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Highland Community College is a public institution situated in Freeport, Illinois. Students who love country life may enjoy the rural location of Highland Community College.

653 Full-Time Undergraduates

$5,904 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is Highland Community College?

Contact details for Highland Community College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2998 W Pearl City Rd, Freeport, IL 61032-9341
Phone:	815-235-6121
Website:	www.highland.edu

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Can I Afford Highland Community College?

$5,904 In-State Tuition

2% Take Out Loans

In a recent term, part-time Highland Community College students paid $246 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $252 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$5,904	$6,048
Fees	$1,072	$1,072
Books and Supplies	$720	$720

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Highland Community College, approximately 2% of students took out student loans averaging $4,450 a year. That adds up to $17,800 over four years for those students.

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Highland Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

653 Full-Time Undergraduates

61% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There are 1,276 undergraduate students at Highland Community College, with 653 being full-time and 623 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 653 full-time undergraduates at Highland Community College, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Highland Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	7
Black or African American	50
Hispanic or Latino	42
White	513
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	34

Over 10 countries are represented at Highland Community College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Croatia, South Korea, and United Kingdom.

Online Learning at Highland Community College

126 Took All Classes Online

552 Took At Least One Class Online

In 2022-2023, 552 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Highland Community College has changed over the last few years.

Highland Community College Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	95	0	0	95
Truck & Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor	82	0	0	82
Welding Technology/Welder	19	0	0	19
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	5	2	3	10
General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	0	0	8	8
Manufacturing Engineering Technology	4	0	3	7
Medical/Clinical Assistant	0	7	0	7
Nail Technician/Specialist & Manicurist	4	0	0	4
Industrial Technology	0	2	0	2
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	0	2	0	2
Computer Installation & Repair Technology/Technician	1	0	0	1
Industrial Mechanics & Maintenance Technology	0	0	1	1
Energy Systems Technology/Technician	0	0	0	0
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	0	0	0	0
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	0	0	0	0
Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist	0	0	0	0
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	0	0	0	0
Heavy Equipment Maintenance Technology/Technician	0	0	0	0
Autobody/Collision & Repair Technology/Technician	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	210	13	15	238

Highland Community College Trades

In a recent academic period, Highland Community College awarded 610 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	0	0	7
Allied Health Professions	0	0	2
Cosmetology	4	8	0
Electronics Maintenance & Repair	1	0	0
Ground Transportation	82	0	0
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance	0	1	0
Industrial Production Technology	4	3	2
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	95	0	0
Precision Metal Working	19	0	0
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	5	3	2
Total	535	45	30

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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