Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Highland CC's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 2-4 Years Colleges, 2-4 Years Colleges, and Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Illinois.
Highland CC has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 5,217 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Illinois average (5,904 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Highland Community College (Freeport, IL)1,3601,360
Similarly Ranked Schools5,2175,217
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges5,7965,801
2-4 Years Colleges3,0353,125
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Illinois5,9045,904
The below chart compares the student population between Highland Community College (Freeport, IL) and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 544 male and 816 female students attending Highland CC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.67 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Highland CC.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Highland CC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,360620740
Men544268276
Women816352464

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 991 White students (72.87%) and 133 Black or African American students (9.78%) at Highland Community College (Freeport, IL)(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Highland Community College (Freeport, IL).
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Highland Community College (Freeport, IL)
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native743
Asian1275
Black or African American1334093
Hispanic954451
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander101
White991373618
Two or More Races471928
Race/Ethnicity Unknown251213
Total 1,360544816

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,048 students whose age under twenty five and 221 students whose age is over thirty years old at Highland Community College (Freeport, IL).
Especially, 370 students are younger than eighteen and 24 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Highland Community College (Freeport, IL).
Population by Student Age at Highland Community College (Freeport, IL)
TotalMenWomen
Total1,360 544816
Under 18370 167203
18-19400 170230
20-21175 8590
22-24103 4261
25-2991 2368
30-3455 1441
35-3952 1042
40-4960 1644
50-6430 723
65 and over24 1014
Total 1,360 544816

Online Student Population

At Highland Community College (Freeport, IL), 656 students (48.24% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 174 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 171 students live in Illinois where Highland Community College (Freeport, IL) is located in and 1 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total1,360
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes174
Enrolled Some in Online Classes482
Not Enrolled in Online Classes704
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)174
Illinois Residents171
Other State in U.S.1
Outside of U.S.2
Unknown0