Highland Community College

Highland Community College, located in Freeport, Illinois, approximately 100 miles northwest of Chicago, serves students across a four-county district in the state's northwestern region. The main campus occupies 140 acres of rolling prairie landscape, featuring modern academic buildings and technical facilities constructed since the college's establishment in 1962. The two-year public institution offers associate degrees, career certificates, and workforce development programs, with notable strengths in nursing, wind turbine technology, and agricultural sciences. Highland maintains satellite locations throughout its service area and provides student housing options through on-campus apartments, making it one of the few Illinois community colleges to offer residential facilities.