After Highland Community College: graduation, pay and debt
Freeport, Illinois · Public · 1,369 undergrads
The typical student earns $37,928 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $8,029 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$37.9k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$8,029
median federal debt at graduation.
37%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
48%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
49%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
19%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
362
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
17%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$33,425
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$34,984
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$37,928
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
44%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$8,029
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$5,500
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$5,500
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$5,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
37%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
42%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
50%
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