Community CollegePublic
Heartland Community College
6-yr Graduation
54%
—
Total enrollment
4,855
peer median 4,304
Avg net price
$12,013
+$5.5k vs Community College
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About
Heartland Community College is a public community college located in Normal, Illinois, serving District 540, which includes the areas of Pontiac and Lincoln. The college focuses on providing accessible and innovative degree and certificate programs to promote student success and community enrichment.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Overall completion
54%
Overall completion
54%
Full-time retention
74%
Full-time retention
74%
Pell equity
9.9pp gap
Pell recipients
47%85 of 180
Non-Pell (all)
57%202 of 355
Subsidized loan, no Pell
54%7 of 13
No Federal Aid
57%195 of 342
Non-Pell students graduate at a 9.9-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 53 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 50 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Total programs
53
Passing
3
5.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national
Pass / fail distribution
53programs
- Passing3 · 5.7%
- No Data50 · 94.3%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
3
No data
50
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.
Program
Typical
Benchmark
EP gap
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$44,349
$34,808
Same-State HS Median
+27.4%
+$9,541
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+27.4%
$44,349 vs $34,808
Biological and Physical Sciences
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
$62,651
$34,808
Same-State HS Median
+80.0%
+$27,843
Biological and Physical Sciences
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+80.0%
$62,651 vs $34,808
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$75,469
$34,808
Same-State HS Median
+116.8%
+$40,661
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+116.8%
$75,469 vs $34,808
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Program
Median debt
Median earnings
Debt burden
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$7,180
$44,349
16%
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$7,180 debt · $44,349 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$10,135
$75,469
13%
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$10,135 debt · $75,469 earn
Biological and Physical Sciences
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
$6,500
$62,651
10%
Biological and Physical Sciences
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
$6,500 debt · $62,651 earn
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Accredited since 1994Next review Aug 2029
Programmatic accreditations · 4
Action history · 5
- Oct 2022Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
- Oct 2022Renewal of AccreditationJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
- Mar 2020Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
- Jun 2019Renewal of AccreditationHigher Learning Commission
- Nov 2018Renewal of AccreditationJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Aid exceeds costFamily pays
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Avg net price
$12,013
+$5,536vs Community College median $6,477
Federal loans
7.5%
In-state tuition
$5,550
Out-of-state
$13,110
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 1,334 students received $6.1M in Pell grants, alongside $1.8M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients
1,334
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$6.1M
$6,074,387 total
Direct Loans
$1.8M
546 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$695K
235 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.0M
305 loan awards
Parent PLUS$47K
6 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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 546 borrowers who entered repayment, 27 (4.9%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate
4.9%
+2.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
546
Defaulted
27
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard
Default rate vs national, by cohort
2016
14.4%+5.1
2017
14.0%+4.8
2018
11.8%+4.8
2019
4.9%+2.6
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.
Academic programs at Heartland Community College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Distinct CIP programs44
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered
Top program families by completions
660 total completions
01Liberal Arts
49274.5%
01Liberal Arts
49274.5%
02Health Professions
639.5%
02Health Professions
639.5%
03Multi/Interdisciplinary
538.0%
03Multi/Interdisciplinary
538.0%
04Engineering Tech
203.0%
04Engineering Tech
203.0%
05Family/Consumer Sci
162.4%
05Family/Consumer Sci
162.4%
06Computer Sciences
71.1%
06Computer Sciences
71.1%
07Business
30.5%
07Business
30.5%
08Mechanic
30.5%
08Mechanic
30.5%
09Engineering
20.3%
09Engineering
20.3%
10Agriculture
10.2%
10Agriculture
10.2%
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Fall total
4,855
12-mo unduplicated
7,726
Undergraduate
7,726
Graduate
0
Gender split
Men
43%3,298
Women
57%4,428
Race / ethnicity composition
White
62.2%
Black
14.3%
Hispanic
11.7%
Two or more
6.7%
Non-resident
2.2%
Asian
1.8%
Unknown
0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Athletes
176
106 M · 70 W
Women athletes
39.8%
Athletic aid
$1.0M
Total student aid
Budget
$2.1M
Total expenses
Men vs women · spending splits
Athletic student aid
$499K
$490K
Recruiting expense
$1K
$0
Head-coach salaries
$27K
$30K
Men Women
Sport-by-sport · 6
Sport
Men
Women
Expenses
Soccer
28
23
$806,240
Soccer
28 M · 23 W
Baseball
34
—
$338,018
Baseball
34 M · —
Softball
—
18
$278,763
Softball
— · 18 W
Cross Country
9
8
$147,758
Cross Country
9 M · 8 W
Volleyball
—
16
$281,469
Volleyball
— · 16 W
Golf
10
—
$94,480
Golf
10 M · —
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.42
2 offenses · 4,795 students
3-year trend
0.212 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.42Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
3
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0
Criminal offenses by type
Robbery
1
Aggravated assault
1
By location
2total
- On campus2
VAWA offenses
1
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.
