Does Prairie State College have a tennis program?

Yes. Prairie State College fields men's tennis (NJCAA), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.

Where is Prairie State College?

Prairie State College is in Chicago Heights, IL, in the Great Lakes region of the United States.

How much does Prairie State College cost?

The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $13,908 a year, and an average net price of $4,738 after grants and scholarships.

Prairie State College

Chicago Heights, IL · public · 2,443 undergraduates

Which tennis teams does Prairie State College field?

Prairie State College, in Chicago Heights, IL, fields one tennis team, men's tennis, competing in NJCAA.

The latest Equity in Athletics filing lists 6 on the men's side in 2025.

Prairie State College's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 6 players in 2025, down from 9 in 2020. That 2025 roster is well below the NJCAA median of 9, by 33%, and about the same distance from the national median. Prairie State College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 3 players per coach, well below the NJCAA median of 6, by 50%.

Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.

Prairie State College Men's TennisNJCAA · 6 players (2025)

How does Prairie State College fund its athletes?

Prairie State College reported 123 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 75 men and 48 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.

Athletically related student aid came to $309,821, about $2,272 per male athlete and $2,904 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share of that is not reported separately, so a recruit should ask the coach directly what a tennis award typically covers.

Recruiting expenses were reported as zero for both men's and women's sports, so outreach to this program will mostly need to come from the recruit's side.

What is Prairie State College like academically?

Prairie State College is a mid-sized public two-year college.

The full cost of attendance is around $13,908 a year, below the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $4,738 after grants and scholarships, in the bottom quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 66% of the sticker price on average.

Tuition is $4,176 for IL residents and $11,064 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $36,696, below the median of $40,747.

What can you study at Prairie State College?

Liberal Arts & Sciences dominates: it accounts for 40% of degrees awarded, with Health Professions a distant second at 35%.

The associate's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (191 degrees)
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (49 degrees)
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (40 degrees)
Biological and Physical Sciences (15 degrees)
Computer and Information Sciences, General (11 degrees)
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (8 degrees)
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (7 degrees)
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (4 degrees)
Fire Protection (4 degrees)
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (2 degrees)

What is Chicago Heights, IL like to live in?

Prairie State College sits in Chicago Heights, a suburb of a large city of about 27,000 people in Cook County, Illinois.

Household incomes in Chicago Heights, a median of about $57,479, sit far below the Illinois median and likewise far below the national one, 27% lower than the country as a whole.

Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $149,900, 40% below the Illinois median and a typical rent of $1,035 a month is 16% under the state figure.

Commutes run long, about 32 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 6% take public transit.

The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 36, with 26% under 18 and 13% aged 65 or over.

20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Illinois average of 37%.

Frequently asked questions

Does Prairie State College have a tennis program?: Yes. Prairie State College fields men's tennis (NJCAA), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
Where is Prairie State College?: Prairie State College is in Chicago Heights, IL, in the Great Lakes region of the United States.
How much does Prairie State College cost?: The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $13,908 a year, and an average net price of $4,738 after grants and scholarships.