On-Campus Services and Learning Opportunities

Prairie State College provides special learning opportunities to students including Study Abroad and Weekend/Evening College. Prairie State College offers the distance learning opportunity (online classes ) to their students. It provides on-campus services to students including Academic/career counseling service and Employment services.

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Room & Board Plan

Prairie State College does not have on-campus hosing such as dormitory and college owned apartments and the meal plan is not available on its campus.
2022-2023 Room & Board Plan at Prairie State College
On-campus Housing Offered
Meal Plan

On-campus Student Services

Prairie State College provides 3 on-campus services to its students including Academic/career counseling service, and Employment services, and Placement services for completers.
2022-2023 on-campus student services at Prairie State College
Academic/career counseling service
Employment services
Placement services for completers
On-campus day care for students

Special Learning Opportunities

Prairie State College offers 3 special learning opportunities to its students including Distance Learning (online classes), and Study Abroad, and Weekend/Evening College.
Special Learning Opportunities at Prairie State College
Distance LearningUndergraduate
Online CoursesUndergraduate
Online Degree ProgramsUndergraduate
ROTC
Study Abroad
Weekend/Evening College
Teacher Certification

Services and Programs for Veterans

Prairie State College offers services and programs for veterans, military servicemembers, or their families including Yellow Ribbon Program (officially known as Post-9/11 GI Bill, Yellow Ribbon Program) and Credit for military training.
Services and Programs for Veterans at Prairie State College
Yellow Ribbon Program (officially known as Post-9/11 GI Bill, Yellow Ribbon Program)
Credit for military training
Dedicated point of contact for support services for veterans, military servicemembers, and their families
Recognized student veteran organization
Member of Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges

Library Services

Next table shows the supported library services and resource types at Prairie State College.
Library Services at Prairie State College
Physical facilities
Organized collection of printed materials
  • Total library collection: 698,869
  • Total Physical collection: 34,469
  • Total Electronic collection: 664,400
Access to digital/electronic resources
Staff trained to provide and interpret library materials
Established library hours
Access to library collections that are shared with other institutions

Sports/Athletic Information

Prairie State is a member of National Athletic Association (NAA) and National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). Total 126 students play for athletic teams at Prairie State College - 76 men and 50 women players. For popular college sports, there are . Next table describes sports and athletic information at Prairie State College campus.
Sports and Athletic Information at Prairie State College
SportsMenWomenConference
Baseball230NJCAA Division II
Basketball128NJCAA Division II
Golf70NJCAA Division II
Soccer2213NJCAA Division II
Softball012NJCAA Division II
Tennis70NJCAA Division II
Track and Field, X-Country56NJCAA Division II
Volleyball011NJCAA Division II

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