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Black Hawk College

Moline, Illinois·Public, 2-year·Great Lakes·bhc.edu
6-yr Graduation
40%
—
Total enrollment
4,001
peer median 5,828
Avg net price
$6,718
-$550 vs Community College
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About

Black Hawk College is a public community college located in Moline, Illinois, founded in 1946. The college operates two campuses and offers a wide range of career and transfer programs to over 225,000 residents in the surrounding nine counties.

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
40%
Full-time retention
71%

Pell equity

0.0pp gap
Pell recipients
31%
Non-Pell
31%

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 52 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 48 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
52
Passing
4
7.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

52programs
  • Passing4 · 7.7%
  • No Data48 · 92.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
4
No data
48

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

4
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+26.7%
$44,116 vs $34,808
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+41.5%
$49,252 vs $34,808
Biological and Physical Sciences
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+44.1%
$50,172 vs $34,808
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+105.3%
$71,466 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

2
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
16%
$11,196 debt · $71,466 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
15%
$6,750 debt · $44,116 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1951Next review Aug 2033

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 5

  1. Sep 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  2. Feb 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  3. Oct 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
  4. Sep 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  5. Mar 2018Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation Removed
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$4,377
$30–48k$5,142
$48–75k$8,048
$75–110k$10,147
$110k+$11,809

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$6,718
-$549vs Community College median $7,268
Federal loans
6.8%
In-state tuition
$4,920
Out-of-state
$8,100

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 1,317 students received $5.9M in Pell grants, alongside $1.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,317
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$5.9M
$5,948,631 total
Direct Loans
$1.3M
410 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$504K
188 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$652K
208 loan awards
Parent PLUS$149K
14 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 357 borrowers who entered repayment, 14 (3.9%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.9%
+1.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
357
Defaulted
14
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
14.4%
2017
11.9%
2018
8.0%
2019
3.9%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Black Hawk College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs41
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

424 total completions
01Liberal Arts
21951.7%
02Multi/Interdisciplinary
6916.3%
03Health Professions
5913.9%
04Agriculture
5713.4%
05Business
51.2%
06Visual/Performing Arts
40.9%
07Family/Consumer Sci
30.7%
08Engineering Tech
30.7%
09Computer Sciences
30.7%
10Mechanic
20.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
4,001
12-mo unduplicated
6,072
Undergraduate
6,072
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
41%2,490
Women
59%3,582

Race / ethnicity composition

White
59.1%
Hispanic
17.0%
Black
12.5%
Two or more
4.5%
Asian
3.0%
Unknown
2.6%
Non-resident
1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
145
89 M · 56 W
Women athletes
38.6%
Athletic aid
$290K
Total student aid
Budget
$930K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$152K
$138K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$14K
$14K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

Soccer
29 M · 13 W
$177K
Baseball
32 M · —
$132K
Basketball
17 M · 11 W
$141K
Softball
— · 22 W
$96K
Golf
11 M · —
$57K
Volleyball
— · 11 W
$64K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 3,773 students

3-year trend

0.532 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    18.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    95

    Black Hawk College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Black Hawk College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectBlack Hawk College
    		40%—4,001$6,718Community College
    Heartland Community College
    		——4,855$11,389Community College
    Illinois Central College
    		——7,906$11,510Community College
    Lincoln Land Community College
    		——5,677$5,294Community College
    Parkland College
    		——6,014$8,271Community College
    Richland Community College
    		——2,388$5,393Community College
    Rock Valley College
    		——5,978$7,325Community College
    Southwestern Illinois College
    		——8,492$7,210Community College
    Peer group median40%—5,828$7,268

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    Explore the federal data for institutions in Black Hawk College's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Black Hawk College Institutional Research office

    The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

    Office
    Planning and Institutional Effectiveness
    Phone
    309-796-5913
    Address
    6600 34th Ave, Moline, IL 61265

    The Planning and Institutional Effectiveness Mission is to progressively contribute to the strategic planning, policy formation and decision-making processes of Black Hawk College by advancing and providing timely and accurate quantitative and qualitative information, analysis and summary reports, and by providing leadership in Strategic Planning, Institutional Effectiveness, mission attainment, continuous quality improvement, accreditation and accountability.

    Visit IR office page
    Team
    1 member
    • Kathy Malcolm
      Executive Director for Planning & Institutional Effectiveness

    Reports & documents (1)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Grants & funding (1)

    Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

    USA Spending

    Notable alumni of Black Hawk College (6)

    A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

    • Cory Gregory
    • Phil Hare
      Politics
    • Richard Kauzlarich
    • Sarah Kolb
    • Bobby Schilling
      Politics
    • Daniel Swanson
      Politics

    Frequently asked questions about Black Hawk College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Black Hawk College.

    What is the graduation rate at Black Hawk College?

    Black Hawk College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 40% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Black Hawk College?

    Black Hawk College reports a total enrollment of 4,001 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Black Hawk College?

    The average net price at Black Hawk College is $6,718 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Black Hawk College located?

    Black Hawk College is located in Moline, Illinois 61265-5899.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Black Hawk College?

    Black Hawk College's IR work is done by the Planning and Institutional Effectiveness.

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