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Highland Community College is a public institution situated in Freeport, Illinois. The surrounding location of Freeport is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

139 Undergraduate Degrees

Where Is Highland Community College?

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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

How Do I Get Into Highland Community College?

You can apply to Highland Community College online at: https://highland.edu/admissions/new-students/apply-online/

Highland Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Highland Community College?

9% Take Out Loans

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 9% of students took out student loans averaging $3,684 a year. That adds up to $14,736 over four years for those students.

Highland Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

581 Full-Time Undergraduates
59% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,203 undergraduate students at Highland Community College, with 581 being full-time and 622 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 581 full-time undergraduates at Highland Community College, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 10
Black or African American 46
Hispanic or Latino 31
White 453
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 35

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.

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Highland Community College Healthcare Concentrations

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

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s TOTAL
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 95 0 95
Registered Nursing 0 35 35
Medical/Clinical Assistant 0 7 7
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 0 2 2
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician 0 0 0
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder 0 0 0
Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist 0 0 0
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 0 0 0
TOTAL 95 44 139

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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