Highland Community College

Freeport, IL

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 901
Graduate Enrollment: 0
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
Highest degree awarded: Associate
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Town: Distant (in urban cluster more than 10 miles and up to 35 miles from an urbanized area)
Two-year, small // mixed part/full-time

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 0%

Male/Female: 39% / 61% (2017)

First generation college students: 48.4% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 10.3% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 1.5% (2015)

Test scores for admission:


Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 35.3% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 19.1% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 12.2% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 7.5% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 73.0%
Black: 10.9%
Hispanic: 5.2%
Asian: 2.2%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.8%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.3%
2+ races: 3.8%
Non-resident alien: 0.9%
Unknown race: 2.9%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $12,041
In-State tuition: $4,494
Out-of-State tuition: $6,846

Estimated books and supplies: $700 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board:
Estimated on-campus other fees:

Estimated off-campus room & board: $4,975 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $0 (2022)

Average Family Income: $39,288 (2017)
Median Family Income: $24,245 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 35.0%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 9.2%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $8,029 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $85 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $5,343
$30k-48k $5,551
$48k-75k $6,886
$75k-110k $11,913
$110k+ $11,861

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 0%
6-year graduation rate: 0%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 92.2% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $8,029 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $4,500 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $5,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $5,500 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)		 Percentage
@1 Year 52.8% (2015)
@3 year 55.8% (2017)
@5 year 68.1% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 28.3% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 36.8% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $48,336 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $38,238 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Associate's Degree Agricultural Business and Management. 5
Associate's Degree Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 17
Associate's Degree Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 6
Associate's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 145 $10,066 $85 $14,894 ($1,241) $35,263 ($2,939)
Associate's Degree Biological and Physical Sciences. 55 $37,557 ($3,130)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Criminal Justice and Corrections. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies. 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. 16
Associate's Degree Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. 9
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Precision Metal Working. 18
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Ground Transportation. 37
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Design and Applied Arts. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Health and Medical Administrative Services. 4
Associate's Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 2
Associate's Degree Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. 11
Associate's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 1
Associate's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 44 $17,500 $136 $61,607 ($5,134) $61,486 ($5,124)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. 126
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Accounting and Related Services. 9
Associate's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Business Operations Support and Assistant Services. 5
Associate's Degree Business Operations Support and Assistant Services. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Hospitality Administration/Management. 4
Associate's Degree Hospitality Administration/Management. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Agricultural Production Operations. 7
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services. 12
Associate's Degree Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services. 4
Associate's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services. 8
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 6
Associate's Degree Engineering, General. 1
Associate's Degree Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering. 1
Associate's Degree Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. 6


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $86,922
Full time faculty: 47%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 10.0

School's endowment start of year: $23,652,874 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $30,162,024 (2022)