL, 60634 |
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Illinois Institute of Technology
3300 S Federal St
Chicago, IL, 60616 |
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Loyola University Chicago
1032 W. Sheridan Rd
Chicago, IL, 60660 |
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Northeastern Illinois University
5500 N Saint Louis Ave
Chicago, IL, 60625 |
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Roosevelt University
430 S Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL, 60605 |
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Saint Xavier University
3700 W 103rd St
Chicago, IL, 60655 |
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University of Illinois at Chicago
601 S Morgan
Chicago, IL, 60607 |
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Westwood College-Chicago Loop
17 N State St-Ste 300
Chicago, IL, 60602 |
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Westwood College-O'Hare Airport
8501 W. Higgins Road Suite 100
Chicago, IL, 60634 |
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| Police Schools in Chicago Heights |
Prairie State College
202 South Halsted Street
Chicago Heights, IL, 60411 |
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| Police Schools in Cicero |
Morton College
3801 S Central Ave
Cicero, IL, 60804 |
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| Police Schools in Crystal Lake |
McHenry County College
8900 US Hwy 14
Crystal Lake, IL, 60012 |
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| Police Schools in Danville |
Danville Area Community College
2000 E Main St
Danville, IL, 61832 |
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| Police Schools in Decatur |
Richland Community College
One College Pk
Decatur, IL, 62521 |
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| Police Schools in Des Plaines |
Oakton Community College
1600 E Golf Rd.
Des Plaines, IL, 60016 |
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| Police Schools in Dixon |
Sauk Valley Community College
173 Illinois Rt 2
Dixon, IL, 61021 |
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| Police Schools in East Peoria |
Illinois Central College
One College Drive
East Peoria, IL, 61635 |
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| Police Schools in Edwardsville |
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Il State Rte 157
Edwardsville, IL, 62026 |
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| Police Schools in Elgin |
Elgin Community College
1700 Spartan Drive
Elgin, IL, 60123 |
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Judson University
1151 N State St
Elgin, IL, 60123 |
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| Police Schools in Galesburg |
Carl Sandburg College
2400 Tom L. Wilson Boulevard
Galesburg, IL, 61401 |
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| Police Schools in Glen Ellyn |
College of DuPage
425 Fawell Blvd.
Glen Ellyn, IL, 60137 |
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| Police Schools in Godfrey |
Lewis and Clark Community College
5800 Godfrey Rd
Godfrey, IL, 62035 |
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| Police Schools in Grayslake |
College of Lake County
19351 W Washington St.
Grayslake, IL, 60030 |
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| Police Schools in Harrisburg |
Southeastern Illinois College
3575 College Road
Harrisburg, IL, 62946 |
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| Police Schools in Ina |
Rend Lake College
468 N Ken Gray Pky
Ina, IL, 62846 |
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| Police Schools in Joliet |
Joliet Junior College
1215 Houbolt Rd
Joliet, IL, 60431 |
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| Police Schools in Kankakee |
Kankakee Community College
100 College Drive
Kankakee, IL, 60901 |
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| Police Schools in Lincoln |
Lincoln College
300 Keokuk St
Lincoln, IL, 62656 |
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| Police Schools in Malta |
Kishwaukee College
21193 Malta Rd
Malta, IL, 60150 |
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| Police Schools in Moline |
Black Hawk College
6600-34th Avenue
Moline, IL, 61265 |
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| Police Schools in Normal |
Heartland Community College
1500 West Raab Road
Normal, IL, 61761 |
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Illinois State University
North and School Streets
Normal, IL, 61790 |
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| Police Schools in Oglesby |
Illinois Valley Community College
815 N Orlando Smith Ave
Oglesby, IL, 61348 |
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| Police Schools in Palatine |
Harper College
1200 W Algonquin Rd
Palatine, IL, 60067 |
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| Police Schools in Palos Hills |
Moraine Valley Community College
9000 W. College Parkway
Palos Hills, IL, 60465 |
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| Police Schools in Quincy |
John Wood Community College
1301 S 48th Street
Quincy, IL, 62305 |
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Quincy University
1800 College Ave
Quincy, IL, 62301 |
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| Police Schools in Rockford |
Rock Valley College
3301 N Mulford Rd
Rockford, IL, 61114 |
