Highland Community College

Freeport, Illinois · Public

All 3 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Illinois high-school graduate (about $36,082/yr). Another 49 could not be assessed.

What would this cost you?

My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$3,598
$30k to $48k	$5,256
$48k to $75k	$6,045
$75k to $110k	$10,242
$110k and up	$13,161
All families (average)	$5,713

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

3 of 52 programs could be assessed 6% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Illinois high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$38,237	+$2,155	clears the bar	$8,000	3.7 yrs	119
Biological and Physical Sciences	Associate's Degree	$41,202	+$5,120	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	62
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$74,116	+$38,034	clears the bar	$12,786	0.3 yrs	35
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	98
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	95
Commercial Driving	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	82
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Cosmetology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Agricultural Production Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Agricultural Business and Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Engineering, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Accounting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Hospitality Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Agricultural Production Operations	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Graphic Communications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Software and Media Applications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by subject)	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Design	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Administrative and Office Support	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Hospitality Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion, compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,082/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.