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Highland Community College

Highland Community College
2998 West Pearl City Road
Freeport, IL 61032-9341

Official telephone: (815) 235-6121
Fax number: (815) 235-6130
Website: www.highland.edu
Screen last updated on: January 2010

The admissions information below is valid for the 2007-08 academic year.

ADMISSIONS OFFICE
Admissions officer: Karlyn Richards,
Dean of Enrollment Services
Contacting the office: 815 599-3496
815-235-6130 (fax)
registration@highland.edu

FIRST-TIME FRESHMAN APPLICATION PROCESS & REQUIREMENTS
Is there an application deadline for fall? no
Freshmen are accepted for terms other than fall: yes
Campus visit is: recommended
Interview is: neither required nor recommended
Standardized test requirements: ACT recommended
School's test preference: ACT
Aside from admissions, test scores are used for: placement
High school units required or recommended:
English: 4 recommended
Lab: 2 recommended
Math: 3 recommended
Science: 2 recommended
Social studies: 2 recommended
Academic electives: 4 recommended
Total: 0.15 recommended
Special requirements for admission to specific programs:
  • R.N. required of nursing program applicants.
  • Wind Turbine Technician - Specific Application
School has formalized early decision program: no
School has early action program: no
School has concurrent enrollment program for high school: yes

FIRST-TIME FRESHMAN SELECTION PROCESS
Admissions is need blind: yes
Percent of student body in each high school class rank: Top tenth: 8%
Top quarter: 22%
Top half: 53%
Bottom half: 47%
Bottom quarter: 14%
Percent of freshmen who submitted class rank: 45%
Combined ACT middle 50% range: 17 - 23
Percent of accepted applicants who submitted ACT score: 69%

UNDERGRADUATE NOTIFICATION FOR FALL TERM
Notification of admission: on a rolling basis
Acceptance of admission: no set date

FIRST-TIME FRESHMAN ENROLLMENT
Number of completed applications received: 592
Number of applicants offered admission: 592 (100%)
Number of applicants offered admission who enrolled: 460 (78%)
School has a waiting list policy: no
Percent of freshmen who came from out of state: 3%