The two-year public institution in Freeport enrolled 1,678 students in fall 2017, all in undergraduate programs, data shows. 3.2 percent of undergraduates transferred from another college or university.
95 percent of undergraduates are residents of Illinois, and 5 percent are residents of other states. 1 percent are citizens of foreign countries.
The undergraduate student body is comprised mostly of students who identify as white (81 percent) and Black or African American (8 percent).
Highland Community College undergraduate enrollment
Total
Portion of Total
Undergraduate enrollment
1,678
Transfers
53
3.2%
Male
~654
39%
Female
~1,024
61%
Age 24 and under
~1,191
71%
Age 25 and over
~487
29%
In-state residence
~1,594
95%
Out of state residence
~84
5%
Resident of foreign country
~17
1%
American Indian or Alaska Native
~17
1%
Asian
~17
1%
Black or African American
~134
8%
Hispanic/Latino
~50
3%
White
~1,359
81%
Two or more races
~50
3%
Enrolled in distance education
~84
5%
Enrolled in some distance education
~453
27%
Not enrolled in distance education
~1,124
67%
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