College of DuPage has been named to Forbes Magazine’s prestigious list of America’s Best In-State Employers for 2021, ranking 47th among the 100 honorees. COD, the only community college to make the list, outranked several four-year institutions, including University of Chicago (50th), DePaul University (64th) and University of Illinois (89th). Forbes previously listed the College among America’s Best Midsized Employers. Forbes partnered with market research firm Statista to compile the list by surveying 80,000 individuals working for companies with at least 500 employees. Participants were asked to rate their willingness to recommend their own employers to friends and family, and to nominate organizations other than their own. The ranking is divided into 25 categories including education, automotive, banking, insurance, government services and restaurants.