Heartland Community College Overview

Heartland Community College is a public institution situated in Normal, Illinois. The suburban atmosphere of Normal makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

What Is Heartland Community College Known For?

• Students at Heartland Community College have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 5%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• The associate's degree is the highest award offered at Heartland Community College.
• In <nil>, 27% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Heartland Community College?

Contact details for Heartland Community College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1500 West Raab Road, Normal, IL 61761-9446
Phone:	309-268-8000
Website:	www.heartland.edu

How Do I Get Into Heartland Community College?

You can apply to Heartland Community College online at: https://www.heartland.edu/application/

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

Can I Afford Heartland 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 Heartland Community College, approximately 13% of students took out student loans averaging $5,009 a year. That adds up to $20,036 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Heartland Community College is 4.9%. 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.

Heartland Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,697 undergraduate students at Heartland Community College, with 1,634 being full-time and 3,063 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,634 full-time undergraduates at Heartland Community College, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	56
Black or African American	145
Hispanic or Latino	173
White	1,120
International Students	31
Other Races/Ethnicities	109

Over 21 countries are represented at Heartland Community College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, United Kingdom, and Brazil.

Online Learning at Heartland Community College

In 2020-2021, 2,743 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Heartland Community College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 15th most popular in Illinois for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Heartland Community College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Heartland Community College was 186.6%. This is the #293 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Heartland 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.