Highland Community College is a public community college located in Highland, KS. It offers 63 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 8 programs).

It is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

The 2024 tuition & fees of Highland Community College is $4,116 for Kansas residents and $4,116 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of Kansas public community colleges' average ($5,951).

The school has 2,339 students, which is lower than Kansas community collleges' average (2,274). In addition, 674 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 13 to 1, which is lower than the average ratio (14 to 1) of Kansas community colleges.

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Highland Community College. Then, we compare its costs to Kansas community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.

In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Cost Of Attendance -
Kansas ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$4,116$4,116
Books & Supplies$940
On-Campus Living Costs$10,918
Off-Campus Living Costs$11,151
Average Financial Aid$2,239
Cost of Attendance$15,974$15,974
After Financial Aid$13,735$13,735
Tuition Comparison to National and State Average
Kansas ResidentsOut-of-State Students
Highland Community College$4,116$4,116
Public Community Colleges in Kansas$5,170$5,951
Public Community Colleges in U.S.$4,992$8,639

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Highland Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Offered Programs and Online Availability
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Online Programs35NOT OFFERED
Total Programs2736NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes.

What is Engineering program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
EducationNOT OFFERED 65 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Engineering Technology program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Pre-EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Legal Studies program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Child Care and Support Services Management5 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Psychology program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 98 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Construction Trades program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Criminal Justice/Police ScienceNOT OFFERED 3 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Security and Loss Prevention ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Mechanics and Repairers program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Carpentry/Carpenter15 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrician18 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Visual and Performing ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Commercial and Advertising ArtNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Commercial PhotographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Health Unit Coordinator/Ward ClerkNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/AdministratorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical SecretaryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant13 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medication AideNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education (other)NOT OFFERED 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 29 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/AideNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 2,339 students at Highland Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 1,174 male students and 1,466 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
TotalFull-TimePart-time
Total2,6408971,743
Male Students1,174437737
Female Students1,4664601,006

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment

Of the 2,339 total students, 1,232 students enrolled through distance learning (674 students enrolled exclusively and 558 enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment2,339
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses674
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses558
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,107

School Profile and Academic Overview

The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for Highland Community College.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 year, public
Address606 W Main, Highland, KS
Phone785-442-6000
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »In-State$4,116
Out-of-State$4,116
Student Population »2,339 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »37%
Transfer-out Rate34%
Retention Rate38% (Full-time)
24% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$2,239
Students to Faculty13:1 (7.69%)