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| Police Schools in Romeoville |
Lewis University
One University Parkway
Romeoville, IL, 60446 |
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| Police Schools in South Holland |
South Suburban College
15800 South State Street
South Holland, IL, 60473 |
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| Police Schools in Springfield |
Lincoln Land Community College
5250 Shepherd Rd
Springfield, IL, 62794 |
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Springfield College in Illinois
1500 North Fifth Street
Springfield, IL, 62702 |
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University of Illinois at Springfield
One University Plaza
Springfield, IL, 62703 |
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| Police Schools in Sugar Grove |
Waubonsee Community College
Rte 47 at Waubonsee Drive
Sugar Grove, IL, 60554 |
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| Police Schools in Ullin |
Shawnee Community College
8364 Shawnee College Rd
Ullin, IL, 62992 |
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| Police Schools in University Park |
Governors State University
1 University Pky
University Park, IL, 60484 |
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| Police Schools in Woodridge |
Westwood College-Dupage
7155 Janes Avenue
Woodridge, IL, 60517 |
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| City | 10th Percentile | 25th Percentile | 50th Percentile | 75th Percentile | 90th Percentile | Average |
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| Aurora | $55,465.00 | $66,645.00 | $76,685.00 | $87,727.50 | $99,442.50 | $76,277.50 |
| Belleville | $32,080.00 | $43,405.00 | $58,100.00 | $72,997.50 | $82,582.50 | $57,175.00 |
| Bourbonnais | $52,625.00 | $67,970.00 | $80,525.00 | $92,610.00 | $102,955.00 | $78,430.00 |
| Calumet City | $55,465.00 | $66,645.00 | $76,685.00 | $87,727.50 | $99,442.50 | $76,277.50 |
| Carlinville | $32,080.00 | $43,405.00 | $58,100.00 | $72,997.50 | $82,582.50 | $57,175.00 |
| Carterville | $32,080.00 | $43,405.00 | $58,100.00 | $72,997.50 | $82,582.50 | $57,175.00 |
| Champaign | $33,452.50 | $40,452.50 | $57,685.00 | $71,455.00 | $85,687.50 | $57,990.00 |
| Chicago | $55,465.00 | $66,645.00 | $76,685.00 | $87,727.50 | $99,442.50 | $76,277.50 |
| Chicago Heights | $55,465.00 | $66,645.00 | $76,685.00 | $87,727.50 | $99,442.50 | $76,277.50 |
| Cicero | $55,465.00 | $66,645.00 | $76,685.00 | $87,727.50 | $99,442.50 | $76,277.50 |
| Crystal Lake | $55,465.00 | $66,645.00 | $76,685.00 | $87,727.50 | $99,442.50 | $76,277.50 |
| Danville | $18,980.00 | $25,800.00 | $34,580.00 | $48,120.00 | $70,400.00 | $39,420.00 |
| Decatur | $27,740.00 | $36,250.00 | $49,810.00 | $57,130.00 | $75,800.00 | $48,890.00 |
| Des Plaines | $55,465.00 | $66,645.00 | $76,685.00 | $87,727.50 | $99,442.50 | $76,277.50 |
| Dixon | $39,805.00 | $47,532.50 | $57,622.50 | $69,222.50 | $81,680.00 | $58,495.00 |
| East Peoria | $37,946.67 | $46,613.33 | $73,780.00 | $85,696.67 | $96,433.33 | $68,660.00 |
| Edwardsville | $32,080.00 | $43,405.00 | $58,100.00 | $72,997.50 | $82,582.50 | $57,175.00 |
| Elgin | $55,465.00 | $66,645.00 | $76,685.00 | $87,727.50 | $99,442.50 | $76,277.50 |
| Galesburg | $39,515.00 | $45,897.50 | $56,217.50 | $68,017.50 | $80,347.50 | $57,122.50 |
| Glen Ellyn | $55,465.00 | $66,645.00 | $76,685.00 | $87,727.50 | $99,442.50 | $76,277.50 |
| Godfrey | $32,080.00 | $43,405.00 | $58,100.00 | $72,997.50 | $82,582.50 | $57,175.00 |
| Grayslake | $56,950.00 | $64,093.33 | $75,043.33 | $87,206.67 | $99,093.33 | $75,733.33 |
| Harrisburg | $32,080.00 | $43,405.00 | $58,100.00 | $72,997.50 | $82,582.50 | $57,175.00 |
| Ina | $32,080.00 | $43,405.00 | $58,100.00 | $72,997.50 | $82,582.50 | $57,175.00 |
| Joliet | $55,465.00 | $66,645.00 | $76,685.00 | $87,727.50 | $99,442.50 | $76,277.50 |
| Kankakee | $52,625.00 | $67,970.00 | $80,525.00 | $92,610.00 | $102,955.00 | $78,430.00 |
| Lincoln | $39,515.00 | $45,897.50 | $56,217.50 | $68,017.50 | $80,347.50 | $57,122.50 |
| Malta | $55,465.00 | $66,645.00 | $76,685.00 | $87,727.50 | $99,442.50 | $76,277.50 |
| Moline | $41,937.50 | $51,907.50 | $61,182.50 | $72,500.00 | $83,150.00 | $61,482.50 |
| Normal | $41,650.00 | $49,470.00 | $67,325.00 | $82,060.00 | $95,410.00 | $66,465.00 |
| Oglesby | $39,805.00 | $47,532.50 | $57,622.50 | $69,222.50 | $81,680.00 | $58,495.00 |
| Palatine | $55,465.00 | $66,645.00 | $76,685.00 | $87,727.50 | $99,442.50 | $76,277.50 |
| Palos Hills | $55,465.00 | $66,645.00 | $76,685.00 | $87,727.50 | $99,442.50 | $76,277.50 |
| Quincy | $39,515.00 | $45,897.50 | $56,217.50 | $68,017.50 | $80,347.50 | $57,122.50 |
| Rockford | $45,600.00 | $53,463.33 | $69,556.67 | $87,650.00 | $101,360.00 | $70,560.00 |
| Romeoville | $55,465.00 | $66,645.00 | $76,685.00 | $87,727.50 | $99,442.50 | $76,277.50 |
| South Holland | $55,465.00 | $66,645.00 | $76,685.00 | $87,727.50 | $99,442.50 | $76,277.50 |
| Springfield | $32,080.00 | $43,405.00 | $58,100.00 | $72,997.50 | $82,582.50 | $57,175.00 |
| Sugar Grove | $55,465.00 | $66,645.00 | $76,685.00 | $87,727.50 | $99,442.50 | $76,277.50 |
| Ullin | $32,080.00 | $43,405.00 | $58,100.00 | $72,997.50 | $82,582.50 | $57,175.00 |
| University Park | $55,465.00 | $66,645.00 | $76,685.00 | $87,727.50 | $99,442.50 | $76,277.50 |
| Woodridge | $55,465.00 | $66,645.00 | $76,685.00 | $87,727.50 | $99,442.50 | $76,277.50 |
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