Highland Community College academics
Freeport, Illinois · Public · 1,369 undergrads
Highland Community College has 1,369 undergraduates. The most degrees go to Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.
The short answers
1,369
undergraduates.
48%
of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.
Who studies here
UndergraduatesIPEDS, fall 2023
1,369
Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard
61%
First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
48%
Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
23.7 years
Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
$32,028
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
WhiteCollege Scorecard
69%
BlackCollege Scorecard
13%
Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard
7.1%
Two or more racesCollege Scorecard
4.2%
InternationalCollege Scorecard
3.5%
UnknownCollege Scorecard
1.9%
AsianCollege Scorecard
0.8%
American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard
0.4%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard
0.2%
Degrees awarded in a year
Associate degreesIPEDS, 2023
208
CertificatesIPEDS, 2023
132
Most popular fieldIPEDS, 2023
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Programs offered, each degree level counted onceIPEDS, 2023
28
How it works
School yearIPEDS, 2023
Semester
Online classesIPEDS, 2023
Offered
Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Associate
Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Mixed Associate Small
Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Higher Access, Medium Earnings
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers