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Highland Community College Overview

Highland Community College is a public institution situated in Highland, Kansas. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

What Is Highland Community College Known For?

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  • Although it may not be available for every major, the undergraduate certificate is the highest award a student can attain at Highland Community College.
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Where Is Highland Community College?

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Contact details for Highland Community College are given below.

Contact Details
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://myhcc.highlandcc.edu/SelfService/Admissions/Applications

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

Can I Afford Highland Community College?

82% Take Out Loans
6.5% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Highland Community College, approximately 82% of students took out student loans averaging $3,128 a year. That adds up to $12,512 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Highland Community College is 6.5%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Highland Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

897 Full-Time Undergraduates
51% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,640 undergraduate students at Highland Community College, with 897 being full-time and 1,743 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 897 full-time undergraduates at Highland Community College, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 14
Black or African American 167
Hispanic or Latino 46
White 535
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 135

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

770 Took All Classes Online
1,380 Took At Least One Class Online
-0.7% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 1,380 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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

Online Growth Rankings of Highland Community College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Highland Community College was -0.7%. This is the #1,858 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Highland 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.

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