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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.

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

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/

Since Highland Community College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Highland Community College?

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.

The student loan default rate at Highland Community College is 4.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Highland Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,203 undergraduate students at Highland Community College, with 581 being full-time and 622 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

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

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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

In 2020-2021, 585 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.

Online Growth Rankings of Highland Community College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Highland Community College was 6.1%. This is the #1,103 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Highland Community College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.