Illinois
college tracker.
199 federal closure records, 2 current closure announcements, 50 program actions, 13 workforce actions, and 80 colleges with current public signals.
Latest dated action: Columbia College Chicago: At least 14 staff members laid off; the college did not disclose the full total · Aug 21, 2026
Closures and announcements201199 federal records · 2 current announcements
Program actions50Explore program actions ↗
Workforce actions131,110 positions in records with stated counts
Colleges with signals80Open the state watchlist ↗
Confirmed and scheduled closures
Lake Forest Graduate School of ManagementLake Forest, IL · Higher Learning Commission and Excelsior University
Trinity Christian CollegePalos Heights, IL · Trinity Christian College
Recent federal records
Cosmetology Concepts NilesNiles · FSA primary location
Hairmasters Institute of CosmetologyBloomington · FSA primary location
Bell Mar Beauty CollegeCicero · FSA primary location
Paul Mitchell the School-NormalNormal · FSA primary location
Northwestern CollegeOak Lawn · Degree-granting match
Lincoln Christian UniversityLincoln · Degree-granting match
Oak Point UniversityChicago · Degree-granting match
American Academy of Art CollegeChicago · Degree-granting match
Cannella School of Hair Design-ChicagoChicago · FSA primary location
Innovations Design AcademyMacomb · FSA primary location
Programs and approvals
Didactic Program in DieteticsEastern Illinois University · Program closed
Emergency Medical Services Professions – ParamedicRichland Community College ·
Men's intercollegiate tennisIllinois State University · Program closed
Assistive TechnologyUniversity of Illinois Chicago ·
AnthropologyUniversity of Chicago · Admissions paused
Art HistoryUniversity of Chicago · Admissions paused
Cinema and Media StudiesUniversity of Chicago · Admissions paused
ClassicsUniversity of Chicago · Admissions paused
Comparative LiteratureUniversity of Chicago · Admissions paused
Conceptual and Historical Studies of ScienceUniversity of Chicago · Admissions paused
Workforce actions
Columbia College ChicagoAt least 14 staff members laid off; the college did not disclose the full total
Illinois Institute of Technology160 positions affected
Columbia College Chicago6 positions affected
Columbia College Chicago3 positions affected
DePaul University114 positions affected
School of the Art Institute of Chicago20 positions affected
Eastern Illinois University44 positions affected
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign217 positions affected
Moody Bible InstituteAbout 9% of employees laid off; exact count not published
Northwestern UniversityApproximately 425 positions eliminated
Colleges to review
Judson UniversityElgin · Private nonprofit
4 signal types ↗Cannella School of Hair Design-ChicagoChicago · Private for-profit
3 signal types ↗Cannella School of Hair Design-Villa ParkVilla Park · Private for-profit
3 signal types ↗Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago · Private nonprofit
3 signal types ↗State Career CollegeGurnee · Private for-profit
3 signal types ↗Chamberlain University-IllinoisAddison · Private for-profit
2 signal types ↗Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston · Public
2 signal types ↗Moody Bible InstituteChicago · Private nonprofit
2 signal types ↗Oehrlein School of CosmetologyEast Peoria · Private for-profit
2 signal types ↗St. Augustine CollegeChicago · Private nonprofit
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