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Highland Community College is a public institution situated in Highland, Kansas. The rural area surrounding Highland Community College is great for students who love a peaceful atmosphere.

311 Undergraduate Degrees

Where Is Highland Community College?

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Contact details for Highland Community College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 606 W Main, Highland, KS 66035-4165
Phone: 785-442-6000
Website: www.highlandcc.edu

How Do I Get Into Highland Community College?

You can apply to Highland Community College online at: https://myhcc.highlandcc.edu/SelfService/Admissions/Applications

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?

82% Take Out Loans

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Highland Community College, approximately 82% of students took out student loans averaging $3,128 a year. That adds up to $12,512 over four years for those students.

Highland Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

897 Full-Time Undergraduates
51% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,640 undergraduate students at Highland Community College, with 897 being full-time and 1,743 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 897 full-time undergraduates at Highland Community College, 49% are male and 51% 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 14
Black or African American 167
Hispanic or Latino 46
White 535
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 135

Over 19 countries are represented at Highland Community College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, Bahamas, and Brazil.

Online Learning at Highland Community College

674 Took All Classes Online
1,232 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 1,232 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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This school is the 19th most popular in Kansas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Highland Community College majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder 89%

Highland Community College Healthcare 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 219 0 0 219
Medication Aide 34 0 0 34
Registered Nursing 0 27 0 27
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 0 0 16 16
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder 0 9 0 9
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance) 3 0 0 3
Medical/Clinical Assistant 0 0 2 2
Other Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education 0 1 0 1
Health Information Management 0 0 0 0
Health Unit Coordinator/Ward Clerk 0 0 0 0
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 256 37 18 311

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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