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Highland Community College
Freeport, IL · Public · 931 students · mostly certificate degrees
23rd-cheapest of 180 Illinois colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$5,713
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$13,161
Graduation rate
45%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$37,928
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$8,029
Pell grant recipients
32%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
93 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree34 grads/yr$74,116Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma25 grads/yr$56,363Biological and Physical Sciences · Associate's Degree31 grads/yr$41,202General Studies · Associate's Degree98 grads/yr$38,640General Studies · Associate's Degree103 grads/yr$38,237
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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