Highland Community College Overview
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.
What Is Highland Community College Known For?
- The undergraduate certificate is the highest award offered at Highland Community College.
- For the 2017-2018 academic year, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
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Highland Community College Rankings
Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Highland Community College.
Rank | Ranking Name | Share |
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#3 | Best General Education Associate’s Degree Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
#13 | Best Education Associate’s Degree Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
Where Is Highland Community College?

Contact details for Highland Community College are given below.
Contact Details | |
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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://highlandcc.edu/pages/online-application
Can I Afford Highland Community College?
Student Loan Debt
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Highland Community College, approximately 75% of students took out student loans averaging $4,530 a year. That adds up to $18,120 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Highland Community College is 17.9%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.
Highland Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity
Of the 1,066 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 |
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Asian | 11 |
Black or African American | 173 |
Hispanic or Latino | 62 |
White | 679 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 141 |
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
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Highland Community College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 13th most popular in Kansas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2017-2018.
Online Growth Rankings of Highland Community College
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Highland Community College was 1.0%. This is the #1,969 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Highland Community College regardless of major.
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 |
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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 29% |
Criminal Justice & Corrections | 20% |
Education | 27% |
General Education | 27% |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | 75% |
Health Professions | 2% |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting | 20% |
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Highland Community College ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Highland Community College.
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%.
Highland Community College Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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