Highland Community College offers 63 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 8 major programs - 3 Certificate and 5 Associate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $4,116 for undergraduate programs. (Highland Community College is a public school, but the online program tuition is same for all students.)

Total 674 students out of total 2,339 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 409 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Highland Community College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameHighland Community College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address606 W Main, Highland, KS
Online Students674 Enrolled Online Exclusively
558 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$4,116
Highland Community College is a public school, but tuition & fees for online program is same for all students.
Student to Faculty13:1 (7.69%)
Online Degree Programs
Total8 Programs
Certificate3 Programs
Associates5 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Highland Community College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $4,116 for all students. Highland Community College is a public school, but the online program tuition is same for all students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $76 for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate$3,711$3,600$3,570$3,330$4,116
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate$73$55$55$61$76

Online Programs By Area of Study

Highland Community College offers 63 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 8 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 3 Certificates, 5 Associates.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs35NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs2736NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
EducationNOT OFFERED 65 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Child Care and Support Services Management5 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 98 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Criminal Justice/Police ScienceNOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/CoderONLY IN CLASSROOM 1 NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/AideONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Highland Community College, there are 2,339 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 1,232 students were attending classes through distance learning (674 students are enrolled exclusively and 558 are 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

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 674 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 524 Kansas Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 150 students living in the U.S. States other than Kansas, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses674
Kansas Resident524
Other State In U.S.150
Outside of U.S.0
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses674
Degree/Certificate Seeking332
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking342

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