Highland Community College Teaching Programs

Located in Highland, Kansas, Highland Community College is a public institution. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

Where Is Highland Community College?

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

As long as you submit the requested materials to Highland Community College when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Highland Community College?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. 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

There are 2,640 undergraduate students at Highland Community College, with 897 being full-time and 1,743 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 897 full-time undergraduates at Highland Community College, 49% are male and 51% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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

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.

This school is the 10th 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
General Education	21%

Highland Community College Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Associate’s	TOTAL
General Education	42	42
Elementary Education	0	0
Secondary Education	0	0
TOTAL	42	42

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.