Hate crimes by bias
- Race1
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00
Residence-hall fires
No residence-hall fires reported.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Student-to-faculty
18.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
78
Heartland Community College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Heartland Community College selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectHeartland Community College | 54% | — | 4,855 | $12,013 | Community College |
| — | — | 4,001 | $6,944 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,603 | $3,662 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,121 | $7,397 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,839 | $7,863 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,274 | $9,494 | Community College | |
| — | — | 9,303 | $7,220 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,137 | $9,038 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,296 | $7,886 | Community College | |
| — | — | 7,798 | $6,375 | Community College | |
| — | — | 26,224 | $7,401 | Community College | |
| — | — | 12,530 | $7,607 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,297 | $4,777 | Community College | |
| — | — | 10,251 | $6,026 | Community College | |
Frontier Community College | — | — | — | $10,611 | Community College |
| — | — | 1,360 | $5,713 | Community College | |
| — | — | 7,906 | $12,961 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,720 | $2,232 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,224 | $5,541 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,856 | $7,050 | Community College | |
| — | — | 14,414 | $1,672 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,564 | $4,665 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,669 | $6,477 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,969 | $4,574 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,960 | $2,254 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,606 | $3,349 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,677 | $4,299 | Community College | |
Lincoln Trail College | — | — | — | $8,719 | Community College |
| — | — | 9,399 | $7,042 | Community College | |
| — | — | 11,296 | $2,829 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,562 | $5,191 | Community College | |
| — | — | 8,329 | $5,183 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,014 | $8,048 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,953 | $4,738 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,015 | $9,187 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,388 | $3,741 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,978 | $5,242 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,467 | $8,493 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,156 | $4,162 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,818 | $3,242 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,446 | $11,437 | Community College | |
| — | — | 8,492 | $10,427 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,247 | $3,415 | Community College | |
| — | — | 9,842 | $4,138 | Community College | |
Wabash Valley College | — | — | — | $8,134 | Community College |
| — | — | 8,305 | $11,442 | Community College | |
| — | — | 13,988 | $11,607 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 54% | — | 4,304 | $6,477 |
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Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planShaping Tomorrow Together2021The 'Shaping Tomorrow Together' Strategic Plan of Heartland Community College outlines a vision for the college from 2026 to 2036. Key strategic themes include promoting student access and success, fostering equity and inclusion, ensuring responsible resource stewardship, serving the community, and enhancing communication and collaboration. The plan sets specific priorities and measurable targets to achieve these goals, emphasizing data-informed continuous improvement to enrich community learning and success.heartland.edu
Grants & funding (1)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
Frequently asked questions about Heartland Community College
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Heartland Community College.
What is the graduation rate at Heartland Community College?
Heartland Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 54% per the latest IPEDS.
How many students attend Heartland Community College?
Heartland Community College reports a total enrollment of 4,855 students per the latest IPEDS.
What is the average net price at Heartland Community College?
The average net price at Heartland Community College is $12,013 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.
Where is Heartland Community College located?
Heartland Community College is located in Normal, Illinois 61761-9446.
About the data on this page
Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.
IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →
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