Highland Community College – Freeport

7135 N Carpenter Rd, Skokie, IL

At Highland Community College, students have the opportunity to make the most of their associate’s degree. As a public two year institution that allows for transfer between its campuses, it has a number of different offerings that appeal to students. It’s main campus is located in Freeport, Illinois, a middle sized town with a population of 25,638 at the time of the last census. A fun fact about the city is that it is known as the “Pretzel City” for the pretzel company that was founded shortly after the first settlers came to the region nearly 200 years ago. The city itself is rather quaint, but it has a number of parks and other smaller attractions that make life there more enjoyable.

Highland Community College offers associate’s degrees at the normal two year intervals, and currently has an enrollment of 3,702. In state and out of state costs are very similar, with the former being $3,792 in 2012 and the latter being $3,984. In the prior year, both were the same number, which indicates almost no discrimination between in and out of state tuition, something that is very attractive to out of state students. There are a wide variety of majors and programs to choose from, including:

• Law Enforcement
• Nail Technician
• Social Sciences
• Health Sciences
• Fine Arts
• Engineering
• Industrial Manufacturing
• Cosmetology
• Computer Science
• Business
• Agriculture
• Wind Turbine Technician

With many on campus offerings, including a bookstore, student organizations, activities, events, and sports teams, Highland Community College is a very popular choice for younger students. There are also a wide variety of scholarships offered: more than 100 in all, which help students from all backgrounds to afford the wonderful opportunity found at Highland Community College.