Heartland Community College Student Population

How many students at Heartland CC?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Heartland Community College has a total enrollment of 4,855 students and all students enrolled in undergraduate programs.

• Gender Breakdown: 2,077 male students (42.8%) and 2,778 female students (57.2%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 3,064 White students (63.1%) and 626 Black students (12.9%).
• Class Delivery: 1,127 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,490 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Associate's - Public Rural-serving Large - which average 5,188 - Heartland CC's body is relatively small.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 2,077 male (42.78%) and 2,778 female (57.22%) students are attending Heartland Community College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 74.77.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 3,064 White, 626 Black, and 139 Asian students out of a total of 4,855 are attending at Heartland Community College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Heartland Community College is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 56.5% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

Student Age Distribution

By age, Heartland CC has 1,087 students under 18 years old and 15 students over 65 years old. There are 3,657 students under 25 years old, and 1,198 students over 25 years old out of 4,855 total students.

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Heartland Community College, 1,127 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,490 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,118 students who live in Illinois or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 9 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 4,855 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 305 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 6.28%.177 students have transferred in as full-time status and 128 students transferred in as part-time status.