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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Highland Community College is $7,120 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.
Highland Community College offers the alternative tuition plans .
50% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $4,865 (exclude student loans).
| Tuition & Fees | $7,120 |
|---|---|
| Average Financial Amount | $4,865 |
Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers
Highland Community College offers 42 vocational programs for Less than 12-Week Certificate, Less than 1-Year Certificate, and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 582 students have completed their career programs.
| Award Level | Total Number of Programs | Available Online Class | Number of Completers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Less than 12 Weeks Certificate | 3 | 0 | 170 |
| Less than 1 Year Certificate | 19 | 1 | 63 |
| 2 Years Certificate | 20 | 0 | 119 |
| Total | 42 | 1 | 582 |
Programs by Award Level
The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
- 170 students have earned/completed Less than 12 Weeks Certificate program.
- 63 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
- 119 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
- 230 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work and Family Studies [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Child Care Provider/Assistant | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Transportation and Materials Moving [+] | ✕ | 56 completers | - |
| Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor | ✕ | 56 | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | ✕ | 114 completers | - |
| Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide | ✕ | 114 | - |
| Total | 170 |
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture [+] | ✕ | 3 completers | - |
| Equestrian/Equine Studies | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Personal and Culinary Services [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Education [+] | ✕ | 1 completers | - |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Engineering Technology [+] | ✕ | 5 completers | - |
| Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Work and Family Studies [+] | ✕ | 8 completers | - |
| Child Care Provider/Assistant | ✕ | 8 | - |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] | ✕ | 2 completers | - |
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Mechanics and Repairers [+] | ✕ | 5 completers | - |
| Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Precision Production Trades [+] | ✕ | 15 completers | - |
| Welding Technology/Welder | ✕ | 15 | - |
| Visual and Performing Arts [+] | ✕ | 2 completers | - |
| Graphic Design | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | ✕ | 2 completers | - |
| Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Business [+] | ✔ | 20 completers | - |
| Accounting | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping | ✔ | 13 | - |
| General Office Occupations and Clerical Services | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Hotel/Motel Administration/Management | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Restaurant/Food Services Management | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Total | 63 |
Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation
Total 1,184 students are attending at Highland Community College. There are 51 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 57 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 11 to 1 (9.09%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 138 (full-time) and 89 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Highland Community College is 49% and transfer-out rate is 10%. The retention rate is 66% at the school.
| Student Population | 1,184 |
|---|---|
| Graduation Rate | 49% |
| Number of Faculty | 108 |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 11 to 1 |
Student Population at Highland CC
For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,203 students enrolled into Highland Community College. By gender, 456 male and 747 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Highland Community College.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,203 | 456 | 747 |
| Full-time | 581 | 238 | 343 |
| Part-tme | 622 | 218 | 404 |
There are 915 White (76.06%), 110 Black/African American (9.14%), 60 Hispanic (4.99%), 25 Asian (2.08%), and 149 students with other races attending Highland Community College. 9 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,203 | 456 | 747 |
| American Indian/Native American | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Asian | 25 | 12 | 13 |
| Black/African American | 110 | 44 | 66 |
| Hispanic | 60 | 21 | 39 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| White | 915 | 332 | 583 |
| Two More | 41 | 19 | 22 |
| Un-Known | 31 | 17 | 14 |
| Non-resident Alien | 9 | 6 | 3 |
Highland Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
120 students (9.98% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 465 students (38.65% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Highland Community College.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Total | 1,203 |
| Enrolled Online Exclusively | 120 |
| Enrolled Some Online Courses | 465 |
| Not in Online Courses | 618 |
By age range, at Highland Community College, 279 students are aged 20 to 24 (23.19% of total students), 651 students are aged below 20 (54.11%), 37 students are aged above 50 (4.82%).
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,203 | 456 | 747 |
| Under 18 | 226 | 99 | 127 |
| Age 18-19 | 425 | 187 | 238 |
| Age 20-21 | 185 | 72 | 113 |
| Age 22-24 | 94 | 35 | 59 |
| Age 25-29 | 84 | 13 | 71 |
| Age 30-34 | 55 | 10 | 45 |
| Age 35-39 | 36 | 8 | 28 |
| Age 40-49 | 61 | 20 | 41 |
| Age 50-64 | 29 | 9 | 20 |
| Over 64 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
Directory and Accreditation Information
Highland Community College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1973 - Current).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Highland Community College.
2998 W Pearl City Rd, Freeport, IL
815-235-6121